Lesson 41 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Sat 29 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 14-10-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • Ways and means are part and parcel of Al-Qadr, they don’t negate it.
  • We believe in the causes and effects. Don’t believe causes don’t have any effects.
  • Asharīs deny inherent properties of things which have effects, examples given. The correct position explained.
  • Atheists (and materials, naturalists) say everything occurs only through causes and can explain everything without a Creator (God that is). They exaggerate in the inherent properties of things.
  • Allāh is Al-Ghaniyy (free of all need). Everything other than Allāh requires something else.
  • Things have been endowed with properties so there has to be someone/something who put these in.
  • Issue 1: If Allāh has prior knowledge of our actions, how are we then held responsible for our actions, are we forced?
  • Allāh has put properties in man such as will, power/ability and desire. Verses in Qur’ān mentioned regarding this. This is how He made insān (man), He put properties in him like with other things.
  • Mans attributes like qudrah (power) and īradah (desire/wish) are created so his actions are created.
  • The mistakes in belief regarding man and his actions, with some misguided sects mentioned.
  • Issue 2: Belief in Al-Qadr, the good and the evil – how can it be said there’s evil in the decree of Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى)?
  • Discussion of the four levels of people with respect to the things decreed (for them):
    1) Pleased, which is recommended (mustahabb)
    2) Patient, which is obligatory (wājib)
    3) Angry, which is prohibited (harām)
    4) Grateful, the highest rank of a believer.

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Lesson 41 (Al-Qadr lesson 6).mp3

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Lesson 40 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Sun 23 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 8-10-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • The ways and means have to be valid. Authentic legislative and established creational ways and means don’t clash with Qadr.
  • A discussion on where people stand in the issue of asbāb (ways and means) with two extremes mentioned and one in the middle.
  • The middle and balanced group which is guided to the truth affirm the causes and the effects but not independently by themselves, but by what Allāh has placed in these things, of inherent properties.
  • They combine between 1) manqūl (revealed knowledge), 2) ma’qūl (that which is understood) and 3) ma’sūs (physically observed and experienced).
  • Evidences in the Qur’ān for man having will, power and choice.

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Lesson 40 (Al-Qadr lesson 5).mp3

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Lesson 39 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Sat 15 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 30-9-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • Completion of the discussion of the four levels of Al-Qadr.
  • Avoiding two extremes: belief that 1) “Man has no choice in what he does, he is compelled” and 2) “We create our own actions, outside of the will and power of Allāh”.
  • Mention of an extreme view that Allāh doesn’t have prior knowledge of events and He only knows a thing happens after it has occurred. This was introduced in the past but didn’t last very long as it’s explicit kufr because of denial of clear texts in the Qur’ān.
  • Elaboration regarding position that belief in Al-Qadr doesn’t oppose creational or legislative ways and means (or causes and effects) – there’s no clash.
  • The erroneous nature of thinking regarding using Al-Qadr to avoid taking the means. Two illustrative examples mentioned rebutting this false notion – 1) obtaining a child by getting married and having conjugal relations with wife and 2) eating food to remove hunger.
  • Elaboration concerning the famous hadīth of ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab (رضي الله عنه‏) and the plague in Shām and how scholars have differed over the issue of contagion.
  • From the wisdom of Allāh is that He has tied causes to effects. Water for example is a means for many things such as life and quenching of thirst, and so on for other created entities.
  • We believe in interconnected systems of causes and effects within Allāh’s creation. Behind these are wisdoms, clear goals and objectives.
  • Evidences for 1) creational and 2) legislative causes and effects.
  • Allāh ordered us to take the ways and means. Examples provided.

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Lesson 39 (Al-Qadr lesson 4).mp3

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Lesson 38 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Mon 10 Rabi Al Awwal 1445AH 25-9-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • Discussion of third level of Al-Qadr – al-mashee’ah – belief in Allāh’s will and that it encompasses everything, such that the existence and non-existence of things, whether small, large, hidden or apparent, are only through His will. His actions occur through His will and the servants do not act, except under His will.
  • Shaykh ‘Uthaymeen’s (رحمه الله) commentary on this statement of belief including mention of textual evidences supporting this such as [2:74], [81:28-29] and [2:253].
  • Discussion of fourth level of Al-Qadr – al-khalq – belief in Allāh’s creative power, through which things come to be. This is to believe that Allāh is the Creator of all things, small, large, hidden or apparent. It includes all entities, their attributes and whatever emanates from them of speech, actions and effects.
  • Examples provided to help understand this such as the sun which has attribute of being hot and giving light. Light and heat is something Allāh put in it, He created it with these attributes.
  • Mention of two angles through which we can say everything is from the creation of Allāh.
  • Reply to the doubt along the lines of “If I made something out of wood (like a door), is this construction also a creation of Allāh even though it was done by myself?”
  • What is the evidence that Allāh’s action is by His will? Some revealed and rational evidences are provided.
  • A look at some deviation in issue of Al-Qadr like those trying to use Al-Qadr to justify sin and disobedience.
  • What is meant by the following statement made by scholars: “Do not be a Jabarī when it come to acts of disobedience (sinning) and do not be a Qadarī when it comes to obedience”? An explanation of the misguidance and deviation of two sects who erred in the issue of Al-Qadr.

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Lesson 38 (Al-Qadr lesson 3).mp3

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Lesson 37 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Wed 28 Safar 1445AH 13-9-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • How do we believe in Al-Qadr? Scholars of the Muslims have looked into the Qur’ān and the Sunnah and found that Allāh (عز و جل) decreeing everything in creation has four steps/levels which comprises Al-Qadr.
  • The first two are discussed and covered in this lesson; 1) al-‘Ilm and 2) al-Kitābah.
  • Regarding al-‘Ilm, four verses from the Qur’ān provided as evidence showing Allāh’s knowledge encompasses every single thing.
  • What is the fruit of having this knowledge/belief?
  • Regarding al-Kitābah, no detailed knowledge has come in Qur’ān or Sunnah pertaining to al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh (The Preserved Tablet) so we don’t know how it is i.e. its reality.
  • What is important to understand though is that every single thing has been recorded.
  • Why is the Tablet called Mahfooz?
  • There’s another record which is in the hands of the angels wherein things are written and if someone sins and then repents it is erased so things are changed and raised unlike in al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh.
  • No one can access al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh and look into it contrary to the claim of those who believe that Sufī shaykhs have access to al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh and can peek into it!
  • Did Allāh write decrees of al-Lawh al-Mahfoodh with His own hands?
  • What is meant by “keys of the Ghaib” (in Qur’ān 6:59)?
  • Was the Pen (Al-Qalam) the first thing created?
  • Answers to questions above provided in this lesson are leading up to important question that’s going to be answered as we progress though these lessons which is: Is there a conflict between Al-Qadr and legislation?

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Lesson 37 (Al-Qadr lesson 2).mp3

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Imam Ahmad: “People Are In More Need of Studying Knowledge than they are of Food and Drink…”

Posted on Fri 23 Safar 1445AH 8-9-2023AD by islamtees
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Lesson 36 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Wed 21 Safar 1445AH 6-9-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • A word regarding all the previous lessons – they should provide a good, solid, clear understanding of position of Salaf of Ahlus-Sunnah with regards to Names and Attributes of Allāh إن شاء الله in opposition to the opposers from people of Kalām and philosopy and how they speak about Allāh, making mistakes and falling into error, violating the foundational principles mentioned.
  • Introduction to second part/topic of the book: Al-Qadr wa Sharr’ (the decree of Allāh and His legislation) and how this is connected to Tawheed (Ruboobiyyah, Names and Attributes of Allāh and Uloohiyyah).
  • Allāh gave everything its form, properties e.g. water is pure and purifying.
  • Allāh has legislated (according to His wisdom) certain things based on what He has created. Allah created man and woman, marriage which is means through which mankind reproduces, procreates. Ties of kinship, lineage, basis of inheritance and property rights follow on from this.
  • Some things He made to be tayyib (good, wholesome) and some things to be khabīth (harmful, evil), decreed this upon wisdoms.
  • Among mankind are those who believe there is a Creator but that once the Creator created he abandoned His creation and made no communication or conveyed nothing to His creation so therefore there is no such thing as revealed religion, organised religion as they say. These are called deists. They believe there is a Creator but don’t believe in organized religion, don’t believe in revealed Books i.e. deny legislation. This is a ridiculous assertion.
  • Start of the main text wherein Shaykhul-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) mentions: Chapter regarding al-Qadr and legislation of Allāh.
  • Shaykh Uthaimeen’s (رحمه الله) explanation and commentary regarding this including mention of 1) Allāh’s legislated judgement and 2) Allāh’s creational judgement.
  • What do we mean by Al-Qadr? It is Allāh determining or decreeing what was and what is to be, both in past eternity and future eternity.
  • Principle: having Eemān in Al-Qadr (decree) and al-Sharr’ (legislation) and to single out Allāh in issue of legislation. Can rephrase this principle by saying: “Singling out Allāh (the Exalted) with the creational judgement and the legislative judgement”.
  • The four levels to understanding Qadr of Allāh, what He has decreed for His creation.
  • The importance of belief in Al-Qadr and how it’s connected to Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah because it revolves around issue of Allah controlling and regulating the creation. Allah is the Maker, Creator, Regulator and Legislator.
  • Implications of belief in Al-Qadr. What does it lead to and how does it affect the believers?
  • Discussion regarding research into suicide rates around the world. See paragraph following the link to the lesson audio below.

Listen to the lesson/download here:
Lesson 36 (Al-Qadr lesson 1).mp3

Please read this article which contains more details (including a 3-page PDF named “A Global Perspective on the Epidemiology of Suicide”) concerning what was mentioned towards the end of the lesson:
Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn: A Happy Life Is Only Through Belief in Al-Qadar and the Resilience of Muslims Compared to Others (Suicide Rates)

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The Virtues of Tawhīd

Posted on Sun 18 Safar 1445AH 3-9-2023AD by islamtees
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Sayyid Qutb: Grandfather of Contemporary Takfīrī Jihādī Groups.

Posted on Thu 15 Safar 1445AH 31-8-2023AD by islamtees

Screenshots of 2 out of 8 pages in this section of the book have been provided. Please refer to the book for further information.

See screenshot below showing evidence of the opening editorial piece titled “Why Did I Become a Freemason?” written by Sayyid Qutb in Tāj al-Misrī (The Egyptian Crown) paper, 23rd April 1943 edition.

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Reminder Regarding The Event (Day of Resurrection): “And the mountains will be powdered to dust”

Posted on Mon 12 Safar 1445AH 28-8-2023AD by islamtees
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An Eye-Opener To Those “Working for the Establishment of the Khilafah”

Posted on Thu 8 Safar 1445AH 24-8-2023AD by islamtees

Note: Taqi ud-Din an-Nabahani set up his political party in 1953. It hasn’t achieved its objective of “restoring the Khilafah” since that time.

The full Question and Answer is provided below:

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Lesson 35 Upload – Taqreeb at-Tadmuriyyah

Posted on Fri 2 Safar 1445AH 18-8-2023AD by islamtees

Some of the matters or points covered:

  • Conclusion of Principle/Rule 6) – in particular the correct way of affirming attributes for Allāh.
  • Key sentence and belief – “When it comes to affirming for Allāh, we affirm for Allāh what He affirmed for Himself of the attributes of perfection in a way in which there is no deficiency in them whatsoever“.
  • What is the evidence for this?
  • When negating death for Allāh for example, this also implies the perfect opposite.
  • How the one who says: “I affirm for Allāh whilst negating any resemblance’ is in error.
  • The only things that can be ascribed to Allāh are attributes of perfection.
  • Some of the Shi’ah of the past gave Allāh human qualities, نعوذ بالله‎.
  • Allāh’s essence is unlike all other essences.

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Lesson 35.mp3

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