This blog contains commentary on current events from a Muslim perspective, original translations of Islamic texts, research into various topics related to Hadith, Tafsir, Fiqh and other sciences, as well as issues dealing with Aqidah.
I look forward to sharing with everyone, and reading your comments.
As-Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi,
Although as Muslims we do not recognize the authority of the Kuffar and their self-fashioned ‘rules of law’, it is important to acknowledge when they themselves ignore their own stated policies and laws when it suits their agenda. It is precisely because of the abuses possible in man-made laws and the lack of consistency, morality, and accountability in such laws that they can never achieve the justice they pretend to procure for the people under their jurisdiction.
So it is in this vain that we look at the threat of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) military action in Mali in terms of its legality and legitimacy. Read more »
As-Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi,
Imran Hosein and other conspiracy theory nutjobs had better retract their statements regarding the FSA and Syrian opposition being ‘terrorists’. That would be better for their credibility and their Akhirah most importantly.
With the latest massacre in Houla and Syrian state TV trying to blame al-Qaeda for artillery and tank fire on the town for over 12 hours through the night, the rhetoric and lies are getting ridiculous. Read more »
As-Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi,
Mali government rejects north’s independence – Africa – Al Jazeera English.
The above report has a former female ‘mayor’ from one of the northern Mali towns now within the borders of the independent Islamic State of Azawad wherein she states the very words of apostasy that ring out among the Hypocrites whenever actual Muslims fulfill the mandates of the religion- ‘we do not want Shari’ah’.
What people should know is that once the words ‘we do not want Shari’ah’ ring out from Hypocrities, they actually become Kuffar. Read more »
As-Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi,
I am very happy to share with you my translation of Muqaddimah Sahih Muslim. It is a parallel English-Arabic translation. For the translation I relied on the comprehensive 1,000 page Sharh authored by Muhammad bin Ali bin Adam bin Musa al-Ithiobi called Qurratu Ayn al-Muhtaj fi Sharh Muqaddimat Sahih al-Imam Muslim bin al-Hajjaj.
Enjoy.
As-Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi,
The first set that I am able to photograph and describe to you is my copy of Ibn Katheer’s Jami’ al-Masaneed was-Sunan published by Dar ul-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah. It is a 37-volume text compiled into 18 volumes. There is a Muqaddimah included as a separate volume which provides a biography for Ibn Katheer, the authors of the Sunan, Masaneed, and Sahihayn included in the text, the views of Ibn Katheer on various Masaa’il, his methodology in compiling the text, and other information. Read more »
As-Salam Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi,
الرُّؤْيَا الْحَسَنَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَى أَحَدُكُمْ مَا يُحِبُّ، فَلا يُحَدِّثْ بِهِ إِلا مَنْ يُحِبُّ، وَإِذَا رَأَى مَا يَكْرَهُ، فَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شَرِّهَا، وَمِنْ شَرِّ الشَّيْطَانِ، وَلْيَتْفِلْ ثَلاثًا، وَلا يُحَدِّثْ بِهَا أَحَدًا فَإِنَّهَا لَنْ تَضُرَّهُ
On authority of Abu Qatadah, he said, ‘I heard the Prophet SAWS saying: “The good dream is from Allah, thus when one of you sees what he likes, then he should not relate it except to who he likes well, and when he sees what he dislikes, then seek refuge in Allah from its evil and from the evil of Shaytan and let him spit dryly 3 times and do not relate it to anyone, thus it will never harm him” [Sahih al-Bukhari #7044, Muslim #2261]
I translated ‘man yuhibbu’ as ‘who he likes well’ instead of ‘who he loves’ since the only Sharh which explains this term with a different wording gives ‘mahbub’ which allows for it. Read more »
As-Salamu Alaykum wa Rahmatu Llahi wa Barakatuhu,
I drafted the below discussion for a different purpose however I thought I would share.
Please let me know of any corrections that you recommend, In Sha Allah.
The following texts only list 3 Istimdad for Usul: Ilm al-Kalam, Lughat al-Arabiyyah, and al-Ahkam ash-Shari’ah. My argument is that ‘Ilm al-Kalam’ is only part of it since the later texts of Usul included Kalam and Kalami terminologies based on their introduction and predominant usage after the time of Imam ash-Shafi’ee. Read more »
