Praise be to Allah. Today we will discuss, briefly, ‘What is Sufism (Tasawwuf)? It is important for us to understand, firstly, that the words “Tasawwuf” and “Sufism” are modern terms which refer to something that is not automatically approved of in the Shari’ah as the words imaan (faith), Islam and ihsan are. Neither is it […]
Sufism is a pestering sore on the body of Islam today. Deviant beliefs, grave worship and people worship are all the style of the day in Sufiyyah. One of my teachers, Dr. Saleh’ As Saleh’, wrote quite a bit on Sufiyyah. This reminder below is a recording of classes he gave on PalTalk. Please listen […]
The noble Shaykh Ahmad ibn Ahmad Shamlaan (hafidhahullaah) explained that Zuhud is to renounce worldly pleasures in order to gain nearness to Allaah. It is to leave off what Allaah has made haram and to do that which Allaah has made obligatory. This concept is of tremendous importance in Islaam and the Shaykh presented this in the form of a comparison between the proper and upright Zuhud of the Salaf to the extreme […]
Praise be to Allah. Who was Ibn ‘Arabi? He was a prominent Sufi; in fact he was an extreme Sufi. His name was Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ibn Muhammad al-Taa’i al-Andalusi. The scholars have told us about him in response to a question which was put to them. The question was as follows: What do the […]
This article, The Importance of Tawḥīd and the Dangers of Innovation and Shirk, is taken from the work Al-Irshād Ilá Ṣaḥīḥ al-Iʿtiqād and explained by Shaykh Saleh’ Al Fawzan. It is an introductory word on tawḥid, innovation and shirk Allāh says: ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ مَثَلًا رَّجُلًا فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ مُتَشَاكِسُونَ وَرَجُلًا سَلَمًا لِّرَجُلٍ هَلْ يَسْتَوِيَانِ مَثَلًا ۚ ﴿٢٩﴾ […]