In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful and Compassionate
This morning, in preparation for the Hadith or Fiqh course that begins this weekend, I was flipping through Shaykh Muhammad `Awwamah’s (Allah preserve him) priceless book, Athar al-Hadith al-Sharif Fi Ikhtilaf al-A’imma al-Fuqaha, and came across the following quote,
Ibn Wahb said, “Had Allah not rescued me through […]

Shaykh Hamza Yusuf: Creed Of Imam Al Tahawi
This is an excellent interview with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf his recent book, a translation of the Creed of Imam al-Tahawi:
Part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=lJlZeb_td…elated&search=
Part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=6SE4_f7Fy…elated&search=
Part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=h8xm9ndF_…elated&search=
Part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=bWnV0XVoM…elated&search=
Part 5: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gBQhrxYeN…elated&search=
Part 6: http://youtube.com/watch?v=y3kyRCwYy…elated&search=

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And Allah alone gives success.
Faraz Rabbani

Bismillah
As-salamu alaykum wa rahamatullahi wa barakatuhu
Sayyidi al-Habib Umar Bin Hafiz (Allah preserve him) said to a group of us tonight: “Attachment to other than Allah is the origin of all types of misfortune and the cause of all calamities.” He told us to remember it. So the faqir (your needy brother) just wanted to convey […]

TheStar.com - News - Controversial imam in Toronto
There is little difference between the politician who orders an attack on unsuspecting civilians and the radical fundamentalist who boards a public bus with explosives strapped to his chest.That’s the view of an immensely popular and controversial Muslim scholar from the United States who will be speaking in […]

Understanding the Divine Attributes: the Salaf, Ash`aris, Maturidis, and the way of mainstream Sunni Islam
I pray this finds you in the best of health and spirits.
Yes,there was historically a group of Hanbalis who were very anti-Ash`ari. Some were simply wary of the nuances of scholastic theology and feared the impact of the purity of the […]

Imam Subki (Allah have mercy on him) quotes the great Sufi master Sahl ibn Abd Allah al-Tustari (Allah have mercy on him) as mentioning that,
“From the proper manners of the People of the Sunna (Ahl al-Sunna) are four things that are absolutely necessary:
[1] Following the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
[2] Complete […]

Shaykh `Abdul Razzaq al-Halabi - A biography [pdf] - Compiled by Shaykh Shoayb Ahmad
Shaykh `Abdul Razzāq ibn Muhammad Hasan ibn Rashīd ibn Hasan al-Halabī was born in Damascus at his father’s home in the suburb of al-Qaymariyya in 1925 (1343H). The Shaykh grew up in a religious environment as his father regularly attended the lessons […]

This is an excerpt from a conversation with Shaykh al-Bouti on knowledge, learning, and da`wa. We began by asking about advice on how to convey the message of Islam to others. He replied:
“Look, my brother, in my opinion the best way in our times to reach the desired goals is discussion.
Consider what the major issues […]

The Need For Wisdom and Knowledge - Fath al-Mawsuli and Imam Ghazali
Fath al-Mawsuli (Allah have mercy on him) said:
Doesn’t a sick person who is deprived of food and drink die?… It is the same with the heart: if it is kept from wisdom and knowledge for three days, it dies….”
Imam Ghazali (Allah have mercy on […]

Last night, after Isha, a respected local scholar (Mufti Abdul Mannan) came over for a visit. We talked about different knowledge matters, and then the conversation drifted towards Ibn Abidin, a 19th Century scholar whose work Radd al-Muhtar is the main reference for fatwa and legal details in the Hanafi school.
Mufti Abdul Mannan made a […]