Ibn al-Qayyim said: قال لي شيخ الإسلام مرة العوارض والمحن هي كالحر والبرد فإذا علم العبد أنه لابد منهما لم يغضب لوردهما “Shaykh al-Islām once told me that tragedies and …
ʿAbd al-Raḥmān b. Nāṣir al-Saʿdī commentated on the verse: إِنَّ رَبِّي غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ “Verily, my Lord is the All-Forgiving, the Most-Merciful.” Saʿdī said: “Meaning, He is All-Forgiving to one who …
Shāh Walī Allāh al-Dihlawī said: الْعَالِمُ الرَّبَّانِيُّ الْوَارِثُ لِلْأَنْبِيَاءِ هُوَ الْمُحَافِظُ عَلَى أُمُوْرٍ تَدْرِيْسِ عُلُوْمِ الدِّيْنِ مُرَاعِيًا حُقُوْقَهُ؛ تَوْجِيْهِ النَّاسِ وَتَخَوُّلِهِمْ بِالْمَوْعِظَةِ؛ الْأَمْرِ بِالْمَعْرُوْفِ وَالنَّهِي عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِ؛ مُوَاسَاةِ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَطَلَبَةِ …
By Mln. Yaqub Abdurrahman 1 Introductory Note This is an introductory resource that was compiled for seminary students studying the subject of theology (ar. ʿaqīdah). Upon observing eager learners ambitiously …
In al-Madhāhib al-Tawḥīdiyyah, Dr. Būṭī mentioned the following regarding Existentialism: “We observe human existence occurring based on a state of being; one cannot choose what it will be or not …
By Mln. Saad Hussain (Takmīl Graduate, 2019) One term that is imperative for a student of ḥadīth to know is the term “mawqūf.” In this writing we shall elucidate its …