Aqeedah – comes from the Arabic term ‘al-aqd’ meaning to tigthen something. The term Aqeedah: means something which is used by a person to tread path upon. Hence, it is said ‘he has good Aqeedah’- meaning that it is safe from any doubt. Aqeedah is an action performed by the heart consisting of Iman of [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Introduction to Creed (Aqeedah)
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Principals related to Doubt in Worship
Posted in Usool al Fiqh on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Issue 1:
A doubt is the opposite of certainty: hence in principal it can never overcast certainty only in the case where the person has no solid evidence to backup and to reject that doubt;
in that case a doubt can have 2 cases:
1- during worship:
Any act while it is being in the process of [...]
Usool al Fiqh vs Fiqh-Lesson #2
Posted in Usool al Fiqh on November 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Issue #1
What is the difference between usul ul fiqh and fiqh:
The difference between usool ul Fiqh and Fiqh:
Usool ul Fiqh deals with tackling an evidence by using general principals such as ‘a command leads to an obligation’ this is not an evidence to prove for the validaty of prayer for example.
To establish the validty of [...]
Zainab bint Jahash
Posted in Women in Islam on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) – Part 5
There is a lack of literature regarding the Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) in the English language, hence these lessons provide a valuable opportunity for in-depth study into their [...]
Hafsa bint Umar ibn Al-Khattab
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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) – Part 4
After his marriage to Aisha the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married Hafsa bint Umar ibn al-Khattab.
She had been previously married to Khunais bin Huthaifa of Banu Sahm who was martyred at [...]
‘Aisha bint Abu Bakr
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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him): Aisha bint Abu Bakr
Normally when discussing the marriage of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) to Aisha the first question that is raised is the age of Aisha when she married the Prophet (Peace [...]
Saudah bint Zumah
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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him): Sawdah bint Zumah
Sawdah was the second woman from Quraish who the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married. The Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) remained unmarried for two years after the death of [...]
The Wives of the Prophet (Peace ad Salutation be upon him)
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The Wives of the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him)
The Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him) married more than four wives. This is one of the special rulings specific to the Prophet (Peace and Salutations be upon him), similar to his practise of continuous fasting [...]
Introduction to Usool ul Fiqh-Lesson #1
Posted in Usool al Fiqh on November 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Introductory Class:
Usool ul Fiqh: Before we speak about this we need to learn the title and its meanings. So, Usool Fiqh is constructed upon 2 spearate words i)usool ii)Fiqh. We always need to define a word by i)Lang ii)shar3′ee….so according to language usool means foundation, principal, root etc and as for shar3′ee meaning it means [...]
