Invocation, vows, offering sacrifices etc are acts of worship and can only be carried out for Allaah alone, and not for graves, tombs, shrines and their dead inhabitants. Whoever directs the above acts of worship to others besides Allaah, then indeed he or she has committed major shirk [major polytheism] …
Read More »The Tyranny of the Rulers is Not a Reason for Rebellion
The goal of the Jihadist sects is one and the same: rebellion against those in authority and a desire to rule over the Muslim lands. They may alter their names and titles but their ideology remains the same. Islam itself, despite what these sects assert, forbids open censure and rebellion …
Read More »The Deeds of the People of Paradise and of the Fire
Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) recounts the deeds of those who shall enter Paradise and the deeds of those who shall enter the Fire. Ibn Taymiyyah was asked, what are the deeds of the people of Paradise, and what are the deeds of the people of the Fire? So He answered …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Be Not of Polytheists, Criminals and Disbelievers
Allah says in the Quran, Surah Al Muddaththir, 74:40-46 :- “(They will be) in Gardens (of Delight): they will question each other, And (ask) of the Sinners (Al-Mujrimun (polytheists, criminals, disbelievers)): “What led you into Hell Fire?” They will say: “We were not of those who prayed; “Nor were we of those who fed …
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