Ta'wil of al-Kursi to Mean 'Ilm (Knowledge)

TA’WIL OF AL-KURSI TO MEAN ILM (KNOWLEDGE) ACCORDING TO SOME FROM THE SALAF:
 
A REPLY TO FAISAL AL-JASIM
 

Praise be to Allah that is due from all grateful believers, a fullness of praise for all his favours: a praise that is abundantly sincere and blessed…

Imām Abū Hanīfa and The Statement of Imām al-Bukhārī “Some People Say”: Between Fact and Fiction

In recent times, there has been great confusion between two distinct concepts: Ikhtilāf [legitimate disagreement] and Khilāf [illegitimate disagreement]. Many misinformed people, for lack of Suhbah (companionship) of traditional scholars and spiritual guides, read the differences of the Salaf and misinterpreted their Ikhtilāf as Khilāf. Undoubtedly…

The Four Rak'ats before the Isha prayer: An assessment of its legitimacy

In some of the books of Islamic jurisprudence (Fiqh) there is a mention of the performance of four rak’ats of Salah before the actual obligatory (Fard) four rak’ats of the Isha Salah. This specific number of rak’ats of Salah before the Isha has been designated as being…

Qadi Yusuf al-Nabhani (d. 1932 CE/1350 AH) on the Jala al-Aynayn of Nu'man al-Alusi

Qadi Yusuf al-Nabhani (d. 1932 CE/1350 AH) on the
Jala al-Aynayn of Nu’man al-Alusi
 

Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabhani said :
“This book is one of the most dangerous of books for the Muslims in general and the immature student in particular. They should not…

Understanding the Attributes of Allah – Part 4 of 4

In this third part of the seminar entitled “Understanding the Attributes of Allah” that took place in December 2013, Shaykh Dr. Abul Hasan Hussain Ahmed succintly answers questions related to Understanding the Attributes of Allah, as well as other pertinent questions related to creedal matters.
Part 1 is available here…