Belief & Doctrine

Beliefs of Islam, known as `Aqidah (creed or doctrine) or the Aspects of Iman (faith). All that pertain to the Unseen: Allah (God) and His Divine Attributes, Angels, revealed books of Allah, Prophets of Allah, the Hereafter, Destiny (the Divine Decree) and Resurrection after death.

Multiple Bodies/Forms in Heaven/Paradise?

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

My question is: if, humans are higher than angels, and if they achieve spiritual perfection, can it be that they are given multiple bodies in Heaven…. Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged Abdal, angelic bodies, angelic world, arif, arifun, awliyaullah, changed ones, earthly world, hidden saints, imaginal world, knower-saints, nasma, premature sainthood, reality of scrolling, self-riddance, shaykh Abu Bayazid Bistami, six powers of the heart, spiritual bodies, The Reality of Scrolling (Haqiqatu ’t-tayy), ubiquitous, ubiquity | Comments Off

As-Sabur: The Patient One

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

Why is As-Sabur the last one in the listing of 99 names of Allah? Why is it ordered the way it is ordered? Continue reading →

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Disparaging the Prophet SAW and Sunni unity

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

If the Deobandis are disseminating “ugly, innovated expressions and concepts that… Continue reading →

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Munkir e Zakat and Ibn wahab najdi -parallels

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I posted email to a Salafi and got the following response. Can you bring some clarity… Continue reading →

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Can’t understand Fusus al-Hikam

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

My incomprehension of the last couple of pages of the Fusus al-Hikam is damaging… Continue reading →

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Statement of Ali al-Qari on ilm al-ghayb?

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Is this statement really from Shaykh Ali al-Qari?… Continue reading →

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khatm after death

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

when someone dies my family do a khatm on the 3rd day after the death and then on the 40th day, does mawlana also do this… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged death, deceased, Holy Qur'an, khatm, khatm Quran, mawt, mayt, Quran recitation, tahlil | Comments Off

Iblis: Jinn or Angel?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

I was told that Iblese was not an angel but a Jinn… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged angels, Angels Unveiled, disobedience, iblis, rebellious ego, Sayyida Hawa, Sayyidina Adam (as), Shaytan, spiritual ranks | Comments Off

DIVISION AND UNITY

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Taher Siddiqui

IN islam it is said that UMMAH should be united.A person who is dividing UMMAH is sinner. Continue reading →

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Safety from dajjal

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

Recently I stumbled across Mawlana Sheikh Hisham’s book “The Approach of Armageddon”. Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Prayer Request | Tagged anti-Christ, Armageddon, Dajjal, fitna, Last Days, Madina, Mecca, protection, safety, Sham, Surat al-Kahf, trials, tribulations | Comments Off

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