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Hadith on the Life of Prophets in the Grave Hadith on the Life of Prophets in the Grave

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman

Haddab ibn Khalid and Shayban ibn Farrukh narrated to us: they said: Hammad ibn Salamah narrated to us: from Thabit al-Bunani and Sulayman al-Taymi: from Anas ibn Malik: …

Are the Prophets Alive in Their Graves? Are the Prophets Alive in Their Graves?

Answered by Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari
Question:
What Aqidah should we have for the people that are dead? Some people say the Prophets are alive in their graves, is this true? Please give me evidence.

Answer:
In the …

On the Life of the Prophet in His Grave On the Life of the Prophet in His Grave

By Mawlana Khalil Ahmad al-Saharanpuri
Translated by Abu Muhammad Musa Sugapong

Question:
What is your position in regards to the life of the Holy Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) in his noble grave? …

The Prophet’s Miracles The Prophet’s Miracles

By Imam Nawawi
The Messenger of Allah possesses many manifest miracles and signs demonstrating [his veracity], reaching thousands and they are well known.
From amongst them was the Qur’an, the manifest and clear miracle and brilliant proof, …

Reprimanding Men for Denying the Athar of Ibn ‘Abbas Reprimanding Men for Denying the Athar of Ibn ‘Abbas

By ‘Allamah ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Lakhnawi
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
[Translator’s note: The treatise Zajr al-Nas ‘ala Inkar Athar Ibn Abbas by ‘Allamah ‘Abd al-Hayy al-Lacknawi was written three years after Mawlana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi’s Tahdhir …

Regarding the Shadow of the Messenger Regarding the Shadow of the Messenger

By Mufti Muhammad Shafi’ ‘Uthmani
Translated by Shaykh Tameem Ahmadi
Question: Did the Master of Both Worlds (Allah bless him and give him peace) have a shadow or not? Some lecturers say that the Prophet (Allah …

Regarding the Fundamentals of Islamic Belief Regarding the Fundamentals of Islamic Belief

By Mawlana Sayyid Muhammad Yusuf Binnauri
Translated by Saad Khan
When stating the necessary fundamentals of Islamic belief, scholars of the ummah usually mention a few examples in their books. A misunderstanding that occurs in …

Facing the Prophet’s Noble Grave in Supplication and Tawassul Facing the Prophet’s Noble Grave in Supplication and Tawassul

By Mawlana Khalil Ahmad al-Saharanpuri
Translated by Abu Muhammad Musa Sugapong
Inquiry: 
Can a supplicant in the Prophetic Masjid (al-masjid al-nabawi) face the exalted grave and ask from his honorable Protector, using the Noble Prophet (may Allah bless …