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.


One who believes without pronouncing faith

If a Non Muslim dies with the mere thought of the Oneness of God “lillah” he will eventually enter paradise after his period in hell,by the strong Infinite Mercy of Allah through the Saf”ath of Prophet Muhammad salla Allah Alihi wasalaam. Continue reading

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Hayaat-un-Nabi

Q: How does one explain the concept of our Prophet (Sallalaho Alaihi Wa Sallam) being Hayaat-un-Nabi? Continue reading

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Question continued

Q: My main point/question is that doing my ‘Allah’s’ specifally, invoking God, I cant understand why tariqas concentrate on one who ‘officially’/’doctrinally’ isnt God. Continue reading

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Recording of Sins After the Age of 70

Q: I heard from a friend that the malaaikah do not record the sins of a person on and after the age of 70 years. Is this true – because I read in the newspapers how people of this age still commit the most astrocious sins possible. (Muslim or non-muslim) Continue reading

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information about spiritual beings & sihr

What is this asma barhatiyah and its purpose?Is it permissible to practice? eg..BISMILLAHIL ‘ALIYYIL ‘ADZIMIR ROHMANIR ROHIMI BI ‘IZZATI BARHATIHIN 2 X, KARIRIN 2 X, TATLIHIN 2 X, TOURONIN 2 X, MAZZALIN 2X, etc Continue reading

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Jewish ancestry

shaykh i need your help, my husband is a mureed of shaykh nazim for a few years , everything was going good until recently my husband found out his ancestry which linked us to jewism. Continue reading

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Changing your faith

What is the Islamic ruling on if a Muslim leaves Islam and changes his/her religion to another e.g. becomes Christian?… Continue reading

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should we strive for monarchy/caliphate in islamic world

Assalam u alayekum Sheikh Hisham !
last summer i met some people including my cousin who aked me to join them as they were running a campaign (although it is on very small scale uptill now) to bring caliphate/monarchy in Pakistan.At that time i argued with them and denied to join them because i has interpreted to do this from a dream and also i had my reservations that they will probably promote wahhabism and salafism if they ever succeed.They gave some refrences from Quran and hadith in opposition of parliamentary jurisdiction.?(Syedi you had also disagreed with the idea earlier in an interview to ‘geo tv Pakistan’)
now that after Maulana Sheikh Nazim’s recent summary has come on egypt scenario,should i join them to promote their cause i.e to bring back monarchy/islamic jurisdiction and should i strive with them leaving the matter of their intentions to Allah
shukran ya syyedi. Continue reading

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Madh’hab

Q: Does the Naqshbandi endorse a particular madh’hab , like Shafi’i or Hanafi? Or is left up to the individual murid to Choose one?
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Hadith: Messenger a prophet when Adam was between water and Clay

Q: Recently i was reading in “Lives of man” by Imam Al Haddad- “It is narrated that the messenger of God was already a prophet when Adam was between water and Clay, Between Spirit and Body, and that he accompanied Adam when he was brought down from garden,Noah when he boarded his ark, Abraham when he was thrown into Nimrod’s fire. Continue reading

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