Hadith

other pillars is reached.” The importance of love for Imam Aly (AS) and by extension, all rightful successors of Imam Aly (AS), the pure Imams, can be seen from the following Ḥadīth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAAS): “None but a ‘momin’ loves Ali and none but a hypocrite hates Ali.” With regard to the above Ḥadīth, Qazi No’man, who served as a Qāḍī (jurist) for many years during the Fatimid rule in North Africa, writes in his book Kitab-ul-Himma fi Adabi Ataba-el-a’emma (Code of Conduct…

The mentioned televangelist are in a way or the reverse way in order to review the Islamic rules and promotes western propaganda. They are seemed to hid their identity by memorising Hadith and verses which they utilise according to their own need. The large majority of the ministers are utilizing communicate to direct the supporter as well to deliver non-devotees to demonstrate to them the correct way. These TV ministers offer a stage…

Similar to the prophetic signs ascribed to Judaism, Islamic end time prophecy includes minor and major signs. Neither the minor nor the major signs are to prelude one another, but shall occur simultaneously. Therefore, the minor signs are not thought to take place before the major ones, but are considered of less importance than the major signs. Many of the minor signs of the Islamic end times parallel to that of Judaism’s beliefs. Muhammad prophesied that in the last age people would follow a…

I listened to the audio speech broadcasted for members of the Taliban movement by Amir Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansur Sahib. It is said that the speech was broadcasted this morning, through general radio communication frequency, to all mujahedin fighting against America and its supporters in Afghanistan. I will talk about the importance of the speech later, but first I should say that the new leader 's speech was like the deceased Mullah Sahib speech informal, simple in concept, and genuine. The…

the continuity of spiritual obedience, and possessing spiritual peace; as is encapsulated in the Arabic greeting Salaam (peace). Thus the potential for peace on earth in Islam is contained in Shariah Law; a synthesis of notions from the Quran and Hadith which have both an immediate, everyday connotation and an eschatological one; where eternal peace will reign supreme through the vehicle of…

the religion. Sunni Islam – There are three areas to this hierarchy which included ‘Six Pillars of Iman’, ‘the Schools of Law’ and ‘the Six Books’. They act as the base and the backbone for the Sunni religious hierarchy. They are centered on the Hadith, traditions of Muhammad and of course the Quran. The six pillars are: belief in God (Allah), existence of Angels, Prophets, in Gods revelations, judgement day and Divine destiny. Shia Islam- There are five principals: One God, Justice,…

this word translates to Holy war. However as stated above Islamic teaching regard life as sacred, if we translate the words "holy war" back into Arabic, we find ‘Harbun Muqaddasatu’. Unfortunately, Muslim writers and translators of the Qur’an, the Hadith and other Islamic literature translate the term ‘jihad’ as ‘holy war’. Fundamental and Authentic, what’s the difference? Islam extremists (fundamental) refer back to earlier times and seek to return to the essentials of the religion and…

Conception of Authority in Islam It is seen in the first surah in the Quran that supreme authority rests, “In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, all praise is due to Allah, Lord of the Worlds,” (Al-Fatihah 1:1, 1:2). There is a coherence between authority and doctrine, where a doctrine consists of words, deeds, goals and means of attaining these goals as well as defining the relationship between the believers and their doctrine, (Yaqub, n.d.). However, there must…

Abraham Lincoln once said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” The religious figure Abraham is one of the most polarizing figures in the Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. These religions are all founded with the belief that Abraham is their common ancestor. However, these religions have a rift in beliefs surrounding the decision of which son of Abraham, Ishmael or Isaac, is the legitimate heir to Abraham’s everlasting covenant with God. The painting of “Hagar’s…

Australian Liberal Senator, Eric Abetz believes that Muslim communities consider female education as a “crime” (Reynolds, 2016) and that they live “boring and restricted lives” (Panahi, 2015). However, Muslim women are encouraged to be educated as the hadith professes: “Seeking knowledge…