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Karamat (Miracle) vs Magic

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I was discussing with a Malaysian brother on the issue of karamat and black magic. He was saying that its hard to distinguish the two… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged abracadabra, angelic support, awliyuallah, bamboozling, bandish, charlatans, clairvoyance, con, con artist, conjurer, Dajjal, diabolist, dishonorable acts, divination, diviner, evil eye, fake, fradulent act, fraud, Friends of Allah, ghayb, hidden idolatry, hocus-pocus, holy person, idolalter, imposter, intuition, invisible, jinx, kafir jinn, Karamat, kashf, keen perception, knowers, knowledge of the unseen, marvel, miracles, miraculous powers, necromancy, obi, omen, phony, practicing magic, seer, Sham, shaman, shamanist, shenanigans, soothsayer, sorcery, tales, tickery, treacherous, trickster, unseen realm, voodoo, wali, witch doctor, wizard, wizardry, wonder, `ayn, `ilm al-ghayb, `ulama | Leave a comment

Lawyer in Islamic Finance

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Shaykh Senad Agic

I am a lawyer specializing in Islamic finance and my role involves writing the documents. Over time I have come to my personal opinion that there these arrangements are not Islamic at all… Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged accountability, halal income, riba, usury, `ulama | Leave a comment

Hadrah in Hadith

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Staff

Please can you provide us with some insight as to how the hadrah started, it historical context and what are the positions of the Ahlu s-Sunnah wa ‘l-jama’ah… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, History, Sufism (Tasawwuf), Sunnah | Tagged Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jama`ah, Anas ibn Malik, authentic, chain of authority, chains of transmission, circles, companions, dancing, duff, hadith narration, hadith scholar, hadra, happy dancing, Imam Ahmed bin Hanbal, Imam Bukhari, joy, jumping, love of Prophet (s), Prophet Muhammad (s), raqs, Rasulullah (s), Sahih Bukhari, Sayyidina `Ali (r), singing, spiritual dance, `ulama | Leave a comment

Has Ibn Taymiyyah Commited Kufr of the one of the Highest Degrees?

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Staff

Question: This is an indepth question so please bear with me. Reading Islamic Studies papers, I found one about Ibn Taymiyyah and the Satanic Verses incident, where rasoolullah is said to have told meccans that their goddeses were real and … Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged Ahmad ibn Taymiyya, Satanic Verses, `ulama | Leave a comment

Mas’alat al-Walidayn

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have attached a word document with a quote from Ibn Kathir’s seerah regarding… Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged scholars, `ulama, `ulema | Leave a comment

Lengthening Garments (Isbal)

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

1. What does isbal mean linguistically and in its Shar’i application? (Is there an opinion that it relates to trailing as opposed to merely lengthening the garment?)… Continue reading →

Posted in Halal & Haram | Tagged adornment, clothes, clothing, culture, custom, dragging clothes, dress, Egypt, female, folding, garments, hike up, lengthen, male, pant legs, pride, restriction, salat, scholars, short trousers, shorten, Syria, trailing, train, trousers, ugly, zina, `ulama, `ulema | Leave a comment

Prayer Request: Project music hit song

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Shaykh Senad Agic

i am working on a song with an artist and i want to know if i have the permission to make one hitsong without thinking that i am doing something wrong. Can you also pray for me that i will be successful with my projects? I really appreciate your Dua. Continue reading →