Al-Ghazaliyy[1] said in Ihya’ ^Ulumi-d-Din: Surely He (Allah) is Eternal, His Existence does not have a beginning and His Existence does not have an end, and surely He is not an entity that is contained. Rather, He is Exalted and Glorified from whatever is the attribute of the occurrences. Surely He is not a body that is composed of particles,…
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The Meaning of the Two Testifications of Faith In general, the meaning of the Testification that “no one is God except Allah” is: I confess with my tongue and I hold as a conviction and submit to it in my heart that the only rightfully worshipped One is Allah the Exalted. The meaning of the Testification that “Muhammad is…
Excellent praise and gratitude are due to Allah. May Allah increase the rank and honor of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and protect his [Muslim] Nation from what he feared for it. Allah the Exalted Said[1]: ﴿يَــٰأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ ٱتَّقُواْ ٱللهَ وَلتَنظُر نَفسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَت لِغَدٍ﴾ [which means] “O you who believed, fear Allah, and let each self look at that which…
Nature, cause, and reason do not create anything. Allah is the creator of everything Everything that has come into existence came after a state of non-existence. That thing that came into being was at one point in time non- existent and then Allah made it exit. Whether we are speaking of physical entities, ie the bodies, or what is…
The Ultimate knowledge about Allah is to absolutely have a firm belief that Allah exists without a manner of being and without a place. Imam Ahmad Ar-Rifa^I said: قَالُ الشيخُ أَحْمَدُ الرِّفَاعِيُّ “غَايةُ الْمَعْرِفَةِ باللهِ الإِيْقَانُ بِوُجُودِهِ تعالَى بلا كَيْفٍ ولا مَكَانٍ“ The Ultimate knowledge about Allah is to absolutely have a firm belief that Allah exists without a manner…
Praise is due to Allah who did not make a route for the slaves to know Him except by being powerless of knowing His Reality. Al Junaid (died 298 H)said the most precious word of Tawhid (i.e. clearing Allah from all non befitting attributes) is the saying of Abu Bakr As-Siddique: الحمدُ للهِ الذي لم يجعَلْ للخَلقِ سَبِيلا إلى مَعرفتِه…
How Does a non muslim Become a Muslim? In English and French Answer: One becomes a Muslim by believing in the Two Testifications of Faith (in Arabic: ash-Shahadatayn) and saying them with the intention of getting rid of blasphemy. -What are the Two Testifications of Faith? Answer: The Two Testifications of Faith are: In English: I bear witness that no one…
INNOVATIONS: MEANING AND JUDGMENT According to the Arabic language, the term ‘innovation’ (bid^ah), refers to any newly introduced matter, one not based on a preceding example. In the religious context, the innovation (bid^ah) is any newly introduced matter, one neither mentioned in the Qur’an nor ordered by the Prophet. Ibn ^Arabi said: “…innovations are not dispraised due to the…
THE CREATOR OF EVERYTHING DOES NOT RESEMBLE THE CREATIONS All praise and thanks is due to Allàh, the Lord of the universe. We ask Allàh to raise the rank of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), and to protect his nation from that which the Prophet himself fears for it. May Allàh grant us sincere intentions and proper…
ISLAM THE TRUE RELIGION Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. May Allah raise the rank of our master Muhammad and his Al and Companions and protect his nation from that which he fears for it. ALLAH Everything that exists, except Allah the Creator, is created by Him. Allah has full power over every bit of…