Mansur Al Hallaj (May Allah have mercy on him)

Note: This is to show the position of the Akabir on the issue, not to start a debate or dwell into the issue in any detail at all. We try and avoid fitna and remain speaking the truth.
Qutb al Din Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi said in his Fatawa Rashidiyyah (Pg: 248, Dar al Isha`at 2003) [...]

“The Jerusalem Declaration on Christian Zionism” – Statement by the Patriarch and Local Heads of Churches In Jerusalem

From: SeekersDigest
“Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called the children of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
Christian Zionism is a modern theological and political movement that embraces the most extreme ideological positions of Zionism, thereby becoming detrimental to a just peace within Palestine and Israel. The Christian Zionist programme provides a worldview where the Gospel is [...]

Time With Mufti `Abdur Rahman ibn Yusuf (db)

Salamu `Alaykum
Alhamdulilah, I just came back from an exclusive dinner with Mufti `Abdur Rahman and a few other brothers, which included two of my close friends Br. Shu`ayb and Br. Yaser. We were also joined by Br. Sulayman of NYU. It was a very enjoyable time, although it would have been better if I had [...]

A Deobandi Classroom

(Inside Dar al `Ulum Deoband, Tirmidhi class taught by Shaykh Saeed Palanpuri. Photo taken by Shaykh Muhammad Abu Bakr Ba-Dhib, of Shibam (Hadhramawt, based in Saudi))

The Prophet Is The First Creation & The Root Of All Blessings: Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanawi

Note: This is a matter of the Prophetic merit (fadha’il), rank, and haqiqa and not strictly an aspect of `aqida.
Hakim al Ummah Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanawi (May Allah santify his secret) said in his wa`az entitled Al Surur, which was initially a lecture delivered on the 12th of Rabi` al Awwal, 1333 Hijri, [...]

A Calling…

اللهُمّ صَلِّ عَلَى سَيِّدِنا مُحَمَّدٍ
طِبِّ القُلُوبِ وَدَوائِها
وَنُورِ الأَبْصَارِ وَضِيَائِهَا
وَعَافِيَةِ الأَبْدَانِ وَ شِفَائِهَا
وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَصَحْبِهِ وَسَلِّمْ

Oh Lord! Send blessings on our master Muhammad,
The medicine of hearts and their cure,
The light of eyes and their illumination,
The health of bodies and their healing,
And upon his family, companions, and send peace.

Knowlege of the Tablet and the Pen: Imam Kawthari Explains

Imam Kawthari said in his Maqalat:
“Concerning those who criticize Busayri for saying that the Prophet knows the knwoledge of the Tablet and the Pen: neither does all that is hidden, nor does all knowledge reside exclusively in the Tablet. Therefore the denial of the knowledge of the Unseen does not necessitate that of the knowledge [...]

Yearning For My Beloved

Where are you my beloved?
I seek you all day and night,
Allow me to gaze upon your splendor,
So my passion for you will further ignite,
Do not leave me in this dark prison,
All alone with nothing but these tears,
My heart and soul will soon perish,
And into insanity I shall veer,
I am drunk on your wine,
Back and forth [...]

The Noise Of The Lover

The noise of the lover is only up to
the time when he has not seen his Beloved.
Once he sees the Beloved, he becomes calm and quiet,
just as the rivers are boisterous before they join the ocean,
but when they do so, there are becalmed forever.
- Shaykh al Awliya Moinuddin al Chishti

Shaykh al Hadith Muhammad Sufi Sarwar (May Allah continue to bless us with his blessings)

Salamu `Alaykum
Attached is a biography, in Urdu, of Shaykh al Hadith Hazrat Sufi Sarwar Sahib – the `arif and wali of Allah, and our grand Shaykh. He was blessed with khilafa from three of Maulana Thanawi’s khulafa – Maulana Maseehullah Khan, Mufti Muhammad Hasan, and Hajji Muhammad Sharif (Allah be well-pleased with them all). I [...]