Discussing Monetization of Zakaatul Fitr
A GUIDING LIGHT ON ISSUES OF MONETIZING ZAKATUL FITR نور الهدى في مسائل إخراج زكاة الفطر نقدا By Ibn Taofeeq Abdul Azeez Click the “download” up there and download the pdf file of this book. 9th June, 2018
Episode Six: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MU’TAZILITES
After the Murder of the Caliph Uthman bn Affaan (radiya Allahu anhu), and during the dispute over Ali’s leadership, those who neither condemn nor sanction Ali or Ali’s opponents but took the middle position were termed the Mu’tazilah. As we said earlier, during the reign of the dispute, the Khawarij considered those who stood up […]
IT’S AN HONOUR FOR AL-QARADAAWI
Alhamdulillah for the success of the Book Tour. The attendance and contributions from our notable scholars is indeed an honour for the person of Al-Qaradaawi. My sincere gratitude to all who were able to attend the official launch of my new book titled “WHAT IS THE SIN OF AL-QARADAAWI?…intelligent responses to frivolous allegations” I was […]
Episode Five: MURJI-AH: YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW
Other than the two groups discussed above, there also arised other group that tended to have the attitude which ‘does not desire to involve’ into a post rebellion brouhaha and murder of Uthman bn Affaan. The attitude of this group then became the basis and embryo for the birth of Murji-ah مرجئة ideology. 1: In […]
Episode Four: ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SHIISM
In addition to Khawarij, there appeared Shia in the history of Islam. 1: What is famously believed by the masses is that Shiites are those people who supported Ali bn Abi Taalib during the caliphate of Mu’aawiyah bn Abu Sufyan. Accordingly, this means that those who supported Ali are Shiites while those who supported Mu’aawiyah […]
Episode Three: PARADIGM OF THE KHAWARIJ
The first two episodes of this series give an introduction to the series; while we start (with this episode) the discussion about the Islamic sects and movements with the Khawarij. Following points should be noted about the famous Islamic movement called “Khawarij”. 1: Khawarij is one of the classical doctrines in Islam. The beginning of […]
Is Solaatu Tesbeeh Bid’ah?
There are gimmick around Hadith authentication. Most scholars who regarded an Hadith to be Da’eef had accepted as Sahih an Hadith with similar chain if it is tandem to his inclination. Most Saudi scholars consider it Da’eef (weak); but Sheikh al-Albaani disagreed and said it is authentic in his صحيح الترغيب و التهريب. I don’t […]
Episode Two: IDENTIFYING THE SEVENTY-THREE SECTS
In the previous episode, we discussed some points about the Isnad (chain of transmission) of the famous hadith of seventy-three sects which is the basis of this subject matter. In this episode, we are to consider the meanings, context, and influence of this hadith; as well as the conclusion on this topic. The explanation for […]
Episode One: RECONSIDERING THE SEVENTY-THREE SECTS
Before the discussion of the Historical Evolution of Islamic Sects, we first have to scrutinize and analyze the basis of this subject; which is the famous hadith of the seventy-three sects. There is an urgent need to study this Hadith differently, to give a better understanding of the relationship between Muslim sects; an understanding that […]
Ramadhan 1442 Series
As for this year Ramadhan, in Shaa Allah, I will be making articles on Historical Evolution of Islamic Sects. The term/word “Sect” will also be used to refer to popular and controversial Islamic movements that have been tagged sects by some adversaries of the movements. This series will entails the famous hadeeth of sects; starting […]