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Analysis of the Sunnah, traditional Islamic practices, and their theological significance.

The Re-Formers of Islam: The Mas’ud Questions Members Public

© Nuh Ha Mim Keller 1995 Question 5 Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal Was Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal an anthropomorphist as is alleged by the Salafis? Can you provide me examples of the sayings of Imam Ahmad that show he did not hold the anthropomorphic ‘aqida of the neo-Salafis, as they claim?

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AL-TABARI Members Public

By GF Haddad Muhammad ibn Jarir ibn Yazid ibn Kathir, Abu Ja`far al-Tabari (d. 310), one of the major mujtahid Imams and the founder of a school of Law which remained for 150 years after his death, then disappeared. He is the author of a massive commentary on the

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MUHAMMAD’S ENTHRONEMENT AND MEDIATION Members Public

HOW ISLAM TRANSFORMED MUHAMMAD INTO A CHRIST FIGURE According to God’s true Word, the Holy Bible, the Lord Jesus sits enthroned with God the Father andintercedes for believers in order to procure their everlasting redemption: “But He kept silent and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked Him, saying

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Hadith of Adam’s tawassul through the Prophet Members Public

by GF Haddad—Rabi al-Awwal 1427—April 2006 – The hadith of Adam’s tawassul through the Prophet is related from three Companions – Maysara, Ibn ‘Abbas, and Ibn ‘Umar – with chains varying in strength from strong to very weak: I. Ibn al-Jawzi narrated in al-Wafa with his chain through al-Bayhaqi’s

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TAWASSUL (MEDIATION) IN SUNNI ISLAM PT. 6 Members Public

2. ALBANI’S DISSENT AND CONTEMPT FOR THE SCHOLARS The opponents hold that this hadeeth shows that it is permissible to make tawassul in du’aa by the status of the Prophet (SAW) or other pious people, since the Prophet (SAW) taught the blind man to use him as a

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AL-BUKHARI AND THE ISSUE OF ANAL SEX Members Public

The following has been taken from Distortion committed by Bukhari whilst copying down a tradition in his ‘Sahih’ pertaining to the legitimacy of sodomy. Distortion committed by Bukhari whilst copying down a tradition in his ‘Sahih’ pertaining to the legitimacy of sodomy We read in the Holy Quran:  Your wives

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TAWASSUL (MEDIATION) IN SUNNI ISLAM PT. 9 Members Public

Remarks on Kissing the Hand from a recent interview of Mawlana Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani INTERVIEWER. Beside Ikhlas and love, what else do you emphasize in your teachings? SHAYKH NAZIM. Respect. There must be respect. Without respecting each other, it is impossible to do anything. Allah Almighty ordered His servants to

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TAWASSUL (MEDIATION) IN SUNNI ISLAM PT. 8 Members Public

4. Tabarruk with the Prophet’s cup. – Hajjaj ibn Hassan said: “We were at Anas’s house and he brought up the Prophet’s cup from a black pouch. He ordered that it be filled with water and we drank from it and poured some of it on our heads

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