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Ruh & Nafs – The View of Qadi Thana’ullah Panipati (ra) Ruh & Nafs – The View of Qadi Thana’ullah Panipati (ra)

By Mufti Muhammad Shafi Usmani (ra)
و إذ قال ربك للملائكة اني خالق بشراً من صلصال من حما مسنون. فإذا سويته و نفخت فيه من روحي فقعوا له ساجدين
And (remember) when your Lord said to 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 People of Al-A’raf The People of Al-A’raf

By Shah Waliullah al-Muhaddith al-Dahlawi
Translated by Shaykh Muhammadullah Khalili Qasmi
Companions of the A’raf [a boundary between Hell and Paradise] are of various types. Some of them are as follows:
[1] People whom the message of Islam …

The Philosophical Outlook of Islam in a Nutshell The Philosophical Outlook of Islam in a Nutshell

By Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah
The vitality of any society, people or civilization depends in a large part on its philosophy of life conceived and practised. In his natural state, man scarcely thinks of anything but his …

The Cosmic Significance of the Descent of ‘Isa (peace be upon him) The Cosmic Significance of the Descent of ‘Isa (peace be upon him)

By Shaykh al-Islam Mawlana Shabbir Ahmad ‘Uthmani
Translated by Zameelur Rahman
Qutaybah ibn Sa’id narrated to us: Layth narrated to us [and] Muhammad ibn Rumh narrated to us: al-Layth informed us: from ibn Shihab: from …

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 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 …

Punishing Fire with Fire: The Islamic Stance on the Possibility of a Fiery Chastisement for the Jinn Punishing Fire with Fire: The Islamic Stance on the Possibility of a Fiery Chastisement for the Jinn

By Bilal Ali
It is a matter of consensus amongst the scholars of Sunni Islam that disbelieving jinn, like their human counterparts, can and will be punished with fire in the Hereafter. This consensus is built …

The Interrogation of Munkar and Nakir The Interrogation of Munkar and Nakir

When Munkar and Nakir interrogate the recently deceased and he fails to respond, do they subject him to continuous punishment until the Day of Reckoning or simply for a predetermined period?