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.

Imam Ahmad Raza Khan

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Taher Siddiqui

Q: I have read a few fatawa from fatawa e razawiyya.Imam Ahmad Raza is quite famous and authentic w.r.t to his fatawa but his stance about wahabbis and shia’s is quite hard (as compared to some other ulema of ahl e sunnat wal jamaat). Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged Ahl al-bida`, Ahl as-Sunnah wa'l-Jama`ah, friendship, Imam Ahmad Reza, relations, Salafi, Shi`a, Sunni, Wahabi | Comments Off

Praying behind Salafis

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Shaykh, I read your response for one of the post and it was quite disturbing for me. Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Salat - Prayer | Tagged `Abdullah ibn `Umar (r), congregational prayer, intention, jama`ah, Khawarij, niyyah, Sahaba, salat | Comments Off

Syedna Imam Mehdi and Syedna Imam Hussain
Question: Imam Mehdi {as} and Imam Hussain {as}

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: I want to know that whether Imam Mehdi will be from the Aal of Syedna Imam Hassan or Syedna Imam Hussain?[fr]J’aimerai savoir si Imam Mahdi sera un descendant de Sayidina Imam Hassan ou Sayidina Imam Hussein…[/fr] Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Hadith | Tagged al-Mahdi, Sayyidina al-Husayn (r) | Comments Off

Abu Talib

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Did Abu Talib become a Muslim before he passed away..thank you[fr]Q: Did Abu Talib become a Muslim before he passed away..thank you[/fr] Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged Ahmad Zayni Dahlan, Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani, Sayyidina Abu Talib | Comments Off

origin of Imam Mahdi a.s

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: Is Mahdi a.s an Arabic ? Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged Ahl al-Bayt, al-Mahdi, Sayyida Fatimah (r) | Comments Off

Hanafi belief in Awliya Allah

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

What did Imam Abu Hanifa (R.A) say on having a shaykh, and on esaale sawab and calling upon the pious, Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged `ulama, `uzlah, akhlaq, al-qawm, conveyance of reward, Dawud at-Ta'i, dead, dhikr, fiqh, Hanafi, Ibn `Abd al-Barr, Ibn `Abd al-Salam, Imam Abu Hanifa, Imam as-Sakhawi, Imam Ibn as-Subki, intercession, isal ath-thawab, jurisprudence, jurists, means, Mullah `Ali al-Qari, Qadi Iyad, Quran, recitation, righteous, Salaf, salihin, scholars, seclusion, solitude, Sufi, tasawwuf, tawassul | Comments Off

124000 Adams

Posted on December 30, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Q: As per Sulthan al Awliya Mowlana Shaykh Nazim, Ibnu Arabi & SHk Abdul Qadir Jilanis teachings, we have studied about the 124000 Adhams Alaihisalams.[fr]Q: As per Sulthan al Awliya Mowlana Shaykh Nazim, Ibnu Arabi & SHk Abdul Qadir Jilanis teachings, we have studied about the 124000 Adhams Alaihisalams.[/fr] Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged 124000, Imam Sha`rani, Sayyidina Abdul Qadir Jilani, Sayyidina Adam (as), Sayyidina Muhyidin ibn `Arabi | Comments Off

Music in the heavens

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani

Is there music in the Heavens, since music is or can be an expression of love and yearnings? Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged angels, heaven, music, tasbih | Comments Off

124,000 Anbiya, 313 Messengers

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Imam Ismaeel Dhul-Qarnayn

Q: I have been hearing from here and there that the number of the prophets that sent by Allah are 124.000, so is the number of the Wali`s. Is there any proof from the Quraan or Sunnah supporting this fact? Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Hadith | Tagged anbiya, awliyaullah, companions, Imam Suyuti, messengers, Muhyidin ibn `Arabi, Prophet, qutb, rusul, Sahaba | Comments Off

about tasawwuf

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I have three questions regarding tariqat. 1-Is a follower free to choose between wahdat ul wajud or wahdat ash shahuud?[fr]I have three questions regarding tariqat. 1-Is a follower free to choose between wahdat ul wajud or wahdat ash shahuud?[/fr] Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged animal nafs, animality, humbleness, soul, tariqah, transcendence, wahdat al-wujud, wahdat ash-shuhud | Comments Off

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