Taqi ad Din Ahmad bin Ali al-Maqrizi al-Misree al-Shafi’i (d. 845H) on Istigatha. He said: ” والناس فى هذا الباب- أعنى زيارة القبور- على ثلاثة أقسام: – قوم يزورون الموتى فيدعون لهم. وهذه هى الزيارة الشرعية. – وقوم يزورونهم يدعون بهم, وهؤلاء هم المشركون وجهلة…
Allama Iqbal on Ibn Taymiyah, Shah Wali ullah and Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab. 1. Iqbal on Ibn Taymiyyah. a) He wrote, It was Ishraqâ and Ibn Taimâyyah who undertook a systematic refutation of Greek Logic. Abë Bakr Razâ was perhaps the first to criticize Aristotle’s…
Four beautiful responses to the extremists in the form of poetry. When Shaykh Imran ibn Ali ibn Rizwan ash-Shafiee (d 1280 h) (who was a Shi’i but Allaah guided him to the Sunnah.) came to know about the accusations of people against Muhammad ibn Abdul…
The discussion between Moroccan scholar and Ibn Saud on Aqaid. Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri al-Salawi (1835-1897) who was one of the best Moroccan historian said: حدثنا جماعة وافرة من حج المولى إبراهيم في تلك السنة أنهم ما رأوا من ذلك السلطان – يعني…
They have not left Shah Wali Ullah dehalwi and Muhammad bin Ismaeel as-San’ani (1099 H – 1182 H) Muhammad Umar Icharwi Sufi said, Shah Wali ullah became a Wahabi when he went to Hajj and named himself a Muhammadi, and that Muhammad bin Ismaeel accepted…
Who was Abul Hasanaat Abdul Hayy Lucknawi Hanafi according to sufis. It is mentioned in a Brailwi book, Tadhkirah Ullema Ahlus sunnah page 144, by Mahmud Ahmad Qadri. “Hadrat Maulana Abdul Hayy Farangi Mahali May Allah have mercy on him. His Kuniyah is Abul Hasanat, born in…
The Ashari and sufi Imam Ibraheem bin Hasan al Korani’s (1025-1101) response to Ibn hajar al haytami against Ibn taymiyah. He said: فالمناسبة التى أبداها ابن تيمية مناسبة صحيحة غير مستلزمة للتجسيم، ولا مبنية عليه اصلاً كما ظنه ابن حجر. بل على صحة التجلى في…
Following is the discussion on aqaid between The Syrian Azhari scholar Sayyed Badr ud din al Halabi (1298 h to 1362 h) and Indian brailwi Molvi. He said: وقد سُئِلْتُ عن هذه المسألة وأنا بالهند سنة تسع عشر وثلاثمائة بعد الألف، وكان قصد السائل تعرف…
Some people claimed that Ibn Kathir was Ashari while others claim he was an extreme sufi. Let us see what is the aqeeda of Ibn Kathir. Before quoting the aqeedah of Ibn Kathir, let me clear the aqeeda of Ahlus sunnah regarding attributes of Allah.…
Did Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) see Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) on the night of ascension? Following is the detaild commentary of al Hafidh Ibn Hajr al asqalani Rahimaullah. Ibn Hajr said: وقد اختلف السلف في رؤية النبي – صلى الله عليه وسلم –…