Al-Tawassul is method of using an intermediary when supplicating to Allah ﷻ. The intention is to add weight to the supplication. The intermediary can either be a person or something intangible like good deeds or occasions or using Allah’s attributes ﷻ. We’ll discuss the position of Ahlus-Sunnah on Tawassul. Although a person can seek Allah…Continue reading Al Tawassul
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10 Principles of ‘Aqīdah
Al-Mabādīy’at al-ʽAšharah are the ten fundamentals which every student should know before delving into a particular subject. This helps in knowing what it is about and what can be achieved from the subject. Indeed the fundamentals of every science are ten: The definition, the subject, and the fruits, Its merit, relationship and founder, The name,…Continue reading 10 Principles of ‘Aqīdah
The Seventy-Seven Branches of Faith
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: Faith has over seventy branches or over sixty branches, the most excellent of which is the declaration that there is no god but Allah, and the humblest of which is the removal of what is injurious from the path: and modesty is the branch of faith. Sahih Muslim 35 …Continue reading The Seventy-Seven Branches of Faith
Aqīdatut Tahāwiyyah
Imam Tahāwi was a prominent scholar from Taha, Upper Egypt. His full name is Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin Salāma bin ʿAbd al-Malik. He was born in 239 AH and was among some of the great Islamic personalities like Abu Mansur al-Maturidi, Abu al-Hasan al-Ash’ari and various of the great hadith scholars. The first generation of…Continue reading Aqīdatut Tahāwiyyah