Ahlu-Sunnah Al Islam

 The Murshid (Shaykh) is the ladder to the Heavens; How else does the arrow fly, if not from the Bow? -By Jalaluddin Rumi "The Shaykh is the ladder to Heaven...Meaning: The Shaykh is the ladder and the means of ascension. The seeker is like an arrow, and the Shaykh is like the bow. Just as the arrow only flies high and hits the mark when released by the strength of the bow, the seeker only ascends through the spiritual "Himma" (resolve/power) of his Shaykh. If you enter under the will of a Perfect Shaykh, you will reach a station that a thousand years of unguided worship could never attain." (Sharh Mathnawi)

 Qur'an 16:48 and Modern Science: “Have they not considered how the shadows of everything Allah has created incline to the right and the left, prostrating to Allah in humility?” This verse literally describes a daily physical phenomenon: the movement of shadows across the Earth’s surface. Modern astronomy, geometry, and optics provided a detailed explanation of this process.  When examined carefully, the wording corresponds totally with how shadows behave in reality 1. The Physics of Shadow Formation A shadow forms when an opaque object blocks light from a source. In the case of Earth, the primary light source is the Sun. The position and length of a shadow depend on: the height of the object the angle of incoming sunlight the position of the observer When the Sun moves across the sky, the angle θ constantly changes, causing the shadow to continuously shift position. This stuff produces the observable phenomenon mentioned in the verse: shadows inclining from one side to anothe...

 1. The Core Distinction: Creator vs. Acquirer The first step is to establish that every action has two "facets." Allah is the Creator (Khāliq) of the action because only He can bring something from non-existence into existence. However, the human is the Acquirer (Kāsib). The Analogy: When a slave expends their power and will toward an action, that is kasb. When Allah brings that action into existence following that intent, that is khalq. The Ruling: Praise, blame, reward, and punishment are attached to the Acquisition, not the creation. Allah creates the "movement," but the human provides the "intent" (e.g., the hand's movement is created by God, but the choice to use it for charity or theft belongs to the human). 2. The "Partial Will": Where Freedom Lives A common question is: "If God created my will, how am I free?" The answer lies in the Partial Will (al-irāda al-juz’iyya) or Sincere Resolve (‘azm muṣammam), We distinguish betw...

 As per shia belief giving power (Sultah) to someone who is not from Ahlul Bayt or someone who is a criminal and a tyrant is a huge sin (tbh lowkey impossible as they call their Imams angels) “مشهورا بالعلم، والاجتهاد، والورع… ومنابذة أعداء الله الظالمين… والرأفة والرحمة… فإذا كان مشهورا بذلك… وجبت طاعته” (Majmūʿ al-Imām al-Qāsim b. Muḥammad 1/284) “الجامع… الهادي… الناهض بنشر أعلام الشريعة”  (Al-Imām al-Ṣādiq 1/64) "If Muʿāwiyah were (God forbid) a kafir, sinful tyrant, or unjust usurper, then the blame would fall upon Imam Hasan for entrusting the affairs of the Muslims to such a person willingly and without compulsion."  (IARK said this)  hadith from bukhari: “This son of mine is a leader, and Allah will reconcile through him two great groups of Muslims.”  If he was a tyrant or a kafir then this hadith is proving that rafidi belief wrong because the words are pretty clear here both groups are muslim groups And even as per sh'ites this would have been a great ...

 The Question Zaid claims: Apart from having a Leader (Peshwa) and a Sheikh, counting the rosary (Tasbeeh) and reciting Salawat (Durood) or litanies (Wazifa) is equivalent to wasting one’s life. Bakr states: "I am not pledged (Bay'ah) to any person. I pray, I fast, and I accept the rulings of the Noble Shariah, the Glorious Quran, and whatever the Scholars of Religion say as the truth. However, I am not a disciple (Mureed) of any specific Peer or Faqir, though I do not consider becoming a disciple as something bad." The Conflict: According to Zaid’s statement, in this scenario, no worship of any kind performed by Bakr is accepted in the Court of the Almighty. All of Bakr’s worship is wasted because he is without a disciplehood. Greeting Bakr is deemed impermissible, he is considered expelled from the circle of Islam, and he will be resurrected with the faction of devils. In this situation, what should Bakr do? The Answer The Sheikh—meaning the Murshid (Spiritual Guide), t...

Ahmed-i Zerrûk said:  "Fasting and nocturnal prayers, though voluntary, if done without conforming to the advice and instruction of the spiritual guide (Murshid) are ineffective, even if performed more frequently than what the guide advises" Yahyâ bin Muâz stated that "Whoever attains the company (sohbetine kavuşan) of the saints is rescued from the hands of Satan" A fully qualified guide is called a Murshid-i kâmil (perfected guide). Saints have described that no one can actually lift the veil and reach Allah without a murshid everyone had one during the old times and was more easy to find great murshids even IT had in his life. Saints have described him as someone who cures the heart and his spiritual authority is that he just puts his gaze on someone and that person's life changes some become Saints just by his gaze. Imam Ghazali said in inhya 43 page i think: "Imagine the maqam of the one who himself has reached Allah and also take others towards Allah....

Baba Feriduddin Genc-i Seker gives the following advice on this subject: "If a person does not have a spiritual guide to guide him (to show him the right path), he should read the books of great people (Ahl as-Sunnah scholars) and follow them." Ali ibn Maymun said: "If one cannot find a murshid then try to learn the blessed lives of the Messenger of Allah, his Companions (Eshâb), the Successors (Tâbiîn), and the great figures who follow their path from the scholars. Walk in their way."

  Biography of Sultan Al Hind: Hazrat Khwaja Muinuddin Hasan Chishti is known throughout the country as Khwaja Gharib Nawaz or the friend of the poor. Date and Place of Birth: Khwaja Saheb was born in the town of Sanjar in Sistan on the 18th April 1142 A.D. Other sources indicate he was born at Chisht in Sistan, which was also known as Sajistan, located in East Persia. The exact date of birth is a subject of discussion among historians, but the majority of reliable sources support a date between 535 A.H. and 537 A.H. Parents and Ancestry: His father was Syed Ghiyasuddin Hasan, and his mother was Syeda Bibi Ummul-wara, also known as Bibi Mah-e-Noor. His parents were directly descended from the Holy Prophet of Islam. His paternal lineage traces from Hazrat Imam Husain, the younger son of Hazrat Ali Karam-Allah Wajahu. His maternal genealogy traces from Hazrat Imam Hasan, the elder son of Maula Ali (KAW). Miracle reported took place during his boyhood: Khwaja Muinuddin Chishti asked a...

Allah transcends place/direction. In dua (supplication), raising hands or facing toward the sky symbolizes exaltation and seeking Allah's lofty mercy (as heaven represents height/honor in Arabic idiom). In salah (prayer), the qiblah is the Kaaba on earth. Gazing at the sky during salah is forbidden (Sahih Bukhari, 750): eyes should focus on sujud spot). If the hadith meant literal location "above," salah's qiblah would be upward—but it's not, proving "fi al-sama'" is not spatial. This aligns with reason: rituals reflect transcendence, not confinement. She was mute (per narration in Abi Dawud), so she pointed upward (not spoke). In 7th-century Arabia, ground/earth was associated with idols (buried or low). Pointing up affirmed monotheism (tawhid)—Allah is exalted above creation's flaws—distinguishing from polytheists worshiping earthly idols or the Kaaba pre-Islam (then idol-filled). Kaaba is earthly, so upward gesture negates any "ground-ba...

The book of high demands [Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani] Hadith Number / Serial Number:4505 Ahmad ibn Isa narrated to us, from Ibn Wahb, from Abu Sakhr, who said: Sa'id al-Maqburi informed me that he heard Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) saying: I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ saying:  "By the One in Whose hand is the soul of Abu al-Qasim (peace and blessings be upon him), Jesus son of Mary (peace and blessings be upon him) will surely descend..." then he mentioned the hadith.And in it: "...and he will surely reconcile between people, and he will surely remove the enmity, and he will lend the money.Then, if he stands at my grave and says: 'O Muhammad!' I will surely answer him." (1) The narrator is Abu Ya'la, and he narrated it in his Musnad (11/462: 6584), and his wording is: "And by the One in Whose hand is the soul of Abu al-Qasim, Jesus son of Mary will surely descend as an imam who is just and a judge who is equitable, so he will brea...

The Beautiful Verse of the Holy Quran which commands us not to mention the Prophet (ﷺ) by his name alone: “Do not make the calling of the Messenger among yourselves as the calling of one of you to another.” (Qur’an 24:63) Shaykh ʿAbd al-Raḥīm al-Ṭaḥḥān said: As for someone referring to our Prophet, the Messenger of the Lord ﷺ, as "Muhammad ibn Abdullah," this is considered disrespectful, rude, and lacking in proper etiquette. Why not say, "Muhammad, the best of God's creation"? Why not say, "Muhammad, the Messenger of God"? Why not say, "Our Messenger, the Beloved of God"? Why not say, "Our Master Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets"? Our Prophet ﷺ should only be attributed to his father when recounting his lineage, such as "Muhammad ibn Abdullah ibn Abdul Muttalib," when clarifying his noble and blessed ancestry. But to say in scholarly gatherings, "Muhammad ibn Abdullah said," is rude, disrespectful, and shows a...

Fiṭrah ≠ fully-formed Islamic creed. Fiṭrah = an innate disposition toward tawḥīd, recognition of a Creator, and basic moral truths. The Holy Prophet ﷺ said: “Every child is born upon the fiṭrah, but it is his parents who make him a Jew, Christian, or Magian.” (Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim) Imam Ghazali (rh) said: “Fitrah inclines toward affirmation, but without proof it may also incline toward falsehood. Thus proofs are necessary to separate truth from falsehood.” The fiṭrah gives them the innate pull toward tawḥīd. The revelation tells them how to worship properly, who Allah truly is, and what false beliefs to reject. Without revelation, fiṭrah could lead someone to vague deism, sun worship, or pantheism. That’s why the Qur’an criticizes the mushrikīn for their wrong acts man, And regarding this fitrah argument this comes in my mind: If Muslims are only upon fiṭrah, then what’s the need for Qur’an, Sunnah, and Prophets? Are Hindus and Christians also valid if they claim their fiṭrah led them to the...

Imam Shafi (rh) would go to the grave of Imam Abu Hanifa and would seek barakh from it and would supplicate there if he ever had a need and it would be fulfilled (Manaqib Imam Al Adham Abu Hanfia) A man would go to the grave of The Prophet ﷺ and would ask him to teach if he ever sawy something wrong being done (Shub Al Iman by Bayhaqi 495,3). And Imam Bayhaqi (rh) did not raise any objection to this rather shared even more narrations like this in his book and was showing this as something good. Ibn Taymiyyah about Istighatha in His book against Al Bakri. Sahih Hadith that the Prophet ﷺ prays for his Ummah. Reference Imam Bazzar, Musnad Bazzar (Maktabatul Ulum Wal Hikam: Madinah, 2009), 5:308. Al-Haythamī said in Al-Majma’[9/24]: it was narrated by Al-Bazzār and his narrators are authentic. Al- Suyūṭī also authenticated it in al-Khaṣā’iṣ[2/281].  This is authentic aswell and if they can say O God Relieve...

Abu Shama al-Maqdisi, the teacher of al-Imam an-Nawawi, said that the Mawlid is the greatest of what was innovated!

Ibn Abidin (rh) says one should kiss the thumbs and place them on his eyes after saying ﷺ. After hearing his name in Adhan.

Fatima was the youngest of the daughters of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. She was born before the mission of the Prophet ﷺ when Quraysh were rebuilding the Kabbah, and some people differed about when she was born. Most of them agreed it was before the mission. She was named Fatima because Allah inspired His Messenger to name her that, and also the name of the woman who raised the Prophet ﷺ was also Fatimah. She was the most beloved to the Prophet ﷺ. The Prophet ﷺ said: She is a part of me; what distresses her distresses me, and what harms her harms me.   She had three titles: Zahra, Batul (because God set her apart from other women in beauty, virtue, and honor, or due to her devotion to God), and Umm Abiha (because of her love for her father and the way she looked after him).  Scholars such as Al Subki, Ibn Hajar, and others said she was called Al Zahra because she never menstruated. She was a pure, immaculate human houri, who never menstruated nor bled during childbirth. If ...

Shaykh Al Islam Ibn Qayyim (RA) said: "A large heart can contain great knowledge just as a large valley can hold a large amount of water; and a small heart can contain knowledge only in proportion to its capacity, just as a small valley holds a small amount of water. The valleys flow according to their size, and hearts receive guidance and knowledge according to their capacity. Just as when the floodwater mixes with the earth and passes over it, it carries with it chaff and foam, so too does guidance and knowledge, when mixed with the hearts, stir up the desires and doubts therein to uproot and remove them. This is like medicine which, when drunk, stirs up the humors (akhlaṭ) of the body, causing the drinker to feel discomfort for a while."

Al-Ṣarṣarī (RA) said also: “Seek reunion with the beloved if he turns away — perhaps, by your noble kindness, he may return. Remain loyal to love in one’s absence,* for the noble is the one who guards secrets when unseen. Do not joke excessively, and be a man of dignity —* much in silence, god-fearing, and refined. Do not envy, nor bear hatred, and purify —* your tongue from slander and backbiting. For if you rise to act upon this advice —* you will have settled in a lush meadow of piety.”

Shaykh Al Islam Ibn Qudamah (RA) said: Only those who attribute God’s attributes to the attributes of His creatures, in meaning, fall into similitude and anthropomorphism—and we neither believe that nor accept it. Rather, we know that God ﷻ: “There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.” And that His attributes are not like those of created beings; whatever might occur to the heart or imagination, God ﷻ—in contrast—has no likeness, no peer, no equal, no counterpart: “There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the Hearing, the Seeing.” As for our faith in the verses and the reports of the attributes, it is faith in the mere words whose authenticity is beyond doubt and whose truthfulness is unquestioned, and whose Speaker knows their meaning best (as we do not know). We believe in them according to the meaning that our Lord ﷻ intended, thereby combining the required affirmation of faith with the forbidden negation of anthropomorphism. (تحريم النظر في كتب الكلام) and ...

Importance of Adab (Manners): The early generations (al‑Salaf) indeed bestowed “adab” (refinement of character and scholarship) great care, striving diligently to pursue it and persevering earnestly in its acquisition. The salaf would say: "Knowledge without manners is like fire without wood, and manners without knowledge is like a soul without a body." Some Ahadith about the Importance of Adab: On the authority of Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him), the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "The rights of a Muslim over another Muslim are six: When you meet him, greet him with peace; when he invites you, respond to his invitation; when he seeks your advice, give him sincere advice; when he sneezes and praises Allah, say to him: 'May Allah have mercy on you'; when he is ill, visit him; and when he dies, follow his funeral." [Reported by Bukhari, Muslim, Ahmad, Tirmidhi, and Abu Dawud] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Indeed, the best among you are those who...