maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Shirk
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2009/01/shirk.html
Monday, January 12, 2009. Imam Shafi'i (ra) stated, “I debated a scholar and beat him. Then I debated a layman and that layman beat me - he had no knowledge of the principles and texts. I had nothing to say.”. Imam Razi stated: "There is no meaning to Shirk other that a human taking a ma'bud other than Allah.". Shirk is of 6 types. Affirming two separate "gods" like the shirk of the Majus. To believe in a god who is made up of multiple gods, like the shirk of the Christians. 2 Separative idolatry [shirk ...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Teaching Islamic Knowledge
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2012/12/teaching-islamic-knowledge.html
Tuesday, December 11, 2012. Imam Bukhari (rahmatullahi 'alaih) narrates from Hadhrat 'ALI (radhiyallahu 'anhu) who said: "Narrate to the people that which they are acquainted with. Would you like that Allah Sub'hanahu wa Ta'ala and His Messenger Sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam be rejected? Adam ibn Abi Ilyas adds the words: "and leave out what they do not know" to this Hadith. Narrated by Muslim in the introduction to his Sahih, vol. 1 p. 76). The general rule is that if a Hadith apparently supports an inno...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Failure & Shaytan's Deceit & Spiritual Advice
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2008/07/failure-shaytans-deceit-spiritual.html
Saturday, July 5, 2008. Failure and Shaytan's Deceit and Spiritual Advice. If a person fails after having made the correct effort, there is no need to resort to alcohol, drugs and suicide.Many students succumb to such drastic measures. Some students work and study extremely hard but fail. Due to failure, they sink into such depression that they feel they have to take or inject themselves with drugs, tranquilizers, etc. for sleep. Why? Source: Shaykh Hakeem Akhtar, SunniForum.com. You all believe in Maula...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: An Exposition of the Hearts: Part 2
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2009/05/exposition-of-hearts-part-2.html
Friday, May 15, 2009. An Exposition of the Hearts: Part 2. Note, Imam al-Ghazali is using slightly different terminology here, referring to what we might know as the Nafs or Self as just the soul, not to be confused with the pure Ruh or soul. From our perspective, both are from inside of us and some might not even be able to tell the difference between the two.]. On the subjugation of the soul and the enmity of Satan. Allah created the creation under three categories. So the person whose desires overpowe...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: The Life of Malcolm X by Imam Siraj Wahaj
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2010/04/life-of-malcolm-x-by-imam-siraj-wahaj.html
Tuesday, April 13, 2010. The Life of Malcolm X by Imam Siraj Wahaj. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. The Life of Malcolm X by Imam Siraj Wahaj. The Beauty Of Knowledge And How It Enlivens The He. Sin Leads To More Sin. An-Noor (Shaykh Hakeem Akhtar). Tasawwuf.org (Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad). Ahl-e-Dil (Shaykh Hakeem Akhtar). Sunni Answers (Defense of Sunni 'Aqeedah From Salafism). Khanqah Imdadia Ashrafia (Shaykh Hakeem Akhtar).
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Imam al-Ghazali's Faysal al-Tafriqa Bayna al-Islam wa al-Zandaqa
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2013/03/imam-al-ghazalis-faysal-al-tafriqa.html
Saturday, March 16, 2013. Imam al-Ghazali's Faysal al-Tafriqa Bayna al-Islam wa al-Zandaqa. The title is translated into English as: The Decisive Criterion for Distinguishing Islam from Masked Infidelity. The English translation of the book is from On the Boundaries of Theological Tolerance in Islam: Abu Hamid al Ghazali's Faysal al Tafriqa (Studies in Islamic Philosophy). By Dr Sherman A Jackson (also known as Abdul Hakim Jackson). Click here for PDF. Incoherence of the Philosophers. From Western source...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Sin Leads To More Sin
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2010/04/sin-leads-to-more-sin.html
Tuesday, April 13, 2010. Sin Leads To More Sin. Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim (ra) writes regarding sins in his book ad-Daa wa Dawaa. And from it [i.e consequences] is that the sin produces more of its like and multiply, so much so that it becomes overwhelming for the slave to leave it off or find a way out. Just like some of the salaf used to say:. And if he does it a third good deed proclaims the same thing and so on. So the reward is multiplied and the good deeds are increased. To such an extent that a lot of s...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Levels of Jurists and How Fatawa are Made
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2011/04/levels-of-jurists-and-how-fatawa-are.html
Monday, April 25, 2011. Levels of Jurists and How Fatawa are Made. 1 Mujtahidin fil Shar'a. 8211; These are those who don't follow any other mujtahids and are the source of methods and principles to be followed by others. These include the likes of Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Malik ibn Ans, Imam Muhammad bin Idris Shaf'i, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal [may Allah have mercy on them], etc. 2 Mujtahidin fil madhab. 3 Mujtahidin fil Masail. Example of this level would be Imam Bazzazi, Imam Abu Bakr al- Jassas and Abu Abd...
maarifah0.blogspot.com
Ma'rifah: Simple Prescriptions & A Curriculum for Regular Muslims
http://maarifah0.blogspot.com/2008/06/simple-prescriptions-curriculum-for.html
Monday, June 30, 2008. Simple Prescriptions and A Curriculum for Regular Muslims. Allah Ta’ala wants that every Believer, every Muslim, you and I, no matter how far away we may be, and no matter how much we may have distanced ourselves from Him to still become His friend. And this is not an impossibility. Do not regard Wilayat (friendship with Allah) as a very difficult thing. Source: Ikhlas - Sincerity, A Discourse by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (db) [Musjid-e-Noor]. By Mufti Taqi Usmani,. Ma`arif ...
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT