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The Beautiful Names of Allah: Their Meanings and Significance
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ Allah means whoever has divinity, which is the power to create things. He possesses this attribute intrinsically. The Beneficent is He who has mercy. The Merciful is a superlative form indicating the one who acts mercifully. It is said that the Beneficent is willing to provide for every living thing in…
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The Methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The methodology of Ahl al-Sunnah (Ash’aris, Maturidis, and virtuous Hanbalis) is derived from the Qur’an and Sunnah. It relies on the understandings of the righteous predecessors and understanding of complexities within the Arabic language. The Qur’an affirms the absence of contradictions within revelation. “Do they not then consider the Quran carefully?…
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Understanding Tafwid Linguistically
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The linguistic meaning of tafwid has been explained by several scholars, one of whom is Ibn Faris, who states: Additionally, they say: ‘Batu Fawdha’, meaning they were in a mixed or disordered state, and its meaning is that each one entrusted their matter to another.” Ibn Manzhur states: Hence, tafwid is…
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The Middle Night of Sha’ban
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam al-Shafi’i stated: “I have heard that Duas are accept by Allah ﷻ on 5 nights: [Kitab al-Umm 2/485] Abu Tha’labah reported: The Prophet ﷺ said: “On the middle night of Sha’ban, Allah looks down upon His creation and He forgives the believers, gives respite to the unbelievers and He abandons…
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Imam al-Nawawi on the Rida (pleasure) of Allah ﷻ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The Imam, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: “The scholars, may Allah be pleased with them, said that Allah was pleased with them due to their obedience to Him, and they were pleased with Him because of what He honored them with and granted them of goodness and pleasure. Pleasure…
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