At-Tahawi vs. The Apologists 2

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More on the refutation of the so-called “Modernist Muslims.”

At-Tahawi vs. The Apologists 3 (AUDIO)

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Part Three of the refutation of the quasi-Muslim Apologists.

At-Tahawi (Ibrahim Khaleel of Allah)

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Explanation of the meaning of the phrase the “Khalil of Allah.”

At-Tahawiyy vs. The Apologists (AUDIO)

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A lesson from At-Tahawiyy and a refutation of the Quasi-Islamic Apologists.

Bilal Philips EXPOSED (Audio Lesson)

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This is a lesson dedicated to the refutation of Bilal Philips, who claims that Allah is a giant body that lives above our heads.  Allah is the Creator of space and direction.  Allah existed before space and direction and does not occupy space or direction.

At-Tahawi and Predestination

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Another lesson from the famous Sunni Salaf scholar, Abu Ja`far At-Tahawiyy on the Islamic Creed.

At-Tahawi 25 A Lesson on the `Arsh and Kursiyy

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A lesson from At-Tahawi regarding the `Arsh and Kursiyy and a clarification regarding those who believe Allah exists above or upon these objects.

Tawheed is What You Need

Tawheed is What You Need 

Allah—our Lord–is One but not like a number.
Allah is God alone and there is no other.

Allah is without peers, partners, or parts.
Allah is free of time and has no start.

Allah was before any of the creations were.
Allah isn’t subject to time—like all the things that occur.

For time: it comes and it has to pass.
The present is now—but it can’t last.

The past has come and gone and the future’s yet to be.
Being defined by time is a fact of our reality.

Now time and change are both related:
Time measures change and is initiated.

God doesn’t change—for a change must begin.
It has to commence and it comes to an end.

Start and change apply to all the created.
And that’s what Imam Al-Junayd clearly stated.

Tawheed is What You Need

Now, the atheists, they have Allah’s worse curse*:
For reason witnesses there is a Creator for this universe.

All the creation stands as proof manifest
That there is One God for all in existence.

Allah’s existence is confirmed by the sound mind.
But the sound mind knows that in it God’s not confined.

For God was before the colors, light, or darkness.
And God’s not a reflection or image grasped by the senses.

Allah is Unique—that is, completely Incomparable.
Totally different, God’s Reality is unfathomable.

Allah is not a picture or form to imagine or conceive.
And this is an essential concept every Muslim has to believe.

Tawheed is What You Need

Allah was before the “here” or “there”
The “in” or “on” the “when” or “where”
Allah has no origin and has no compare.

Allah is not like the bodies or their properties.
Allah has no shape, or form, or extremities.

Allah is not in motion nor is Allah still:
For all movement and rest exists by His Will.

Allah is Adh-Dhahir and Al-Batin.
Nothing exists above or under Him*–
Or to the front, rear, or sides
Allah needs no place in which to reside.

Allah’s not measured by a volume or quantity.
And Allah is not a material or ethereal entity.

Allah is not a light, soul or spirit.
Allah exists without a place—although mushriks hate to hear it.

Allah is greater than all human conception.
Unlike us, Allah is without time, place, or direction.

Allah is Al-Ghaniyy and Al-Qayyum.
Allah has no need for anything—including, space or room.

Allah has no consort, daughter, or son.
And Allah’s not a body out of which things come.

Allah wasn’t born—nor did Allah bear or sire.
Allah doesn’t sit or descend and Allah doesn’t tire.

No size, image, or limits—God’s not in a dimension.
Allah exists without a place—it’s a sign of God’s Perfection.

Tawheed is What You Need

Allah knows what was, is, and all futurity.
Nothing is hidden from Allah or held in obscurity.

Allah has the Perfect Power and immutable Will.
Allah gives life and death and makes one well or ill.

Good and bad both happen by God’s Decree.
So, whatever Allah wills, it will certainly be.

All occurs by Allah’s Knowledge, Will, and Might.
The Creator of all has the Perfect Hearing and Sight.

Allah has Life without organs, flesh, or soul.
Allah is Eternal and doesn’t age, rest, or get old.

Allah is An-Nur—to the light of Faith God Guides.
But Allah’s not an illumination that fills up the earth and skies.

God is One—totally beyond compare or need.
This is the Message of all the Prophets—and the essence of Tawheed.

Always the Moor

At-Tahawi #19 Allah Exists Without Direction (Audio)

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An explanation of the famous saying of Abu Ja`far At-Tahawiyy:

“Allah is clear of all boundaries, extremities, sides, organs, other body parts/devices.  None of the six directions contain Allah as is the case with all the created entities.”

A Lesson on the Guarded Tablet

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This is a lesson on Al-Lawh Al-Mahfudh (the Guarded Tablet) and a proof related to the matters of Destiny.

Lesson 4 from Summary of Islamic Knowledge (Audio)

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This is a lesson from the Fard-ul-`Ayn Knowledge (knowledge required for every legally accountable person) related to the matters of the Creed.

What is Kufr?

 

There has been a recent trend among quasi-traditionalist writers and speakers that promotes an ideology that undermines the very foundation of Islam—namely, an ideology that attempts to erase the distinction between Iman (Faith or Belief) and kufr (disbelief)—that is, to confuse the distinction between the Muslims and the disbelievers.  The Believers (i.e., the Muslims) are clearly defined in the Qur’an.  Al-Hujarat, 15 means:

 

The Believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger [Prophet Muhammad] and have no doubt.   

 

Abu Hanifah said: “Iman [Faith or Belief] and Islam are inseparable.  Every Muslim is a Believer, and every Believer is a Muslim.”  Faith (Iman) is to believe correctly in Allah, and to believe correctly in the Messenger of Allah (Prophet Muhammad).  Believing correctly in Allah entails believing in One Perfect Beginningless Creator, Who is the Creator of everything, and absolutely does not need anything.  Allah is Incomparable.  Allah is unimaginable.  Allah is not a material or spiritual being.  Allah is Eternal and not subject to development or change.  Allah existed before time, direction, or space.  Allah is the Creator of time, direction, and space; hence, Allah is not in time, direction, or space.

 

Believing in Prophet Muhammad entails believing he was truthful in everything he conveyed from Allah, whether it be the matters of the unseen (such as, the Angelic realm), the previous Prophets and Messengers, the (authentic) Divine Books, the events of the Afterlife, such as, the Judgment Day and the ultimate dwelling in Paradise or Hell.  Also, one must accept the superiority of the Sacred Law that was revealed to Prophet Muhammad. 

 

Furthermore, one must also believe that all the Prophets were men of outstanding character and righteousness.  All the Prophets were Muslims; they were truthful, honorable, virtuous, handsome, courageous, intelligent, and wise men who called people to the correct belief in the Creator.  Allah supported the Prophets with miracles to demonstrate their truthfulness in what they conveyed.  Never did any of the Prophets commit disbelief, enormities, or sins that would indicate baseness of character.  Allah has informed us of their truthfulness; hence, we must believe in all of them. 

 

Kufr (disbelief) is the opposite of Iman (Faith).  Linguistically, kufr is derived from the verbal root k-f-r, which literally means “to conceal or cover.”  However, in the terminology of Islamic Doctrine, anyone who does not have Iman (Faith) commits kufr (disbelief).  The person who commits disbelief is called a kafir (pl. kafirun, kafirin, kuffar).  Hence, every non-Muslim, whether atheist, agnostic, Jew, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Zoroastrian, or the like is a kafir.  This is mentioned in the Qur’an:

 

Whoever does not believe in Allah and His Messenger [Muhammad], then certainly Allah has prepared for the disbelievers (kafirin) a raging fire.  (Al-Fath, 13)

 

There are three general categories of disbelief:

 

A) Ta`til: the denial of Allah’s Attributes, such as, for one to claim that Allah does not know everything, or to claim that Allah is not the Creator of everything.

 

B) Tashbih: the resembling of Allah to the creations in one way or another, such as, claiming (or believing) that Allah is an idol, the sun, the moon, a human, a light, or that Allah has a form, or that Allah exists in a direction, location, or time.

 

C) Takdhib: the belying or rejecting what is well-established and commonly known in the Religion, such as, the obligation of the five daily prayers, fasting during Ramadan, the hijab for the woman, and the prohibition of alcohol, stealing, murder, fornication, and homosexuality.  (It is important to note that simply doing a prohibition or neglecting an obligation does not constitute disbelief (kufr) unless one deems the sin permissible, for deeming the sins permissible is, in essence, rejecting what Allah revealed, and the one who rejects what Allah has revealed can’t be considered a Muslim.)

 

Other examples of disbelief (kufr) would be for a person to mock the Sunnah of the Prophet, to intentionally throw the Qur’an or other religious material in the trash, or to assist another to commit disbelief.

 

The disbelievers are of two general categories: those who are legally accountable (mukallaf) and those who are not.  Any non-Muslim who is sane, pubescent, and has heard the Shahadah (Declaration of Faith) in a language he understands is considered an accountable kafir, and is obligated to immediately embrace Islam.  On the other hand, if the non-Muslim was prepubescent, insane, or never heard the Declaration of Faith, then he is not accountable.  

     

As for the accountable disbeliever (kafir), if he dies in such a state, he will have no reward in the Hereafter.  Al `Imran, 85 means:

 

Whoever elects for himself a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted from him, and he will be among the losers in the Hereafter.

 

Furthermore, the Qur’an promises the (accountable) disbelievers everlasting torture in Hell.  Al-Baqarah, 161-162 means:

 

Surely, those who disbelieve and die while they are disbelievers (kuffar), upon them is the curse of Allah and the angels and men; condemned therein forever, their punishment shall not be lessened.  

 

Because some extremists have made takfir (deemed others kafir) without justification, does not mean that Muslims should become apologists and abandon making a distinction between Believers (i.e., Muslims) and disbelievers (i.e., kuffar).  Nonetheless, in making this distinction, it does not justify acts of terror and murder in the name of “Islam.”  To the contrary, Muslims must be moderate and learn their Religion according to the genuine traditional methodology of Sunni Islamic scholarship.  Muslims in the West should work diligently to invite non-Muslims to Islam with good manners and by demonstrating the truthfulness of the Islamic doctrine. Furthermore, Muslims should be magnanimous and forbearing in their dealings with other members of the society–but without distorting or compromising their Faith.

Summary of Islamic Knowledge Lesson 5

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This is another full length lesson regarding the matters of the Islamic Creed.

At-Tahawi 24 (The Matter of Destiny)

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This lesson is a continuation about the matters pertaining to Fate/Destiny (Qadar).