Archive for February, 2007
Dangers of Shirk
Shirk is the only unforgivable sin in the sight of Allah.
“Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with Him, and forgives what is besides that to whomsoever He pleases; and whoever associates anything with Allah has indeed devised a very great sin.” (An-Nisaa’, 4:48)
“Surely Allah does not forgive that anything should be [...]
Definition of Shirk
The Quran and Sunnah have defined shirk,
“So do not make, along with Allah, partners (andaad) while you know (that He is the true Creator)” (2:22)
Ibn Mas’ood radiyAllahu ‘anhu asked the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam,
“What is the greatest sin?” He replied: “To take alongside Allah a partner (nidd) even though it was He that [...]
Importance of Knowing Shirk
Allah (swt) has clarified the path of shirk for us,
“And thus do We explain the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) in detail, that the way of the Mujrimun (criminals, polytheists, sinners), may become manifest.” (6:55)
We learn evil to avoid it, not for the sake of doing it. He who does not know [...]
Use of ‘Aql (ad-Darimi)
Imām `Uthmān b. Sa`īd al-Dārimī states in al-Radd `Alā al-Jahmīyyah:
Some of them have said, “No, we base our view on the rational (ma`qūl).”
We say: it is here that you have strayed from the right path and fallen into misguidance from which you have no escape, for reason (ma`qūl) is not a monolithic entity with uniformly [...]
Hope
There are 2 types of spiritual hope.
1) Forgiviness of sins.
2) Acceptance of good deeds.
Both of these are unique to Allah (swt) only.
“And who forgives the sins except Allah.” (Aali-‘Imraan, 3:135)
“Those who believe and those who emigrate and strive hard in the cause of Allah, it [...]
Fear
“Those who deliver the messages of Allah and fear Him, and do not fear any one but Allah” (Al-Ahzaab, 33:39)
“It is Shaitaan who only frightens his friends, so fear them not but fear ME, if you are believers.” (Aali-‘Imraan, 3:175)
Fear can be religious or worldly. Religious fear is the fear of a Divine Being, and [...]
Love
To love what Allah loves, such as the Prophets, and to prefer the love of Allah over the love of other than Allah, and to avoid any act that will distance one from the love of Allah.
Love has categories comprising it.
1) Love of the Divine – and this must be [...]
Pillars of Ibaadah
These are the motivational factors of worship. To perfect our worship needs 3 factors. To have only one is a weakness and will lead to deviation. Full spirituality is based on these 3 emotions: Love, Fear, and Hope.
These 3 pillars are all combined in one ayah,
Those whom they call upon [like 'Iesa] desire (for themselves) [...]
Concept of Ibaadah in Islam
Ibn Katheer defines ‘ibaadah as, “a state which combines the perfection of love, submission, and fear.”
Generall speaking these 3 emotions are never combined and directed to only one object. When they are channeled to one object, that is when worship occurs.
Ibn Taymiyyah defined it to be, “a comprehensive term, encompassing all apparent and hidden acts [...]
Conditions of the Shahadah (Details) by Jamal Zarabozo
The Prerequisites of the Declaration of Faith
al-Basheer Magazine (Vol. 7, no. 5, Jan-Feb ‘94)
Every Muslim knows that the key to Paradise is the statement, “There is none worthy of worship except Allaah.” Yet too many Muslims simply rely upon this statement and believe that as long as they have made this statement, nothing will harm [...]
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