Al-Ibanah of Al-Ash'ari

In Clarification of the Speech of Ahluz-Zaygh wal-Bid’ah: The Creed of Abul-Hasan Al-Ash’ari (d. 324H) from his work, “Al-Ibānah ‘an Usūl Ad-Diyānah”: Introduction of Shaikh Hammād Al-Ansāri.

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Aqeedah

The Pre-Decree: “Allah does whatever He wills. Nothing occurs except by His will and nothing is excluded from His will and decree.”

Prophet (salallāhu ‘alaihi wasallam) said in his supplication, “I am at Your service O Allāh, all goodness is in Your Hands, and evil is not attributed to You.” (An-Nasā’ī, no. [read on…]

Aqeedah

The Speech and Voice of Allah: Ibn Kullāb (died 240 AH) and the Repentance of Al-Ash’ari before his death in 324 AH.

This article discusses the attitudes of the Ash’aris towards the voice, letters and speech of Allah alongside their belief in the speech of the Self. It moves on to explain the ‘aqeedah of the early Salaf and then Ibn Taymiyyah. Also discussed is the link between Ibn Kullab and Abul-Hasan Al-Ash’ari – and then his subsequent repentance from the beliefs of the Mu’tazilah, then retracting from Ibn Kullab and finally adopting the creed of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal. A well-referenced article (copyright abu khadeejah 2018). [read on…]

Books

Chapter 23: Some of this Ummah will worship idols: Kitābut-Tawheed. And a discussion on Hizbiyyah, Al-Ikhwān Al-Muslimoon, Qutbiyyah: Jamal ad-Deen Al-Afghāni, Muhammad Abduh, Hasan Al-Banna.

This fine explanation of the Book of Monotheism is called: “Ash-Sharh al-Moojaz al-Mumahhad li Tawheed al-Khāliq al-Mumajjad alladhi allafahu Shaikhul-Islam Muhammad”, which means: “The Concise, Simple and Straight-forward Explanation of the Tawheed of [read on…]

40 Hadith on Names and Attributes

Chapter 4: The Finger of Allah: “The Obligation upon the whole creation to accept the Attributes of Allah, the Most High”: Abu Isma’īl Al-Harawī (d. 481H)

The following is a chapter from Shaikhul-Islaam Abu Ismaa`eel Al-Harawee’s (rahimahullaah, 396 – 481H): “The Book Of Forty Narrations In The Evidences Of Tawheed” This compilation is an amazing series of narrations [read on…]

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No Muslim leaves Islam unless he does something that nullifies it ―Imām Al-Barbahāri with the explanation of Shaikh Al-Fawzān

Imam Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan b. ‘Ali b. Khalaf al-Barbahāri (died 329H, rahimahullaah) stated in his Sharhus-Sunnah (point 41): ولا يخرج أحد من أهل القبلة من الإسلام حتى يرد آية من كتاب الله [read on…]

Aqeedah

Part 1: Holding fast to what the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (salallāhu ‘alaihi wassallam) were upon: Imām Ahmad bin Hanbal’s Usūl As-Sunnah (The Foundations of the Sunnah) with the explanation of Shaikh An-Najmi.

In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. All praise is due to Allah, Lord of all creation, and may the peace and blessings of Allah be [read on…]