It's truly unfortunate that many of my Sunni friends don't even know who Bibi Zainab sa was or the immense role she played in Karbala Some are not even aware that she was the beloved granddaughter of the Nabi ﷺ
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Israeli forces have killed over 20,000 children & injured 44,000 more since 7 Oct. 2023, Srinivasan Muralidhar, chair of the @UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory & Israel, told reporters today. #HRC62
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One of the ways liberals shield capitalism is by framing systemic failures as individual failures. Rather than questioning the structures that produce inequality and insecurity, they focus on personal responsibility, keeping attention on individuals instead of the system itself.
Dear Liberals, We know you.
Here's are a few questions every Indian Muslim should ask.
Why are India Muslim politicians safe when Indian Muslims are not?
Why are India Muslim politicians not in Jail when the injustice against Muslims have become the system?
Why do India Muslim politicians have a career, when Muslim lives in India are not safe?
What is the point of having even one Muslim representative, when they can't serve the Muslims who elect them?
Ya Allah be my witness,what ever knowledge you have bestowed me with to spread Islam as Deen & struggle to Establish it on method of Prophet Pbuh in times when Secular Liberal ideas are dominant in every facet of Society & speaking of Islam as Deen is labelled extreme & Kharji
When a community faces disproportionate risks in political activism, the answer is not political withdrawal. The answer is strategic political engagement.
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Building Bridges : Istighatha
After many years of reading and contemplation on the topic of Istighatha, where my understanding grew and matured over time, I believe I am able to succinctly summarize it in a way that is acceptable for most people
The problems caused by this issue are due to many factors, and all sides partly share the fault (to varying degrees)
On the pro-Istighatha Sufi side, every random person gives his opinion on the matter. Some people don't even understand it, which obviously means they will incorrectly explain it. And some people do understand it but are unable to correctly express it due to a lack of knowledge
On the anti-Istighatha Salafi side, the problem is more dangerous. Due to their inherited dogma, to them, this is an open and shut case. Istighatha is Shirk and grave-worship. How many of them actually understand it? How many of them have heard it being explained correctly to begin with? I don't believe the number is very large. My goal here is not to convince the indoctrinated square-headed Takfiris, so if you are one of them just click off the Tweet and don't waste your and my time. But if you are open-minded and able to accept the idea that your scholars may have been mistaken on a specific issue related to a different group's beliefs and actions, then I hope Inshallah to have an acceptable answer for you
Bismillah ;
I want to focus here on a very important point that many people overlook or don't understand its importance, even though it's widely known:
(There is no difference between Tawassul and Istighatha)
The fact of the matter is, anyone who reads the literature on this topic will come to realize that there is no difference between them
The Imam of his time and chief-judge Taqi al-Din al-Subki famously said in his masterpiece "Shifa’ al-Siqam":
“And there is no difference whether you call it Tawassul, Istighatha, Tashaffu‘, or Tajawwuh”
So why is there a trend of differentiating between them?
Today, whether you are pro or against Istighatha, everyone has collectively agreed, even if subconsciously, to differentiate between Tawassul and Istighatha
The Salafis do that because to them, Istighatha is Shirk while Tawassul is Bid'ah, which they wouldn't be able to defend if Istighatha=Tawassul. The other side agreed to differentiate between them to get somewhere in the discussion, even if to them it's semantics (if they understand what they're talking about). So how is each one defined?
It is commonly believed that Tawassul is a Dua where the addressee is Allah, but which makes mention of a righteous figure as a means of the Dua being accepted, while Istighatha is when the addressee is other than Allah
But you might be surprised to hear that there actually isn't a difference, and Istighatha is the exact same as Tawassul, just with different phrases used. How is that so when there is a clear difference (addressee is Allah/addressee is other than Allah)? Allow me to explain
Read this very important passage from al-Imam al-Subki:
“There is no doubt that the Prophet ﷺ has a great rank and a lofty status with Allah. And it is known that if someone has such a high rank with another, if they intercede with him, he will accept it, even if that person is completely absent
So in our Tawassul [he's talking about Istighatha] with the Prophet ﷺ, we are not asking other than Allah ﷻ, nor are we doing Dua to other than Him, but rather it is that mentioning someone beloved or great is a means for the Dua to be accepted...”
The last part of the text is the important part: “mentioning someone beloved or great is a means for the Dua to be accepted”
That is what Istighatha is, a rhetorical device within someone's Dua (usually done in poetry), the exact same as Tawassul, and it is not a real literal call to the Prophet ﷺ or anyone else
I don't know how verified the texts are, but if this works, it seems amazing.
As received:
بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Assalāmu ‘alaykum!
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A poignant video of an elderly man standing before a poster for a discounted Hajj package has recently gone viral on social media. The image, which shows him looking wistfully at the Kaaba, has resonated with thousands, highlighting the deep spiritual longing many feel despite financial constraints
'Afw is not restricted to forgiveness only. It also means tawfīq of receiving a share of 'ismah by which Allāh (swt) protects and safeguards His slave from sin and its consequences.
Many things can be true at once. You can condemn this naked US/Israeli war on Iran, and their aim to destroy a state that has obstructed Zionism and at the same time recognise the failed sectarian strategy of Iran as it attempted build bloodied proxies that killed innocents across the region, in Iraq, Syria and Yemen - a strategy that made it waste $30 bn on forces that can no longer provide it strategic defence.
Both can be true. And we can hate what ordinary Iranians are going through today and show solidarity in the face of this unjust war.