Shaykh Jamaaal bin Furayhaan Al-Haarithee رحمه الله mentioned the following:
“As for the Da’wah of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen, we must ask: Did its founder or any of his followers, up to this day, write even one book on Tawheed in which they clarified the Correct Creed? Did Hasan Al-Bannaa call to the sincere worship of Allaah and the elimination of Shirk in all of its various forms? Did he put an end to the shrines at the gravesites? Did he level (i.e. flatten) the tombs and prevent the graves of the righteous people from being used as means of getting near to Allaah as people claim? Did he establish the Sunnah??
All of these questions have no answer. But the answer lies with the one who knows the Creed of the Salaf and compares it to the call of the Ikhwaan-ul-Muslimeen, which is embodied in its founder, Hasan Al-Bannaa. This answer can also be found with the one who reads his books. And this answer is that he had no clear and firm call when it came to fighting against Shirk and innovations.
Hasan Al-Bannaa said: “ I accompanied the brothers of the Husaafee (Sufi) Order in Damanhour (Egypt) and devoted myself to the hadrah (gathering seeking presence of the Prophet) in Masjid At-Tawbah every night.” [Mudhakkiraat ad-Da’wah wad-Daa’ivah (pg. 24) of the Daar at-Tawzeeh Edition]
He also said in the same book (pg. 24): “Sayyid ‘Abdul-Wahhaab, the one who grants Ijaazah for the Husaafee (Sufi) Order, attended, and I learned the Husaafee Shadhlee (beliefs) from him. He granted me permission of its roles and duties.” He also said (pg. 28): “The days of Damanhour…were days of complete captivation within the Sufi mentality… So it was a period of time in which we were immersed in acts of worship and tasawwuf (i.e. Sufi Mysticism).” He also said (pg. 30): “During the many Fridays that we spent in Damnahoor, we would choose to go on a journey to visit (the graves of) one of the deceased righteous (awliyaa) from Damanhour. Sometimes we would go visit ad-Dasooqee, walking by foot right after the Morning Prayer until we would reach the site by about eight in the morning. So we would cover this distance, which was almost twenty kilometers, in three hours. And we would visit (the grave), pray Jumu’ah (Friday Prayer) there and then rest…And we would retrace our steps back to Damanhour.”
He also said (pg. 30): “And sometimes we would visit ‘Azbat-un-Nawaam, the place in whose cemetery is buried Shaikh Sayyid Sinjar, from the elite members of the Husafee Order who were known for their piety and righteousness. We would spend an entire day there, and then head back (home).”
And he said (pg. 52): “ I remember that it was from our customs that we would go out during the celebratory processions of the Prophet’s birthday after the hadrah every night from the first to the twelfth day of Rabee’-ul-Awwal And while we would be walking in the procession, we would chant the customary hymns with complete happiness and total joy !!!” One of the hymns he would chant was:
“This beloved one (i.e. Muhammad) along with his loved ones has attended And pardoned everyone of what they did and will do (of sins). ”
In the book “A Collection of Treatises of Hasan Al-Bannaa” (pg. 392), in the treatise “Instructions” under the heading “The Twenty Principles”, it states under the Fifteenth Principle: “ If the supplication is linked with seeking a means to Allaah through one of His creations, this matter is one of difference of opinion on a subsidiary issue related to the manner of performing supplication and it does not fall under one of the issues of Creed.”
I say: These quotes need no comment as the man was a Sufi, Husaafee, graveworshipper. He even gave the Prophet (ﷺ) Allaah’s Attribute of Forgiveness, not leaving any of that for Him. May Allaah be far removed from what they say!
In the treatises on “Creed” from the same book mentioned above (pg. 452), he said: “Research into the likes of this topic, i.e. the Names and Attributes of Allaah, no matter how long the talk concerning it goes on, it does not lead to anything in the end but one result, and that is: Tafweed (entrusting knowledge of the meaning of the Attribute) to Allaah!!” He said this under the heading: “The Madh-hab of the Salaf and the Khalaf with regard to Allaah’s Names and Attributes.”
I found some valuable and historical words of Shaikh-ul-Islaam Ibn Taimiyyah, may Allaah have mercy on him, in which he clarifies the state of the Mufawwidah , i.e. those who delegate knowledge of the meaning of the Attributes back to Allaah, and asserts that they are the worst form of innovators. In his book ” Dar’ Ta’aarud-ul-‘Aql wan-Naql” (vol. 1, pg. 201-205), he said: “As for Tafweed, then it is well known that Allaah has commanded us to reflect on the meanings of the Qur’aan. And He encouraged us to comprehend and understand it. So based on this, how can it be possible for Him to intend for us that we turn away from understanding, knowing, and comprehending it?” This is up to the point where he said: “So it becomes clear that the views of the people of Tafweed, who claim to be following the Sunnah and way of the Salaf, are from the worst views of the people of innovation and heresy.”
Source: Beneficial Answers to Questions on Innovated Methodologies, Questions answered by Shaikh Saalih bin Fawzaan Al-Fawzaan, compiled and commented on by Jamaaal bin Furayhaan Al-Haarithee, second edition, August 2008, Al-Ibaanah Book Publishing, USA, pp.104-106.
The book, ‘Aalaam-us-Sunnatil-Manshoorah Li-‘Itiqaadi Taaifatul-Najeeyatul-Mansoorah (Signposts of the Propagated Sunnah indicating the Belief of the Saved, Aided Group), covers the basic principles of the religion and foundations of Tawheed. It is presented in an easily understandable question and answer format. The author of the book (Shaykh Haafidh Ibn Ahmed ‘Alee Al-Hakamee) passed away while only 35 years old (may Allah have mercy upon him). Answers to the following questions have already been covered in the lessons so far:
Q1. What is the first thing that is obligatory upon the servant?
Q2. What is that affair for which Allāh created the creation for it?
Q3. What is the meaning of abd?
Q4. What is ibādah?
Q5. When does an action become worship?
Q6. What is the sign that a servant loves His Lord, the Mighty and Majestic?
Q7. How do the servants come to know what Allāh loves and is pleased with?
Q8 How many conditions are there for worship?
Q9. What is a truthful determination?
Q10. What is the meaning of sincerity of intention?
Q11. What is the legislation? This question addresses the third condition of worship mentioned in the answer to question 8.
Q12. How many levels are there to the religion of Islam?
Q13. What is the meaning of Islam?
Q14. What is the evidence that this Islām encompasses all religion i.e. it is the only true religion?
Q15. What is the evidence that this Islām is built upon five pillars?
Q16. What is the status of the two testifications in the religion?
Q17. What is the evidence for the testification of Lā ilāha illallāh?
Q18. What is the meaning of the Shahādah?
Q19. What are the conditions of the Kalimah, which will not benefit the one who says it except when these conditions are combined (in that person)?
Q20. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that knowledge is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q21. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that certainty is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q22. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that compliance is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q23. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that acceptance is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q24. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that sincerity is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q25. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that truthfulness is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q26. What is the evidence in the Qur’ān and Sunnah that love is a condition (for the Kalimah)?
Q27. What is the evidence for loyalty for the sake of Allāh and disloyalty for the sake of Allāh?
Q28. What is the evidence (for the second testimony of faith) that Muhammad is the messenger of Allāh?
Q29. What is the meaning that Muhammad is the messenger of Allāh?
Q30. What are the conditions of the testimony that ‘Muhammad is the Messenger of Allāh’ and is the first testimony (Lā ilāha illallāh) accepted without it?
Q31. What is the evidence for prayer and Zakah?
Q32. What is the evidence for fasting?
Q33. What is the evidence for Hajj?
Q34. What is the ruling of the one who rejects a single one of these (pillars of Islam) or the one who affirms them but arrogantly refuses to act upon them?
Q35. What is the ruling upon a person who accepts the five pillars of Islam but who abandons them out of a type of laziness or faulty interpretation?
Q36. What is Eemaan?
Q37. What is the evidence that Eemaan is speech and action?
Q38. What is the evidence for the increase and decrease of Eemaan?
Q39. What is the evidence that the people of Eemaan excel over each other (with respect to Eemaan)?
Q40. What is the evidence that the word Eemaan incorporates all of the religion (whenever it is mentioned on its own)?
Q41. What is the proof that Eemaan is defined by the six pillars when it comes to looking at the detail?
Q42. What is the evidence from the Qur’ān for these six pillars of Eemaan?
Q43. What is meaning of Eemaan in Allāh? – and its answer. Includes elaboration such as the four things this comprises and the four routes by which the existence of Allāh is proven.
Q44. What is Tawheed al-‘Ulooheeyah?
Q45. What is the opposite of Tawheed al-‘Ulooheeyah?
Q46. What is Shirk Akbar (Major Shirk)?
Q47. What is Shirk Asghar (Minor Shirk)?
Each answer contains daleel (proof, evidence) from the Qur’an and Sunnah.
Audio recording for all previous lessons (23 in number so far) can be found here:
https://islamtees.uk/audio/aqeedah/?amp=1#signposts
Brief summary of what each lesson covers can be found here:
https://islamtees.uk/page/2/?s=Signposts+propagated&=1
Audio recordings can also be found in this SoundCloud playlist:
https://m.soundcloud.com/islamtees/sets/signposts-of-the-propagated
Note: Imām at-Tirmidhee (rahimahullāh) is referring to the hadeeth(s) of Nuzūl (descending of Allāh) and the likes of it concerning the Attributes of Allāh.
Further speech and attestation from the Salafus-Sālih regarding their position towards the Attributes of Allāh can be read here:
https://islamtees.uk/2011/09/26/the-position-of-the-salaf-concerning-the-attributes-of-allaah/?amp=1
Chapter 11 of this classical work by Imaam Ibn Al-Jawzi (d. 597H, rahimahullaah) is very interesting. This traditional scholar and Shaykh refutes Sufism, highlighting how it is wrong, evil and a path of misguidance and deviation. The section starts from page 270 and ends page 506, so over 230 pages in total, a lengthy and detailed critique based upon knowledge and insight, alhamdulillah. Well worth a read for those seeking to be illuminated.
تَقَبَّلَ اللهُ مِنَّا وَمِنكُم
May Allāh accept from us and from you.
عيد مبارك
‘Eid Mubārak!
We hope everyone has a blessed ‘Eid and we ask Allāh to accept our prayers, fasting and charitable donations during Ramadān. May He grant us success to continue striving to gain nearness to Him, and allow us to die upon Eemān and Istiqāma.
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The following is a list of teachings in the Qur’an, extracted and based upon the Muhsin Khan and Hilali english translation, with some simplification and conciseness applied.
Note: this is not a full and complete list by any means.
1. To worship Allah alone and seek His help/aid. [1:5]
2. To become pious (by worshipping Allah alone). [2:21]
3. Allah is the One who forgives (accepts repentance), He accepted repentance of Adam (عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ). [2:37]
4. Mix not truth with falsehood, nor conceal the truth. [2:42]
5. Perform As-Salat (daily prayers), and give Zakat (charity). [2:43]
6. Remember Allah (by praying, glorifying, etc.) and He will remember you, and be grateful to Him. [2:152]
7. Follow not the footsteps of Shaitan (Satan) who is an open enemy. [2:168]
8. There is (a saving of) life for you in Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment). [2:179]
9. Observe the prescribed fasting to become Al-Muttaqun (the pious). [2:183]
10. Eat not up one another’s property unjustly, nor give bribery to the rulers (judges before presenting your cases). [2:188]
11. Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but transgress not the limits. [2:190]
12. Concerning orphans, to work honestly in their property and not swallow their property. [2:220]
13. Shaytan (Satan) threatens you with poverty and orders you to commit Fahsha’ (evil deeds, illegal sexual intercourse, sins). [2:268]
14. When you contract a debt for a fixed period, write it down. Take witnesses whenever you make a commercial contract. [2:282]
15. Allah burdens not a person beyond his scope. They get reward for that (good) which they have earned, and punished for that (evil) which they have earned. [2:286]
16. Whoever fulfils pledges and fears Allah much, then Allah loves those who are pious. [3:76]
17. In Allah should the believers put their trust. [3:122]
18. Eat not Riba (usury).[3:130]
19. Obey Allah and His Messenger to obtain mercy. [3:132]
20. Allah loves those who spend [in Allah’s Cause – deeds of charity, alms, etc.] in prosperity and in adversity, who repress anger, and who pardon men. [3:134]
21. If Allah helps you, none can overcome you; and if He forsakes you, who is there after Him that can help you? [3:160]
22. Everyone shall taste death. And only on the Day of Resurrection shall you be paid your wages in full. [3:185]
23. For those who fear their Lord, are Gardens under which rivers flow (in Paradise); therein are they to dwell (for ever), an entertainment from Allah. [3:198]
24. Be dutiful to your Lord, fear Him and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). [4:1]
25. Give unto orphans their property and do not exchange (your) bad things for (their) good ones; and devour not their substance (by adding it) to your substance. [4:2]
26. Give to women (whom you marry) their Mahr (obligatory bridal money given by the husband to his wife at the time of marriage) with a good heart. [4:4]
27. Forbidden to inherit women against their will, and you should not treat them with harshness. To live with them (wives) honourably. [4:19]
28. Do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you.[4:29]
29. If avoid the great sins which forbidden to do, Allah shall remit from you your (small) sins, and admit you to a Noble Entrance (i.e. Paradise).” [4:31]
30. Wish not for the things in which Allah has made some of you to excel others. [4:32]
31. Men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has made one of them to excel the other, and because they spend (to support them) from their means. [4:34]
32. Worship Allah and join none with Him in worship, do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), the neighbour, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess. Allah does not like those who are proud and boastful. [4:36]
33. Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him in worship, but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He pleases. [4:48]
34. Allah commands that you should render back the trusts to those, to whom they are due. When you judge between men, you judge with justice. [4:58]
35. Whatever of good reaches you, is from Allah, but whatever of evil befalls you, is from yourself. [4:79]
36. He who obeys the Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ), has indeed obeyed Allah. [4:80]
37. Whosoever intercedes for a good cause will have the reward thereof, and whosoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a share in its burden. [4:85]
38. Not for a believer to kill a believer except (that it be) by mistake. [4:92]
39. Whoever kills a believer intentionally, his recompense is Hell to abide therein. The Wrath and the Curse of Allah are upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him. [4:93]
40. He who emigrates (from his home) in the cause of Allah, will find on earth many dwelling places and plenty to live by. [4:100]
41. Seek the Forgiveness of Allah, certainly, Allah is Ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [4:106]
42. O you who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to Allah, even though it be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, be he rich or poor. [4:135]
43. Hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is He Who deceives them. [4:142]
44. The hyprocrites will be in the lowest depths (grade) of the Fire; no helper will you find for them. [4:145]
45. Allah does not like that the evil should be uttered in public except by him who has been wronged.[4:148]
46. Messengers as bearers of good news as well as of warning in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah after the Messengers. [4:165]
47. Be just, let not the enmity and hatred of others make you avoid justice. [5:8]
48. Seek the means of approach to Allah, and strive hard in His Cause as much as you can. So that you may be successful. [5:35]
49. Strictly avoid Intoxicants (all kinds of alcoholic drinks), gambling, Al-Ansab , and Al-Azlam (arrows for seeking luck or decision) which are all an abomination of Shaitan‘s (Satan) handiwork. [5:90]
50. Kill not game while you are in a state of Ihram for Hajj or ‘Umrah (pilgrimage). [5:95]
51. Ask not about things which, if made plain to you, may cause you trouble. [5:101]
52. Insult not those whom they (disbelievers) worship besides Allah, lest they insult Allah wrongfully without knowledge. [6:108]
53. If you obey most of those on earth, they will mislead you far away from Allah’s Path. They follow nothing but conjectures, and they do nothing but lie. [6:116]
54. Leave (O mankind, all kinds of) sin, open and secret. [6:120]
55. Eat not (O believers) of that (meat) on which Allah’s Name has not been pronounced (at the time of the slaughtering of the animal). [6:121]
56. Whomsoever Allah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam, and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted. [6:125]
57. Join not anything in worship with Allah, be good and dutiful to parents, kill not your children because of poverty, come not near Al-Fawahish, kill not anyone whom Allah has forbidden, except for a just cause.[6:151]
58. Come not near to the orphan’s property, except to improve it, give full measure and full weight with justice, whenever you give your word, say the truth even if a near relative is concerned, and fulfill the Covenant of Allah. [6:152]
59. Follow Straight Path (commandments mentioned in 6:151 and 6:152), and follow not (other) paths, for they will separate you away from His Path. [6:153]
60. Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ)): “Verily, my Salat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the ‘Alamin. [6:162]
61. Let not Shaitan (Satan) deceive you. [7:27]
62. Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ)): My Lord has commanded justice…[7:29]
63. Allah created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He Istawa (rose over) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty). [7:54]
64. Invoke your Lord with humility and in secret. He likes not the aggressors. [7:55]
65. And do not do mischief on the earth, after it has been set in order, and invoke Him with fear and hope. [7:56]
66. But those who committed evil deeds and then repented afterwards and believed, verily, your Lord after (all) that is indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. [7:153]
67. Say (O Muhammad (ﷺ)): “O mankind! Verily, I am sent to you all as the Messenger of Allah…[7:158]
68. And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names…[7:180]
69. Whomsoever Allah sends astray, none can guide him; and He lets them wander blindly in their transgressions. [7:186]
70. Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the foolish (i.e. don’t punish them).[7:199]
71. And if an evil whisper comes to you from Shaitan (Satan) then seek refuge with Allah. Verily, He is All-Hearer, All-Knower.[7:200]
72. Believers are only those who, when Allah is mentioned, feel a fear in their hearts and when His Verses are recited unto them, they (i.e. the Verses) increase their Faith…[8:2]
73. Betray not Allah and His Messenger, nor betray knowingly your Amanat (things entrusted to you, and all the duties which Allah has ordained for you).[8:27]
74. If you obey and fear Allah, He will grant you Furqan a criterion [(to judge between right and wrong), or (Makhraj, i.e. making a way for you to get out from every difficulty)].[8:29]
75. those who disbelieve spend their wealth to hinder (men) from the Path of Allah, and so will they continue to spend it; but in the end it will become an anguish for them.[8:36]
76. Say to those who have disbelieved, if they cease (from disbelief) their past will be forgiven. But if they return (thereto), then the examples of those (punished) before them have already preceded (as a warning).[8:38]
77. When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them and remember the Name of Allah much (both with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful.[8:45]
78. Be not like those who come out of their homes boastfully and to be seen of men, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah.[8:47]
79. Allah will never change a grace which He has bestowed on a people until they change what is in their ownselves.[8:53]
80. The worst of moving (living) creatures before Allah are those who disbelieve. [8:55]
81. It is not for the Mushrikun, to maintain the Mosques of Allah. [9:17]
82. They (the disbelievers, the Jews and the Christians) want to extinguish Allah’s Light (with which Muhammad ﷺ has been sent – Islamic Monotheism) with their mouths, but Allah will not allow except that His Light should be perfected even though the Kafirun hate it.[9:32]
83. As-Sadaqat (i.e. Zakat) are only for 1) Fuqara’ (poor), 2) Al-Masakin (poor), 3) those employed to collect the funds, 4) to attract the hearts of those who’ve been inclined towards Islam, 5) to free captives, 6) for those in debt, 7) for Allah’s cause (i.e. for Mujahidun), and 8) for the wayfarer. [9:60]
84. Whoever opposes and shows hostility to Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ), certainly for him will be the Fire of Hell to abide therein. That is extreme disgrace. [9:63]
85. The hypocrites, men and women, are from one another. They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them. [9:67]
86. It is not (proper) for the Prophet and those who believe to ask Allah’s Forgiveness for the Mushrikun even though they be of kin, after it has become clear to them that they are the dwellers of the Fire (because they died in a state of disbelief). [9:113]
87. Who does more wrong than he who forges a lie against Allah or denies His Ayat? Surely, the Mujrimun will never be successful! [10:17]
88. They worship besides Allah things that hurt them not, nor profit them, and they say: “These are our intercessors with Allah.” Say: “Do you inform Allah of that which He knows not in the heavens and on the earth?” Glorified and Exalted be He above all that which they associate as partners with Him! [10:18]
89. The recompense of an evil deed is the like thereof. [10:27]
90. Such is Allah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can there be, save error? How then are you turned away? [10:32]
91. Most of them follow nothing but conjecture. Certainly, conjecture can be of no avail against the truth. [10:36]
92. Truly! Allah wrongs not mankind in aught; but mankind wrong themselves. [10:44]
93. Be not one of those who belie the Ayat of Allah, for then you shall be one of the losers. [10:95]
94. If Allah touches you with hurt, there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favour which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His slaves He will. [10:107]
95. No (moving) living creature is there on earth but its provision is due from Allah. And He knows its dwelling place and its deposit (in the uterous, grave, etc.). [11:6]
96. If We give man a taste of Mercy from Us, and then withdraw it from him, verily! He is despairing, ungrateful. [11:9]
97. Whosoever desires the life of the world and its glitter; to them We shall pay in full (the wages of) their deeds therein, and they will have no diminution therein. [11:15]
98. We wronged them not, but they wronged themselves. So their aliha (gods), other than Allah, whom they invoked, profited them naught when there came the Command of your Lord, nor did they add aught (to their lot) but destruction. [11:101]
99. On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His (Allah’s) Leave. Some among them will be wretched and (others) blessed. [11:105]
100. As for those who are wretched, they will be in the Fire, sighing in a high and low tone. [11:106]
101. They will dwell therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord wills. Verily, your Lord is the doer of what He wills. [11:107]
102. And those who are blessed, they will be in Paradise, abiding therein for all the time that the heavens and the earth endure, except as your Lord will, a gift without an end. [11:108]
103. Incline not toward those who do wrong, lest the Fire should touch you, and you have no protectors other than Allah, nor you would then be helped. [11:113]
104. Perform As-Salat at the two ends of the day and in some hours of the night [i.e. 5 daily prayers]. The good deeds remove the evil deeds (i.e. small sins). [11:114]
105. To Allah belongs the Ghaib (unseen) of the heavens and the earth, and to Him return all affairs (for decision). [11:123]
106. The command (or the judgement) is for none but Allah. He has commanded that you worship none but Him (i.e. His Monotheism), that is the (true) straight religion, but most men know not. [12:40]
107. And most of mankind will not believe even if you desire it eagerly. [12:103]
108. And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners unto Him [i.e. they are Mushrikun]. [12:106]
109. It (the Qur’an) is not a forged statement but a confirmation of the Allah’s existing Books [the Taurat (Torah), the Injeel (Gospel) and other Scriptures of Allah] and a detailed explanation of everything and a guide and a Mercy for the people who believe. [12:111]
110. Allah increases the provision for whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills). [13:26]
111. Those who prefer the life of this world instead of the Hereafter, and hinder (men) from the Path of Allah (i.e.Islam) and seek crookedness therein – They are far astray. [14:3]
112. The parable of those who disbelieve in their Lord is that their works are as ashes, on which the wind blows furiously on a stormy day, they shall not be able to get aught of what they have earned. [14:18]
113. Allah will keep firm those who believe, with the word that stands firm in this world (i.e. they will keep on worshipping Allah Alone and none else), and in the Hereafter. [14:27]
114. Consider not that Allah is unaware of that which the Zalimun (polytheists, wrong-doers, etc.) do, but He gives them respite up to a Day when the eyes will stare in horror. [14:42]
115. That Allah may requite each person according to what he has earned. Truly, Allah is Swift at reckoning. [14:51]
116. And indeed, We created man from sounding clay of altered black smooth mud. [15:26]
117. And the jinn, We created aforetime from the smokeless flame of fire. [15:27]
118. It (Hell) has seven gates, for each of those gates is a (special) class (of sinners) assigned. [15:44]
119. He has created man from Nutfah (mixed drops of male and female sexual discharge), then behold, this same (man) becomes an open opponent. [16:4]
118. And the cattle, He has created them for you; in them there is warmth (warm clothing), and numerous benefits, and of them you eat. [16:5]
119. And (He has created) horses, mules and donkeys, for you to ride and as an adornment. And He creates (other) things of which you have no knowledge. [16:8]
120. He it is Who sends down water (rain) from the sky; from it you drink and from it (grows) the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture. [16:10]
121. He it is Who has subjected the sea (to you), that you eat thereof fresh tender meat (i.e. fish), and that you bring forth out of it ornaments to wear. [16:14]
122. He has affixed into the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should shake with you, and rivers and roads, that you may guide yourselves. [16:15]
123. Is then He, Who creates as one who creates not? Will you not then remember? [16:17]
124. If you would count the graces of Allah, never could you be able to count them. [16:18]
125. Allah knows what you conceal and what you reveal. [16:19]
126. Those whom they (Al-Mushrikun ) invoke besides Allah have not created anything, but are themselves created. [16:20]
127. (They are) dead, lifeless, and they know not when they will be raised up. [16:21]
128. Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: “Be!” and it is. [16:40]
129. Do then those who devise evil plots feel secure that Allah will not sink them into the earth, or that the torment will not seize them from directions they perceive not? [16:45]
130. Whatever of blessings and good things you have, it is from Allah. Then, when harm touches you, unto Him you cry aloud for help. [16:53]
131. Then, when He has removed the harm from you, behold! Some of you associate others in worship with their Lord (Allah). [16:54]
132. In the cattle, there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from between excretions and blood, pure milk; palatable to the drinkers. [16:66]
133. So put not forward similitudes for Allah (as there is nothing similar to Him, nor He resembles anything). Truly! Allah knows and you know not. [16:74]
134. When you want to recite the Qur’an, seek refuge with Allah from Shaitan (Satan), the outcast (the cursed one). [16:98]
135. Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ﷺ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. [16:125]
136. Allah is with those who fear Him (keep their duty unto Him), and those who are Muhsinun (good doers). [16:128]
137. This Qur’an guides to that which is most just and right. [17:9]
138. Whoever desires the Hereafter and strives for it, with the necessary effort due for it while he is a believer, then such are the ones whose striving shall be appreciated, thanked and rewarded (by Allah). [17:19]
139. And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. And that you be dutiful to your parents. If one of them or both of them attain old age in your life, say not to them a word of disrespect, nor shout at them but address them in terms of honour. [17:23]
140. And lower unto them the wing of submission and humility through mercy, and say: “My Lord! Bestow on them Your Mercy as they did bring me up when I was small.” [17:24]
141. Verily, spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatin (devils), and the Shaitan (Devil – Satan) is ever ungrateful to his Lord. [17:27]
142. Give full measure when you measure, and weigh with a balance that is straight. That is good (advantageous) and better in the end. [17:35]
143. Follow not (O man i.e., say not, or do not or witness not, etc.) that of which you have no knowledge (e.g. one’s saying: “I have seen,” while in fact he has not seen, or “I have heard,” while he has not heard). [17:36]
144. Walk not on the earth with conceit and arrogance. Verily, you can neither rend nor penetrate the earth, nor can you attain a stature like the mountains in height. [17:37]
145. Your Lord knows you best, if He will, He will have mercy on you, or if He will, He will punish you. [17:54]
146. Whoever is blind in this world (i.e., does not see Allah’s Signs and believes not in Him), will be blind in the Hereafter, and more astray from the Path. [17:72]
147. Indeed We have fully explained to mankind, in this Qur’an, every kind of similitude, but most mankind refuse (the truth and accept nothing) but disbelief. [17:89]
148. We have put forth every kind of example in this Qur’an, for mankind. But, man is ever more quarrelsome than anything. [18:54]
149. That shall be their recompense, Hell; because they disbelieved and took My Ayat and My Messengers by way of jest and mockery. [18:106]
150. It befits not (the Majesty of) Allah that He should beget a son [this refers to the slander of Christians against Allah, by saying that ‘Iesa (Jesus) is the son of Allah]. Glorified (and Exalted be He above all that they associate with Him). [19:35]
[More to come, إن شاء الله]
Compiled by Abu Yahya Imran Rafiq.
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Note: This isn’t or may not be a complete list, as 25 other people conveniently matched 25 names of Prophets actually mentioned by name.
Khidr isn’t mentioned by name in the Qur’an, it is believed he is the one Mūsa عَلَيْهِ ٱلسَّلَامُ spoke to due to some authentic hadiths mentioning Khidr by name referencing the incident where he killed a boy.
The Qur’an also mentions: “The wife of Al-‘Aziz” which has been added in the latest version.
INTRODUCTION
Ramadan is not as is claimed by some: “Just skipping a meal like lunch”. There is much more to it, including a spiritual element (mentioned later in this response). Those who utter and spread such belittling statements are either a) ignorant of the teachings of Islam, in which case they are taught and then they retract after acknowledging their ignorance, or b) those who really know what the Ramadan fast entails but out of enmity, spite, rank hatred and jealousy seek to speak bad about it and attempt to undermine those who partake in it (and Islam in general) such as the likes of those who have an uncanny obsession with speaking evil against their former religion, with their unjust and dishonest accusations, mischievous machinations and fabrications.
WHAT FASTING ACTUALLY COMPRISES AND ENTAILS
Rather fasting in Ramadan is to refrain from the following between dawn to sunset each day for 29 or 30 days (as lunar month based):
– Food.
– Drink (which includes water, coffee and tea, etc.).
– Sexual intercourse.
– Smoking and vaping.
– Taking intoxicants and drugs.
– Lying, falsehood, vain speech and taking (unnecessary) oaths.
‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab رضي الله عنه said:
“Fasting isn’t merely withholding from food and drink alone, rather it is also withholding from lying, falsehood, vain speech and taking (unnecessary) oaths.”
Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah, 2/272.
Some of the things listed (top three) are fine outside of the fasting period like (halaal) food, drink and sexual intercourse (with ones spouse), whereas other things (the last three) are prohibited outside of the fasting period anyway.
It also involves waking up early to consume the suhur (pre-dawn meal) in which there are blessings.
THE PURPOSE AND WISDOM BEHIND FASTING
The purpose and wisdom behind fasting are summarised below:
• At-Taqwa (piety and righteousness).
• Acknowledging the extent of the blessings of Allaah upon His slaves.
• Accustoming and nurturing oneself upon patience and forbearance.
• The rich person realizes and acknowledges the severe need of the poor.
• Restricting the pathways of the Shaytaan.
• A dietary restriction from causes of excessive bodily waste and fluids.
• That which occurs before and after (the fast) by way of worship of Allaah, i.e. taking the Suhoor (pre-dawn meal) and Iftaar (breaking the fast) are acts of worship.
• Predominantly, those fasting spend (more) time engaging in worship.
• Conditioning the soul (to not have) arrogance and ingratitude.
• Reaching the level of Al-Ihsaan, which is that a person worships Allaah as though he sees Him, although we cannot see Him.
• The abundant reward that the fasting person obtains from fasting.
• Perfecting the (various) types of patience.
The first one, Taqwa, is the most important and based upon this clear verse in the Qur’an: “O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may become righteous” [Al-Baqarah: 183] Above information taken from the booklet, 12 Wisdoms of Fasting by Abu ‘Inaayah Seif, OxfordSalafiDawah.
FASTING IN OTHER THAN RAMADAN
Islamic teachings state that Ramadan is not the only time Muslims are to fast, there are other recommended fasts (though not obligatory) which many millions of Muslims throughout the world carry out like:
• Six days in the month of Shawwal (the month after Ramadan).
• Day of Ashura – 10th of Muharram, which commemorates the day Allah saved Prophet Moses (peace be upon him) and his followers from their adversaries (Pharaoh and his group)
• Arafah – 9th of Dhul-Hijjah. Fasting this is an expiation for the sins of the preceding year and the current year.
• Mondays and Thursdays, fasting these two days of the week is a tradition of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) but which you’ll find majority of Muslims nowadays not undertaking for whatever reasons.
SCIENTIFICALLY BACKED KNOWN HEALTH BENEFITS
In terms of being good for your health then one of the wisdoms is a dietary restriction from causes of excessive bodily waste and fluids which is why some people’s health improves by way of fasting because the (excessive) fluids that form into flocculent masses then leak and come out (of the body), since the body weakens and dehydrates (causing) these (excessive bodily) fluids to leak (and be expelled). And within this is a tremendous benefit for the body, and this is something that is observed (and witnessed). [Taken from 12 Wisdoms of Fasting booklet by Oxford Salafi Dawah]
There are other benefits backed up by scientific studies like promoting blood sugar control, better fight against inflammation, boosting brain function, aiding weight loss, among other benefits. Refer to the following article for example:
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/fasting-benefits
Regardless of the health benefits, the principal reason for Muslims fasting is to obtain and increase ones Taqwa (piety and righteousness) by drawing closer to God through increased acts of worship, good deeds, devotion and servitude as well as greater thankfulness, praise, gratitude, and humility to God.
Written by Abu Yahya Imran Rafiq, 1446/09/06AH, 06/03/2025.
