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Black Stone

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

I don’t have any knowledge of the Black stone at the Kaba… Continue reading →

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Was Prophet Dhul-Kifl possibly The Great Buddha ?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

Recently e.shaykh has been answering questions regarding prophets in India… Continue reading →

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Haroot and Maroot

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

is there anyone who can write the story of Haroot and Maroot, or send a link, where we can read it?
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Bhakti and Sufism

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

The Sufi adopted Monism and wifely devotion from the Vaishnava Vedantic school and Bhakti and Yogic practices… Continue reading →

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Shariah Constraints in the Punishment of a Thief

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Recently, Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, Allah preserve him, stated in an interview on al-Jazeera that even though the shari`a dictates cutting the hand of the thief,… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, History | Tagged coercion, consumer, criminal punishment. punishment, drought, evidence, famine, hadd, hunger, impermissible, inconclusive evidence, mistake, penalty, Sayyidina `Umar, Shari`ah, society, thief | Comments Off

‘Hadith Literature’ mentions forgeries by Sayyidina Hasan al-Basri

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Reading Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqui’s ‘Hadith Literature,’ … he ascribes over a thousand forgeries to al-Basri. Considering the great standing al-Basri has in our heritage, is this accusation accurate, or is it that al-Basri was excused because of his rank and intention? Continue reading →

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Imam Nawawi

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Effendi Imam Nawawi was Shadhili Tariqah?… Continue reading →

Posted in History, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged Abu Yazid al-Bistami, ascetic, gnostic, Imam Nawawi, Sayyidina al-Khidr, Shadhili Tariqah, teaching, worship, zahid | Comments Off

Prayer Request: Martial art using Ki

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

I started a few months ago a fighting sport called Aikido. There are some people on youtube that throw people without touching them on the floor and make them jump around using Ki. Continue reading →

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About Krishna

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

Krishna as Shiva and Vishnu could have been a Prophet of Islam? Continue reading →

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stonehenge

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

i want to ask about stonehenge of UK
who built this and for what reason (for pray?) Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged celestial, Celtic rituals, megalith, monument, qiblah, stones, worship | Comments Off

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