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 ...
Adab(manners)
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...
Book of insight
in this book (كتاب التبصرة لابن الجوزي page 494) volume 1 Imam Ibn Al Jawzi (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates the Hadith of the Middle Nation and it seems he is among those scholars who believe that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is a witness over our deeds, which are presented to him, and he supports this view, even though some new creed scholars deny it because of their misguidance and not because of ignorance. Abu Salih, from Abu Sa'id who said: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: On the Day of Resurrection, a prophet will come with a man, and another prophet with two men, and more than that. Then their people will be called and asked: Did you receive this message? They will say: No. It will be said to them: Did your people receive it? They will say: Yes. It will be asked: Who bears witness for you? They will say: Muhammad and his followers. Muhammad and his followers will be called. It will be said to them: Did this messag...
Hashashins
The word "assassin" is actually derived from the Hashashin, and because of them, this word came into existence. They were Isma'il Nizari Shia, the followers of Hasan Sabbah. That group was founded in Alamut before the start of the 11th century. Even during the time of Saladin Ayubi (rh), they tried to hold him back at times. I have read a saying of Marco Polo about these Hashashin: "The Old Man of the Mountain ruled his followers with a cunning unmatched in all the lands, by drugging them and promising them paradise. Then the Old Man of the Mountain would bring his young men into a paradise of beautiful gardens, flowing wine, and enchanting maidens, convincing them it was heaven. They were promised a return to this paradise if they carried out his orders, and killing themselves for him was his way of telling them that they would go to this paradise forever." "They were taught to obey unquestioningly and to believe that death was but a small price to pay for...
Difference between Akbar and Sultan Aurangzeb
Vincent Smith in Akbar the Great Mogul: “Din-i-Ilahi never succeeded in winning mass acceptance, nor was it a religion in the traditional sense, it was never a religiion thats a misconception. It was more an expression of Akbar’s eclectic personality.” Badayuni, wrote in Muntakhab-ut-Tawarikh: “Akbar encouraged the Hindus to practice their customs openly which was fine, and he showed disregard for the Sharia, which caused great unrest among orthodox Muslims.” Stanley Lane-Poole in Medieval India: “Akbar’s Rajput marriages, while presented as acts of tolerance, were pragmatic moves to secure loyalty from powerful Hindu clans. These alliances were strategic, not necessarily driven by liberalism.” Vincent Smith: “Although Akbar’s policies were revolutionary for his time, they planted seeds of division within the empire. Orthodox Muslims viewed his secular approach as a betrayal of Islamic governance.” In Ain-i-Akbari: “His Majesty abolished the tax (jizya) on non-Muslims, as he believed t...
The Miraculous Verses of the Holy Quran, for which even contemporary (Modern) science cannot offer an explanation for.
Quran (Surah At-Talaq) 65:12: "It is Allah who created seven heavens and of the earth, the like of them. His command descends among them so you may know that Allah is over all things competent, and that Allah has encompassed all things in knowledge." The Words here are mentioned 'the likes of the earth and the heavens meaning different realms or dimensions within the Earth'. We know that the previous tafsirs of this Ayah were limited to the knowledge of people as they didn't had access to current level of science and through modern science we can look for some possible meanings of this verse like is this about the multi-verse? For example: String Theory: String theory is the idea that the fundamental building blocks of the universe are not point-like particles, but tiny, vibrating strings of energy. These strings can vibrate at different frequencies, and their vibrations determine the properties of particles, like mass and charge. Essentially, the universe is like...
Saying of Imam Shafi (rh)
"Every good thing for the Muslim is through the sake of Rasool Allah ﷺ and whatever bad does not befall us is also by his ﷺ grace." (Al Risala pg 17) قال امام الشافعي: "كل خير للمسلم هو بفضل رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم، وكل شر لا يصيبنا فهو أيضًا ببركته عليه الصلاة والسلام."
Surah Al-Imran: 59, the verse
The Prophet - peace be upon him - was commanded to challenge them through a miraculous way, which is: the mutual invocation of curses. And the meaning of "mubahala": invoking a curse upon the wrongdoer from both parties. When this verse was revealed, the Messenger - peace be upon him - invited the delegation of Najran to mubahala. The Messenger of God - peace be upon him - came out carrying Al-Hussein, holding the hand of Al-Hasan, with Fatimah walking behind him, and Ali behind her, and he said to them: When I pray, say "Amen." The bishop of Najran said: O Christians: I see so birght and lighted faces that, if they asked God to move a mountain from its place, He would do so. So do not invoke curses and be destroyed, leaving no Christian on the face of the earth until the Day of Judgment. Then they accepted the tribute and left. The Messenger of God - peace be upon him - said: "By the One in whose hand is my soul, the punishment had descended upon the people o...
The Holy Quran and Modern Science:
Cosmology and the Origin of the Universe: Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran: "Do not those who disbelieve see that the heavens and the earth were a closed-up mass, then We opened them out?" This verse literally proved the big-bang theory and proved that what was written 1400 years ago to be correct and modern science confirms it, Aswell. The Origin of Life and Water: Science says that everything was created from water and cannot live without water, so this is what Allah (SWT) says in the Holy Quran: "And We made from water every living thing. Then will they not believe?" (Quran 21:30) The Protective Role of the Earth's Atmosphere: "And We made the sky a protected canopy, but they turn away from its signs." (Quran 21:32) "The Earth's atmosphere is a protective shield, absorbing and deflecting harmful solar radiation." – NASA Proved by the Holy Quran again. Development of the Human Embryo: "Then We made the sperm into a clot of con...
The virtues of winter
: Rasul Allah (S) said: "Fasting in winter is the cool gain (means an easy reward)". (Tirmidhi 787 and in Musnad Ahmad) Qatadah narrated to us, Anas narrated to us, he said: Abu Huraira (RA) said: Shall I not guide you to the cool gain? We said: And what is that, O Abu Huraira? He said: Fasting in winter. (Sunan Al Kubara by Imam Bayhaqi Hadith no 8531) from Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri who said: The Messenger of Allah - peace be upon him - said: "Winter is the spring of the believer; its day is short, so he fasts, and its night is long, so he stands [in prayer]." (Sunan Al Kubara by Imam Bayhaqi Hadith no 8532) Al-Hasan Al Basri (rh) said: The believer's best season is winter: its night is long for standing in prayer, and its day is short for fasting. Qatada (rh) said: The angels rejoice in winter for the believer, as the day is short, so he fasts, and the night is long, so he stands in prayer. And when Ubayd ibn Umair al-Laythi (ra) came in winter, he would say:...