Question: I want to know the status of beating backs with knives (Zanjeer) on the day of Ashura? What is it status in Shia Fiqh?
Answer by Board of Istifa, Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani: The philosophy of mourning during ‘Ashura’, is to respect the symbols of religion and remember the suffering of Imam Hussain (as), [...]
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Highest Ranking Shi’ite Marja’ Scholars Grand Ayatollah Sistani and Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s Ruling on Shi’ites Beating Backs with Knives on 10th of Muharram
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, Fatawa, tagged 10th Muharram, Ashura, Haram, Matam, Shia, Shiite, Ulema, Zanjeer on December 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Position of the Tariqat i-Khwajagan By Mawlana Shaykh Nazim Adil al-Haqqani
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, tagged shaykh ahmed, Ahmed Amiruddin, sufi, islam, love, shaykh nazim, nazim, naqshbandi, Sayyid, Makkah, al-Adham, Bab el Sheikh, al-Qadir, Jelani, Syed, Adil, Haqqani, Canada, Muslim, Arabs, Quraysh, Ishmaelites, Prophet Muhammad, Twelve Imams, Khwaja, Abul Hasan al-Kharqani, Bayazid Bistami, Abdullah, Ansari, Mawlana 'Abd Allah Daghestani on December 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“There are forty one Tariqat’s, forty springing from the heart of Imam Ali, and one, the Naqshbandiyya Order, coming from Abu Bakr As Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with them. The Prophet had 124,000 Companions. Who was the grand companion? It was Abu Bakr. The Prophet said, “The whole of what Allah [...]
The Truth in the Matter of the Father of Jinn By Mawlana ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami an-Naqshbandi
Posted in Articles, tagged islam, Jinn, Khwajagan, Mawlana Jami, Satan, Shaitan on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The author of Rashahat writes, “One day, the subject of the jinn was being discussed. The venerable Mawlana [Jami] quoted a saying of the venerable Shaykh Muhyi-d-Din ‘Arabi: “Is Satan the father of the jinn, or is he not? There is disagreement on this question.” Mawlana [Jami] also said:
“The truth of the matter is [...]
Prayer for Protection By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, Spiritual Experiences, tagged Abd, Abdul, Adil, Ahmed Amiruddin, al-Adham, al-Jilani, al-Qadir, amulet, Arabs, Azam, Bab el Sheikh, Baghdad, Canada, Canadian, dua, flu, Ghawth, Haqqani, Iraq, Ishmaelites, islam, Muslim, Muslims, naqshbandi, nazim, Prophet Muhammad, protection, Quraish, Quraysh, Sayyid, shaikh nazim, shaykh ahmed, Sheikh, sufi, sufism, Syed, talisman, taweez, Taweez H1N1 on November 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Sunni Position on the Twelve Imams By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, Spiritual Experiences, tagged 12 Imams, Abdul, Adil, Ahmed Amiruddin, al-Adham, al-Jilani, al-Qadir, Arabs, Bab el Sheikh, Baghdad, Canada, Canadian, Ghawth, Haqqani, Ishmaelites, islam, love, Makkah, Muslim, Muslims, naqshbandi, peace, policy, Prophet Muhammad, public, Qadri, Quraish, Quraysh, Sayyid, shaikh nazim, shaykh ahmed, shaykh nazim, Sheikh, sufi, sufism, Sunni Traditions, Twelve Imams on November 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Q. Is it correct for Sunni Muslims to believe in the Twelve Imams?
A. In light of the Hadith of Gabriel (alaihi salam), also known as the Hadith of Ihsan, the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alaihi wa aalihi wa sallam) defined his religion as Islam, Iman and Ihsan. Based on the study of this [...]
Belief in the Twelve Veils By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, Fatawa, tagged Adil, Ahmed Amiruddin, Arabs, Canada, Dr. GF Haddad, Dr. Tahir ul Qadri, Haqqani, Ishmaelites, islam, Light of the Prophet, Muhammad, Muslim, naqshbandi, nazim, Prophet Muhammad, Quraish, Quraysh, Sayyid, shaikh nazim, shaykh ahmed, shaykh nazim, Sheikh, sufi, sufism, Syed, Twelve Imams, Twelve Veils on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a post on yanabi.com, Dr. GF Haddad dismisses the hadith about the creation of twelve veils as a “Shia forgery” (see his critique of Shaykh al-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir ul-Qadri posted at http://www.yanabi.com/forum/Topic333186-24-1.aspx wherein GF Haddad states, “This is yet another forgery which unknowns threw on Sufyan and Ibn al-Mubarak’s doors just as [...]
Imam Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Husayn ibn ‘Ali, al-Baqir, the Rewarder
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, Spiritual Experiences, tagged Abu Hanifa, Adil, Ahmed Amiruddin, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Arabs, Fatima Zahra, Hanafi, Haqqani, Imam Muhammad al Baqir, Ishmaelites, islam, Madhab, Madinah, Makkah, Muslims, naqshbandi, Prophet Muhammad, Quraysh, Sayyid, shaykh nazim, sufi, sufism, Syed, Twelve Imams on October 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“The stars do not rule us, we rule the stars“-Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib
“The tomb of Musa al-Kazim is a tried cure for all disease”-ash-Shafi’i
Named Muhammad, al-Baqir was his title and he was also known as Abu Jafar. [He was the son of Imam Zain ul 'Abidin]. He was a highly respectable [...]
The Ottoman Caliphate, the Illustrious Quraysh and Al Mahdi
Posted in Articles, tagged Al Mahdi, Arabs, Baiah, Imam, Ishmaelites, Jerusalem, Jesus, oTTOMANS, Quraish, Quraysh, Rightly Guided Caliphs on October 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Ottoman Caliphate was abolished in 1924, ending almost 1300 years of the Caliphate of the Quraysh with brief intervals. Until the demise of the Ottoman Caliphate, the Muslim world remained alligned and united under Baiah (Oath of Allegiance) to the bloodline of the Quraysh and the Oath (Baiah) of the [...]
‘Eid al-Fitr 2009 Mubarak!
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, tagged 2009, Adil, Ahmed Amiruddin, al Fitr, Canada, Eid, Haqqani, islam, peace, Quraysh, Sayyid, shaikh nazim, sufism on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Holy Quran states, “The heart lied not in what he saw. Will you then dispute with him about what he saw” Muslim recorded from Ibn Abbas about the verses: [مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَى ] “The heart lied not in what he saw”, and, [وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَى ] “And indeed he saw Him [...]
The Divine Right of the Quraysh By Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin
Posted in Ahmed Amiruddin, Articles, Spiritual Experiences, tagged Abdul, Adil, Ahmed Amiruddin, al-Jilani, al-Qadir, Arabic, Arabs, Arbaham, Caliph, cALIPHATE, Canada, Canadian, Divine Right, Ghawth, Haqqani, Hijaz, Imamate, Iraq, Ishmael, islam, Isra, Jelani, Jerusalem, Jesus, Kingdom of Heaven, Madinah, Mahdi, Makkah, Mary, Masjid al-Aqsa, Muslims, naqshbandi, peace, Prophet Muhammad, Quraish, Quraysh, Sayyid, shaikh nazim, shaykh nazim, Sheikh, son of, sufi, Syed on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1. By the Covenant of Quraysh,
2. Their Covenants (covering) journeys by winter and summer,-
3. Let them adore the Lord of this House,
4. Who provides them with food against hunger, and with security against fear (Holy Quran, Sūra 106: The Quraysh: Custodians of the Ka’ba)
Q. What are the virtues of the Quraysh? Is it true [...]
