In His Name, Most High
salamu `alaykum
After alot of thought and contemplation I have decided to close this blog permanently due to personal reasons and decisions I have made within the past month.
If you have benefited from the posts and entries made by this worthless one, please - i implore you - to remember me in [...]
Note: I have edited my needless conclusion, which is merely a personal opinion undeserving of being written or read, and not in line with the propriety of a beginner student of knowledge. Conclusions are for the fuqaha to make. Thus, I will only leave the actual translation of Maulana Thanawi’s verdict here, wa billahi tawfiq [...]
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Shaykh al Islam Ibn Hajar Haytami stated:
“There is difference [of opinion] among the scholars regarding this. The preferred opinion according to many of them is the superiority of knowledge (`ilm) because Allah Most High is categorized [fundamentally] by pre-eternal knowledge and not by reason (`aql). The actual attribute and qualifier is superior to what [...]
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A brother asked:
[...] if my memory serves me somewhat well, shaykh adhami might have said that when the Prophet (sal’allahu ‘alayhi wa sallaam) said this (“verily, if you knew what I know you would laugh less and weep more.”) to his companions, angel gabriel later came to him and said something to the effect [...]
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Excellent new website by some friends up at:
http://www.marifah.net
It deals with a number of “hot” issues. Even though, due to my manhaj, I dont encourage or agree with certain aspects the articles are all from reliable Sunni scholars.
Wasalam
Salman
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The Amman Message is a crucial step towards tolerance and moderation in our community, which has been plagued by division and unrest. It was formulated after consultation with numerous Islamic figures, including major scholars like Mufti Taqi `Uthmani, Shaykh Nuh, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Shaykh `Abd al Hakim Murad, Shaykh Faraz, Shaykh Habib `Ali, Shaykh [...]
I remember walking into the union for my first jumu`ah prayer on campus. I saw this guyanese kid with a thin line-beard, dressed quite ghettoish, staring at the khatib, and I thought to myself, “Wow, he’s pretty dark.” Yes, that is a true story.
Either way, that was the first time we “met”. Not much of [...]
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Please see:
Link
A very interesting and balanced analysis of the situation from one of the greatest (neutral) scholars of our times…
Also, see Sidi Hanif Kamal’s insightful and clear explanation:
Link
Wasalam
Salman
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I pray everyone is well.
I was informed recently that shaykhul hadith Muhammad Sufi Sarwar (May Allah grant him all good and well being) i.e. my murshid’s shaykh, has suffered complete bodily paralysis.
I would kindly request everyone to make sincere du`a for his recovery. He is one of the great spiritual teachers in our times, [...]
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Mufti Taqi `Uthmani (Allah continue to benefit us through him) mentions in his Isrshadat Akabir (Pg: 33):
“Dr. `Abd Al Hayy (Allah have mercy on him) states that, ‘I personally saw Maulana Ashraf `Ali Thanawi (May Allah santify his secret) during his final illness, after the doctors and physicians had told him not to talk [...]
