They: As-Suyuti celebrated mawlid. Sunni: Yes but he never chanted Ya Rasool Allah Madad, Ya Ali madad, Ya gawth madad on mawlid. They: you liar, he accepted asking help from the auliyah like us. Sunni: as-Suyuti said: فإن قيل : كيف جاء وإذا سألك عبادي…
Al Baydawi on calling upon Anbiya.
Allah says in Surah Isra verse 56 (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 you to another person). Al Baydawi (d 685 AH) commented:…
al Razi on Anbiya can’t benefit or harm.
Interesting point raised by al Razi. Prophets can’t help or protect us (obviously after they pass away or when they’re beyond our reach). This shows that they are not to be called upon and worshipped. Allah says in Surah Isra verse 56-57 (56. Say: “Call…
Mulla Ali al qari on mawlid
They: Mulla Ali al qari wrote a whole book on mawlid. Sunni: did you read that book? They: no, but just one or two passages. Sunni: let’s see what he said in that very book. Mulla Ali Qari said refuting those who claim the night…
Ibn Jawzi and Mawlid
They: oh yeah, Ibn jawzi also approved celebrations of mawlid. Sunni: But you dance in mawlid call it sufi hadarah I.e. source of spiritual relations with Allah. Ibn Jawzi said: و قد إنعقد إجتماع العلماء أن من إدعى الرقص قربه إلى الله تعالى كفر. The…
They will never respond to your invocations till the day of Judgement.
They will never respond to your invocations until the Day of judgement. Allah says in al Ahqaf. 46 : 5 And who is more astray than he who invokes besides Allah those who will not respond to him until the Day of Resurrection, and they,…
The mawlid of Ibn Hajr al asqalani and his student al Sakhawi
Ibn hajr and Sakhawi VS mawlid celebrations of present. They: Ibn hajr and his student Sakhawi celebrated mawlid. Me: But they didn’t believe that he (the Prophet) peace be upon him hears your greetings (salam) from a distance, whereas you claim, he hears, nor did…
Who was Mulla Ali al Qari
Who was Mulla Ali al qari rahimahullah. Al-Hamawi said in his biography: : علامة الزمان، وواحد العصر والأوان، وعالم بلد الله الحرام والمشاعر العظام. قرأ العلم ببلاده ثم رحل إلى مكة المكرمة وتديرها. وله شيوخ كثيرون منهم: شيخ الإسلام ابن جعفر الهيتمي وكان كثير الاعتراض…
Responding harshly to someone’s anger by Ibn Jawzi.
Responding harshly to someone’s anger is not wise, whether angry one is husband or wife, parents or anyone else. Ibn Jawzi said: فصل: لا ينبغي أن تعادي أحدًا. أن تعقد على ما يقوله خنصرًا، ولا أن تؤاخذه به، فإن حاله حال السكران، لا يدري…
Letter to Christian King who had Muslim prisoners by Ibn Taymiyyah.
Ibn Taymiyya wrote to a Christian king in Cyprus who was holding Muslim prisoners. He reminded him that he asked the Mongol leaders to free the Christian prisoners. And they were all set free. 1. Ibn Taymiyah said to the king in his letter: ثم…