The belief of Mushrikeen, Rafadis, Sufis and Sunnis regarding the death of Auliyah and pious, and their coming back to this world. a) The belief of Mushrikeen. Ibn Hajr a asqalani said: والصحيح أن اللات غير عمرو بن لحي فقد أخرج الفاكهي من وجه آخر…
The Miracles of our Prophet peace be upon him. The mu‘jizah (miracle) is the extraordinary sign with which Allah supports His Prophets and Messengers, and challenges people. [Islamqa] Hafidh Ibn Kathir writes : قَالَ شَيْخُنَا الْعَلَّامَةُ ابْنُ الزَّمْلَكَانِيِّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ: وَأَمَّا مُعْجِزَاتُ عِيسَى عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ،…
Interesting discussion of al Shawkani on the statement of al San`ani on shirk. Muhammad bin Ismaeel al San`ani (1099 H – 1182 H) VS al Shawkani (1173 H -1250 AH). al San`ani said: (Kufr al Amali) Disbelief in action includes asking help from (dead) Auliyah,…
Aqaid of the truthful Imam Abu Yusuf the student of Imam Abu Hanifa. 1. Iman decreases and Increases. 2. Using recommended tawasul rather than a Bad`ee waseela. 3. When Qadhi Abu Yusuf student of Imam Abu Hanifa was on his deathbed. 4. Whoever says Qur`an…
According to sufi logic, even moon, stones and land can hear and we can ask help from them as the Prophet peace be upon him did khitab with them. a) The Prophet Peace be upon him would see a crescent moon, he would say: اللهم…
Repentance of al Razi from Ilm al Kalam and other heresies like Sihr etc. a) ad-Dhahabi said: وقد بدت منه في تواليفه بلايا وعظائم وسحر وانحرافات عن السنة ، والله يعفو عنه ، فإنه توفي على طريقة حميدة ، والله يتولى السرائر … وقد اعترف…
Ibn Abbas on calling upon Anbiya and Saaliheen. Allah says: Allah says in Surah Isra verse 56-57 (56. Say: “Call upon those – besides Him whom you pretend. They have neither the power to remove the adversity from you nor even to shift (it from…
Jalal ad din as-Suyuti was a sufi, The Ashari, but still he spoke against the ignorant who ask help from the dead. Ahmad Yaar Khan mentioned the following from as-Suyuti in his book “Ja al Haq”. Allama Jalaaluddin Suyuti رضی اللہ تعالٰی عنہ writes, Rasoolullah…
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…