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.


Eve created from Adam’s rib

According to my knowledge Hawa (Eve) was created from a rib of Adam. I always knew this to be the case however an article in a local newspaper in Pakistan, a scholar said that there is no proof of this i.e. no evidence (hadith) exists. Continue reading

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Jewish Kabbalah?

Q: A few years ago my mother started studying Jewish Kabbalah, I have heard that it is connected with black magic, is this true? Continue reading

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Superiority of Syedna Ali al Murtaza and Syedna Abu Bakar

Question: Assalam u alayekum ! Is it permissible for a person who is in Naqshbandi Tariqah to think Syedna Ali superior than Syedna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with them both),yet respecting and having love for both? Answer: `Alaykum … Continue reading

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Deobandi’s, Tablighi’s and Wahhabi’s

Q: Are Tabilghi Jamaat connected to the Deobundi School and are Deobundi’s Wahabi? Continue reading

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Clarification about Imam Mahdi

Q: I have a salafi associate at work who bothers me about Sufism and I have little knowledge. Can you please help me. Recently, he has been attacking the Haqqani belief regarding sayyidina Mahdi as. He says that in the authentic narrations of the Prophet salalahualaih wasalam, it is mentioned that Mahdi will be 40 years old when he comes and he says Shaykh Mawlana has said he is born in 1930 and it is over 80 years. Continue reading

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ahl al haqq

Q: I have been getting in trouble with people in my family concerning Mawlana has been saying over the years that that Mehdi(as) would come soon and sometimes he gave dates but we didnt see anything. The questions that has been bothering me is how do we beleive and trust? Continue reading

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Awakening

Q: Will the awakening be on earth or somewhere else ? Continue reading

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About Imam Mahdi and Gohar Shahi

Sheikh Gohar Shahi claims to be the Imam Mahdi. As mawlana Sheikh Hisham came to take authorisation for zikr from him, shall we follow him when time has come? Continue reading

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Are Angels Higher than Human Beings?

Q: Are angels superior to messengers? Continue reading

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Is the Prophet (s) the Best of Creation?

Q: Is there ijma` (scholarly consensus) that the Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wasallam) is the “best of creation”?
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