Assalaamu alaykum Shaykh. I would like to know about Shah Ismail Dehlavi . I know that he did a lot to wipe out Shirk (polytheism) from the subcontinent, but I am confused about some of his statements that could be viewed as disrespectful for prophet Muhammed . Here are some of them:
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuhu Shayk. I would like to know whether Kitaab Ar-Ruh is authentically attributed to Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allaah have mercy upon him. It contains quotes like Ibn Taymiyyah solving issues of Fiqh in dreams and other quotes about souls being omnipresent in this world and so on. I would like to know whether these.. More
Please name some mujtahideen mutlaq (a scholar competent for absolute and all-embracing ijtihaad [independent reasoning])other than the four well-known Imams. Are there any contemporary mujtahideen mutlaq?
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Assalaamu alaykum. Is the following report authentic? Imam Al-Bukkaari stated that he met with nearly 1000 scholars, and he said that they all agreed on the definition of 'iman' (faith).
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Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. I want to know about a book named 'Kitabus Sunnah' by Abdullaah ibn Ahmad ibn Hanbal may Allaah have mercy with him. Is this book authentic?
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I wanted to know whether this story about Imam Al-Ghazaali and Abdul Qaadir Al-Jilaani is true. It is said that Imam Al-Ghazaali had a hand print on his shoulder from birth and that Abdul Qaadir Al-Jilaani had a foot print on his back from his birth and that these prints were of Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. Is that true? I also wanted.. More