Abu Hamid al Ghazaali’s advice when he was dying. Ibn Kathir said: وقد سأله بعض أصحابه وهو في السياق فقال: أوصني. فقال: عليك بالإخلاص، ولم يزل يكررها حتى مات، رحمه الله. Some of his companion asked him, advice me. While he (al Ghazaali) was in…
When Sons of Abu Bakr alShashi stopped a Shafiee shaykh to deliver a lecture and said deliver on ashari aqeeda otherwise stop.
When Sons of Abu Bakr alShashi stopped a Shafiee shaykh to deliver a lecture and said deliver on ashari aqeeda otherwise stop. Ibn Kathir mentioned: When sons of Abu Bakr al-Shashi ٤٢٩ – ٥٠٧ h said to a Shafiee scholar Yusuf bin Dawud while he…
When people saw blessed bodies of Ibraheem, Ishaq and Yaqub (Peace be upon them) in 513 AH
When people saw bodies of Ibraheem, his son Ishaq and his son Yaqub (peace be upon them). Ibn Kathir said: وفيها: ظهر قبر إبراهيم الخليل عليه السلام وقبر ولديه إسحاق ويعقوب، وشاهد ذلك الناس، ولم تبلَ أجسادهم، وعندهم قناديل من ذهب وفضة، ذكر ذلك ابن…
Ibn jawzi and Ibn Aqil Hanbali used to hate sufis due to their false aqaid
Ibn Jawzi and Ibn Aqil Hanbali would hate some extreme sufis due to their false aqaid. a) Ibn Jawzi Ibn Katheer said in the biography of Abul Fath al Tusi al Ghazaali (Brother of Imam al Ghazaali the author of Ihya Uloom al-Din) that Ibn…
Some Shafiee Fuqaha going against fatwa of their Imam ash-Shafiee
Some Shafiee Fuqaha going against fatwa of their Imam, Imam ash-Shafiee. 1. Abul Hasan Karkhi Muhammad bin Abdul Malik (d 532 h) went against the fatwa that qunoot can be done in fajr. 2. Ibn Kathir went against the fatwa that Salatul wusta is fajr…
When Sunnis and shias burnt the graves of saliheen of each other and no one from the grave came to help them.
When Sunnis and shias burnt the graves of saliheen of each other and no one from the grave came to help them. Ibn Kathir mentioned about the fitna between Shias and Sunnis in 443 h. في صفر منها وقع الحرب بين الروافض والسنة، فقتل من…
12th Rabi al awwal the date Prophet peace be upon him reached Madina with Abu Bakr
12th Rabi ul awwal, the date when Prophet peace be upon him and Abu Bakr al Siddique radhiallahanho entered Madina. Ibn Kathir said: وكان دخولهما المدينة في اليوم الثاني عشر من ربيع الأول، وهذا أمر معلوم مقرر محرر. And their entry into Madina was on…
Noor ud Din Zangi
Noor Ad-Deen Zangi who had a dream to take Bayt al Maqdas back from Crusaders. 1. Ibn Al-Atheer may Allaah have mercy upon him wrote, “I have read the biographies of the Muslim commanders and I have not found any of them, after the rightly-guided…
Ibn Hazm VS ruthless King Nikephoros
Nikephoros, bloodthirsty King VS Ibn Hazm. Nikephoros not only took the lives of numerous Muslims but also wrote poetic verses againstbIslam and dehumanized Muslim women and girls by comparing them to animals, asserting they were soft and beautiful and therefore permissible for him. Additionally, he…
Will Eesa aleh salaam judge according to 4 Madahib and how many madahib were famous other than four by as-Suyuti.
Will Eesa aleh salam judge according to 4 Madahib and how many Madahib were there other than 4 madahib. Jalal ud din al Suyuti was asked: When Eesa bin Maryam Aleh salam will judge according to the Shariya, then how will he judge? Whether he…