Tag Archives: doctrine

Is Wahabism kufr?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

The Wahabis have some terrible beliefs about Allah (like anthropomorphism and ascribing limitations and defects) and make horrific insults against Rasool Allah (sallah Allahu aleyhi wasalam) ,essentially degrading him to the status of any old person and forbidding great love for him (na’uthubillah). Continue reading →

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Shirk of the Mushriks

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q25:3 says the disbelievers as those who takes idols or that which is created and harmless as “gods”. But what makes an object a “god/ilah” ?… Continue reading →

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Pre-eternity

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

1)What is the difference between azalijun (pre eternal) and qadimijun (ancient)?… Continue reading →

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Study of Islamic Theology

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

With regards to the tripartite of Islamic Theology ilahiyyat, nubuwwat and sami’at could you refer me to classical texts [earlierst sources] and to the scholars to studying under?… Continue reading →

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imam abu hanifah weak in hadith

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: salaam, why did imam bukhari critisise imam abu hanifah as being weak in hadith or is this a forgery on imam bukharis name..thank you for your time Continue reading →

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Sunni in Shia family

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I was a shia before I took bayyah with Maulana Shaykh Nazim in 2001 and became a sunni. I didn’t tell my parents, as they would have been very disturbed. Continue reading →

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Dream: seeing Jesus as a Christian?

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

…when I was about 11 years old, I saw a dream in which Jesus was in a dark room with some evil people torturing him in invisible ways. Jesus was in great agony, running about the room and screaming, trying to free himself. When I woke up I felt a deep human connection to him and never disliked him afterwards, but adopted the view that he was misunderstood, but I still didn’t subscribe to the Christian doctrine… Continue reading →

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Praying Behind Wahabi Imam

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Staff

Q: I live in Saudi Arabia and here in most of the masjids the imams are either salafi/wahabi and they dont even recite basmala before fathiha. My question is whether we can follow that imam for prayer? Continue reading →

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Does Creation Have Rights over Allah?

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Question: Is it correct to say that creation has rights over Allah? Answer: Only in the terms the Prophet (upon him blessings and peace) said: “Do you all know what right Allah Most High has over His servants? The right … Continue reading →

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Is Belief in al-Mahdi Part of Islamic Creed?

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Is belief in al-Mahdi required in the beliefs of Muslims, in particular Ahl as-Sunnah?

A: Belief in the Mahdî is Obligatory in Islam Continue reading →

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