Quenching A Future Imam's Learning Aspiration
Recently a question was asked about Durud Naariya and its advisability in reading. I had penned down this fatwa and thereafter saw a barrage of responses on Sunniforum under the discussion titled “The Fatwa of Durood Naariyyah”. I thought of translating/summarizing this fatwa from one of the great luminaries on the issue.
Secular academia generally looks down on the traditional syllabus taught in Madaaris. This small discussion shows the superiority of traditional syllabus. Mufti Mahmud Hasan Gangohi rahimahullah relates a conversation from his student days…
…there was never a worthy Scholar in the past who ever said that the wiping of thin socks is permissible. Based on this, many scholars mention that there is total agreement (ittifāq) that wiping on thin socks is not permissible….
In substantial number of mosques in different parts of USA and some other western countries the Khutbah of Friday is delivered in English or other local languages. The present booklet is meant to fulfill the need and I hope that it will clarify doubts on the subject. I would request the readers to consider the points raised in this article with an impartial and unbiased approach….
The first quality mentioned for the essentials of being certified as a Mu’min was trembling of the hearts out of fear at the mention of Allah Ta’ala. The general Arabic word for fear is “Khauf” while the word used in this verse of Surah Anfal is “al Wajl”. Imam Fakhrud Deen Razi rahimahullah mentions “People of Ma’rifah say that there are two types of khauf (fear), Khauf al iqaab (fear of punishment) and Khauf al Adhmah wal Jalaal (Fear of greatness and might)…
Allah Ta’ala has mentioned that some birds were sent on to the army of Abraha, who charged Makkah with his elephants. The word used in the Qur’an is “Ababeel”. Some people have ascribed this “ababeel” to “swallow bird”. Such is the kind of research methodology we have developed. Similar is the question about the sign of those angels who helped Muslims in Badr. How do we recognize whether our research is fruitful or fruitless?
Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi rahimahullah says that Hadhrat Maulana Gangohi rahimahullah used to say that Maulana Muhammad Mazhar Saheb would say, ‘People say that “Dhikr and Awraad” and “Dars and Tadrees” cannot combine together. I find this hard to accept. Since both these are from deen, there is no reason for these two not to …