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Zoroaster was Prophet?

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

My family before being Shiite was Zoroastrian, today, I am Sunni, but so far raises something I doubt… Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged ayatollahs, doubt, element, family, fire, ishraq, Islam, Majus, People of the Book, Persia, Persian civilization, Persian kings, Prophet, royal, Shi`a, Shiite, Sufism, Sunni, Sunni belief, water, Zoroaster, Zoroastrian | Comments Off

Avatar Meherbaba

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ustadh Mahmoud Shelton

Does Moulana believe if he is the avatar of the age.?… Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged avatar, Buddha, Hinduism, Islam, kingdom, kingdom of heaven on earth, manifestation, Meher Baba, Prophet Jesus, Prophet Muhammad (s), Sayyidina `Isa, servanthood, weakness | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in History | Tagged A;-Amin, Abu Qubays, akhira, allegiance, Ark of the Covenant, baya`, Baytullah, black sins, Black Stone, caliphate, circumambulate, connection, Day of Promises, dunya, ears, eyes, heart, Holy Grail, House of Allah, Imam Mahdi, Ka`aba, kiss, knowledge, mountain, Noah's Flood, promises, Quraysh tribe, record, rukn, safekeeping, Sahaba, sakhrat ul-amana, Sayyidina `Umar al-Farooq, Sayyidina Abu Bakr, Sayyidina Ibrahim, Sayyidina Isma`il, Sayyidina Muhammad (s), Sayyidina Nuh, significance, spiritual connection, stone of trusts, Tabut, trustworthy, white | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in History | Tagged Buddha, Dhul-Kifl, hadith, India, Prophet | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in History | Tagged Bhakit, Hinduism, Sufism, tasawwuf | Comments Off

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 →

Posted in Hadith, History | Tagged authenticity, Hasan al-Basri | Comments Off

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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