Answered by Sayyidi Shaykh Faraz Rabbani (Seekersdigest)
Question:
Some learned scholars say that there is “blatant shirk” in many parts of the Qasida Burda–that it goes against Allah’s Oneness of Lordship, His Oneness in Names & Attributes, and also His Oneness in Divinity…
Answer:
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate. May Allah’s peace and [...]
Entries from October 2006
October 20, 2006
Is it true that there is “blatant shirk” in many parts of the Qasida Burda?
October 11, 2006
A visit from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Salamu `Alaykum
On October 4, 2006, the staff of Alhambra Productions was blessed with a visit from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Sidi Zaheer Razack of SunniPath. Shaykh Faraz was in the Bay Area for the SunniPath North American Study Tour.
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October 7, 2006
The Passing Of Shaykh Moustafa Bassir
From Allah we come, to Him we must return…
Knowledge will not be lost by it being taken out of the hearts of people, but by the deaths of the scholars…
This is a magnificent read. May Allah grant both Shaykh Moustafa Turkmani and Shaykh Moustafa Bassir success in the next life, and may we be able [...]
October 7, 2006
Shaykh Gibril On Shaykh Turkmani (Beautiful)
Salamu `Alaykum
A must read from Shaykh Gibril:
“We belong to Allah and unto Him we shall return. Shaykh Mustafa ibn `Abd al-Razzaq al-Turkmani al-Dimashqi al-Shafi`i al-Shadhili al-Darqawi passed away in Damascus on Wednesday 11 Ramadan 1427 / 4 October 2006 after recovering from a stroke a few years ago which had left him, in the words [...]
October 5, 2006
The Passing of Shaykh Mustafa al Turkmani (May Allah be well-pleased with him)
Salamu `Alaykum
From Allah we come, to Him we must return
Knowledge will be lost not by its being taken out from the hearts, but by the death of the scholars, as the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him peace) said. Weep, for we have lost one of the awliya.
On the Passing of Shaykh Mustafa [...]
October 2, 2006
Mulla `Ali Qari on Istiwa
Salamu `Alaykum wa Rahmatullah
Translated by Sidi Abu Hasan. This represents the Maturidi position on tafwidh.
Álī al-Ūshī [Badyi’l Amālī]:
wa rabbu’l árshi fawqa’l árshi lākin
bilā waşfi’t tamakkuni wa’t-tişāli
The Lord of Throne is on the Throne, but –
Without the attribute of ‘holding unto’ or ‘touching’ it.
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Álī al-Qārī [Đaw al-Máālī] said:
‘Lord of the Throne’ that [...]
