Imam Abu Hafs ^Umar Ibn Ahmad (an-Nasafiyy
Imam Abu Hafs ^Umar Ibn Ahmad (an-Nasafiyy[1]), may Allah have mercy upon him, (said) in his famous book, “The Nasafiyy Creed,” (that if a person hit glass with a stone and broke it, then the…
Day: July 4, 2015
No one other than Allah—be it nature or ‘^illah ’creates anything
No one other than Allah—be it nature) which are the specific normal characteristics Allah specified the bodies with; such as the nature of fire is to burn; (or ‘^illah’—) which is a cause that whenever…
Allah exists without a beginning and everything else exists with a beginning
Allah ta^ala is not similar to any of the creation, as Dhun-Nun al-Misriyy[1], may Allah raise his rank, said: “Whatever you imagine in your mind, Allah is different from it.”[2] (Allah exists without a beginning,)…
Allah is (the Creator “al-Khaliq”), i.
Allah is (the Creator “al-Khaliq”), i.e., the One Who brought all the creations from inexistence into existence. He is (the Sustainer “ar-Raziq”), i.e., the One Who provides the sustenance to His slaves. He is (Knowledgeable…
Allah is (without a beginning “al-‘Awwal”),
Allah is (without a beginning “al-‘Awwal”), i.e., the One Who does not have a beginning to His Existence. His existence was not preceded by inexistence. The (Eternal “al-Qadim”) has the same meaning when referring to…
Allah is the One (Who is One “al-Wahid”)
Allah is the One (Who is One “al-Wahid”), i.e., the One who does not have a partner with Him in Godhood. He is (Indivisible “al-‘Ahad”), i.e., the One Who does not accept division and partitioning…
The meaning of ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah
In the prayer, the Muslim must say the Testification of Faith in Arabic by saying: <<Ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadar-Rasulullah.>>) Since the Testification of Faith (the two shahadahs) is the foundational root…
There are three (3) types of people who are not accountable for their deeds in the Hereafter
There are three (3) types of people who are not accountable for their deeds in the Hereafter There are three (3) types of people who are not accountable for their deeds in the Hereafter: the…
(It is obligatory upon all the accountable persons)to embrace the religion of Islam
(It is obligatory upon all the accountable persons) to embrace the religion of Islam (It is obligatory upon all the accountable persons), i.e., those who are pubescent, sane, and have received the basic call of…
Imam Ashshafi^iyy
Imam Ashshafi^iyy He is the Imam and Mujtahid Muhammad the son of Idris the son of al-^Abbas the son of ^Uthman the son of Shafi^ the son of as-Sa’ib the son of ^Ubayd the son…