Tag Archives: knowers

Awliyaa’ and Anbiyaa’

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

Is it correct to say that the best of this Ummah, the likes of the premeire SaHaabah and taabi`iin from the salaf, and the likes of Shaykh al-Akbar, al-Jiilaaniyy, al-Shaadhiliyy, al-Badawiyy, al-Suharwardiyy, al-Chishtiyy from the khalaf, etc… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine | Tagged anbiya, awliya, Bani Israel, inheritors of Prophets, knowers, Sayyidina `Umar ibn al-Khattab (r), son of Prophet (s) | Comments Off

Karamat (Miracle) vs Magic

Posted on February 11, 2012 by Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad

I was discussing with a Malaysian brother on the issue of karamat and black magic. He was saying that its hard to distinguish the two… Continue reading →

Posted in Belief & Doctrine, Sufism (Tasawwuf) | Tagged `ayn, `ilm al-ghayb, `ulama, abracadabra, angelic support, awliyuallah, bamboozling, bandish, charlatans, clairvoyance, con, con artist, conjurer, Dajjal, diabolist, dishonorable acts, divination, diviner, evil eye, fake, fradulent act, fraud, Friends of Allah, ghayb, hidden idolatry, hocus-pocus, holy person, idolalter, imposter, intuition, invisible, jinx, kafir jinn, Karamat, kashf, keen perception, knowers, knowledge of the unseen, marvel, miracles, miraculous powers, necromancy, obi, omen, phony, practicing magic, seer, Sham, shaman, shamanist, shenanigans, soothsayer, sorcery, tales, tickery, treacherous, trickster, unseen realm, voodoo, wali, witch doctor, wizard, wizardry, wonder | Comments Off

Critical Thinking and Debate in Tariqa

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Eshaykh Staff

My problem is you see that in tariqat all debate and critical thinking is stifled and the more I watch videos of the Shaikh for whom I have great affection I see his mureeds rendered into a state of infantalism in front of a beloved icon… Continue reading →