Tag Archives: syed

Rejected Marriage Proposal

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Somebody proposed marriage to me however he was of a different caste. I informed my parents and expressed my wish to marry him… Continue reading →

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Respect for Syeds

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

I have a question if it can be answered. What is the status of a Syed (Aal-e-Nabi saw) in dunya? Is their respect mandatory? Continue reading →

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Dream: Washing the feet

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I had a dream in which I was in presence of someone, I thought it was Sultan ul Awliya Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani (QS), so I asked him to request that I be given permission to wash his feet… Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: Sister’s marriage

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

I belong from a syed family. My sister was married to a syed man but that man was skeptic and harsh to her and so the marriage resulted in khulaa (divorce by court). Continue reading →

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Ahle Bayt and satan

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

1) Can Satan come in the form of a Wali Allah? What can Satan not do so that we come to know the dream is not from Satan? Please tell me signs. Continue reading →

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Mentioning Syed before name

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I belong from a syed family.But i dont mention the prefix syed with my name because due to some negligences in past, syed is not in my official name.So,does it matter? Continue reading →

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Sayyed?

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I had the privellage to go to Cyprus recently. When I met Maulana, he said something to me, which shocked me and confused me. He told me that I am a Sayyed, but I replied that I wasn’t, but he insisted… Continue reading →

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The Prophet’s (SAW) Family and Abdullah Ibn Abbas (R)

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: My family has written Syed with its name for generations and many of my forefathers were big Shaykhs in the Qadrya Tariqa in India (Syed has been a part of my legal name since birth and my surname is also Qadri). Continue reading →

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