reema11:
Wow! I can't put into words how impactful your contributions to this thread have been. May Allah continue to increase your knowledge, and continue to use you guys as a vessel to give us an insight into the spiritual side of Islam.

Empiree, you caught my attention from the Jinn thread, although I must add that I've only read both threads in their entirety, in the past two days. Yes, I was that hooked! Lol! Empiree, you caught my attention after having made mention of ruhanniya in the Jinn thread. And here's why:

Some months back, my brother was arrested by the police in Europe and remanded in custody. I was thereafter put in touch with a learned Islamic fellow based in West Africa(not Nigeria). The first thing he asked me was on which day my brother was arrested. I answered that it was on Wednesday. He then said that those arrested on Wednesday are difficult to release. But since it was early days and he had just been arrested, that prayers and sacrifice could be made that would aid in the case been discarded and him being released. He told me a lot more about my brother's involvement that I won't divulge here. But one pertinent thing he did say was that my brother had committed two offenses in the past that Allah had shielded him from the police from. And further stated that my brother will be set free but will later be re-arrested for another major offense.
Anyway, since my mother subscribes to the view that 'fortune-telling' is wrong (mind you, this man is an Islamic man), I did not know how to take the topic of this man to her. So I decided to ask my grandmother first on whether she thought it wise that I tell my mother about the man. She reproached me and stated that I leave things as they are and that our family members back home(we live in Europe) are performing 'tokoreh Allah' (I'm a Fulani but from Mali) for him instead. So I did but still kept in touch with the man.

Some months before the case was to start, we got word from his solicitor stating she wasn't too optimistic about his chances of being set free. Worried, I called up the man again and spoke to him about him. He then said to me that things were looking very difficult for my brother and that as a family, we should stand firm if we wanted him free. He also said that if only my family had agreed to him performing certain duas and sacrifices, that he would have 'deadened' the case by now. I asked that he please pray and make duas for him. I had just graduated and wasn't working, so there was no way for me to fund anything in getting my brother free. I could only ask that they make dua for him. Be reminded that I never took this issue to my mother after my grandmother advised me not to.

Anyway, the trial started and he was subsequently convicted. I thereafter asked him about it, and he said although he wasn't paid by myself or my family, since he had taken a liking to me(not romantic), he tried several times to intercede on behalf of my brother but on every occasion, his ruhanniyah(although he said Ruhani instead of ruhanniyah), would come down and tell him that Allah had refused because this is a lesson that my brother must learn from. I, of course, asked him what a Ruhani was, and he said it was a 'being.' And I asked whether he saw him, he replied 'yes', that it takes the form of a human. But never did I ask whether it was a jinn. I just assumed it was until I came across your post, Empire. How interesting!
Since he stated that it was Allah's will, I accepted that it must have been my brother's fate. But it also raised questions about 'destiny' to me. Because initially, he had stated that my brother would be released but that a bigger case awaited him. And he wasn't the only person to have said this to me. However, at the conclusion of his trial and subsequent conviction, he said my brother had to be convicted and imprisoned for him to learn his lesson. Otherwise, he would have continued on his path of criminality. This, of course, made me ponder on the mutability/immutability of destiny. So you can imagine my excitement whilst reading this thread, when I saw someone (ikupakuti), who hasn't posted on here in a long time, touch on it. Unfortunately, he didn't expand on the issue.

So could one of you kindly satisfy my curiosity on this 'destiny' issue? Can destiny be changed(by oneself, evil/demonic forces, Allah), or is it set in stone? I have so many more questions to ask, and I intend to do so in due course. I pray that you all be patient with my 'many' questions and help increase my understanding of these issues. I look forward to your responses, Insha Allah.

Salam Alaikum and welcome, sister reema11. May Allah make you a source of light as well as ease your burdens, Amin.
I have a lot of questions to ask you but for now, it is expedient you do the following:
Make the below duas your "national anthem"
1. Q23:97-98 Allah's refuge against evil whispers and evil gaining access to you
2. Q17:45-46 Allah puts a screen between you and evil people
3. Q36:9 Make you invincible from evil people
4. Q36:81 Make you invincible from evil people
5. Q10:81 Destroy Magic
6. Q112 Protect against evil
7. Q113 Protect against evil
8. Q114 Protect against evil
9. Q2:1-5 Reinforcing your beleif in the unseen, Allah's oneness, His books, salat, good and bad, the hereafter, punishment and reward.
10. Q2:255 The last sentence is like pepper on evil's body, so when you get to this sentence, just continue to repeat it for as long as you can.
11. Q2:285-286 These two verses are much hated by any type of evil. Ensure to recite with 6,7,8,9,10 for bed time and blow dry spit on palms and rub from head to toe before closing eyes.
12. Q67 Regular recitation after maghrib/isha. It's energy keeps evil away from tampering or messing with your ruh.
13. Q36 Regular recitation especially during Tahajjud or after Fajr. This much hated and feared by evil.
14. Q9:128-129 Regular recitation especially after Q36 is so effective against any type of evil, it is unbelieveable. Be regular with it during Tahajjud.
15. Please observe regular tahajjud. I know it is not easy but please do try if not already doing so. This will increase the strenght of your ruh exponentially.

Thank you for kindling this thread with your very interesting questions and may we all benefit in knowledge from each other, Amin

LadunaI:


Until those "Puritans" pray tahajjud with Surat Baqara, then Imran and Nisa as Holy prophet did, I will never give them attention or take them serious.Because that's is one great sunnah in which they've systematically sidelined , most out of of extremely lazy

Loool! That will never happen! When they are against one-word zikrs demanding 100 - 313 recitations, is it such "mountains" they will now be reciting?!

Empiree:
nothing is a must except for mandatory practices legislated by Islam and a vow you make to Allah fullfil.

As the brother rightly said it is not a must you complete everything in a sitting. Let me bring you back to old discussions from 2014/15. I said at the time that we used to recite sura Yasin 1,111 in a sitting whenever we did this for someone. This usually required 20 to 30 people and we finished in a sitting. Similarly we did 70k istigfar, shahadah and salawat in a sitting.

So you can see there are other people involved. How about you do it yourself?. You simply need to split the counts. Bear in mind that we are not the same. Not all of us have the same energy. Some Alfa have no problems doing 70k shahadah in a sitting. You will be surprised. But this doesn't mean you have to.

And this is the complete truth.

Hkana:
My question is, regarding all these zikr 70k, 3k etc.
Is it a must that one has to finish them in a sitting?
Better still, I'd appreciate if anyone of the elders here can guide on how to go about them.

Cc: movado Empiree lanrexlan

Honestly, learning never ever stops, unless we will ourselves not to learn any further; hence stagnation sets in. I am just a humble student of life and all Allah has placed in it for us to study/observe and learn from.

You must not finish it in a day unless you have the capacity to do so as per number of people present to do so.
You can space it out to finish it in 3, 5, 7, 14, 24, 30,60,90.... days. You will have to decide what is convenient for you; putting into consideration the number of hours per day you and the people involved can dedicate to it as well as if it requires you to be in khalwa (seclusion) or not, etc.
The most important thing here is your intention to do it in x number of days.
Also, You should have a leading sheikh/imam...someone who will help you coordinate what needs to be done before, during and after, how to do it as well as the distribution of the recitations across the board. The more experienced people get to do more, etc.

lanrexlan:
I have said it on this platform in 2014/2015 on a thread that spirituality in our generation is at all time low. Many people focus on outer appearances and neglect internalization of in the spiritual dimension. Islam is more than a religion that can be limited to books only. It goes beyond that wallah.

Apart from that, it is so pathetic that many are focused on useless fights and takfeer that makes absolute no sense. Many are busy with "my manhaj is better than yours. You aren't Ahl sunnah....." and similar rubbish.


I happened to pray last Jummuah prayer at University of Ibadan central mosque and the Imaam said something deep. Lemme paraphrase and transcribe what he said: (though I don't agree with some of his points, you can reason with what he said)

"You Africans will have to increase in your dua than the whites (referring to Arabs I guess). The reason for this is that they have a working environment and they don't have much problems as you do. They can do 33x of istighifar or tahmeel and Allah will accept their prayers, but you Africans, due to your environment laced with problems and different needs which are absolute different from theirs, you will have to increase the number of istighifar and the likes. In Nigeria, 33x istighifar isn't enough oo!


Some people will tell you reciting Sarah Yasin and the likes is bad cos the Prophet didn't recite them. But did the Prophet face a problem that will require such? He didn't and it wasn't necessary for him to recite that".

Some brothers were grumbling after the khutbah sha

I see what the Imaan is saying: Someone with a mild headache could need just a nap or rest and they would be fine, compared to someone with a debilitating migraine headache. The two can't be treated the same way.
That is why there are reasons for reciting surahs, ayas or names of Allah a certain number of times and depending on the situation.
We have it all by the permission of Allah but most are in denial.
Yes, Surah Yasin has earned an unmerited bad wrap due to ignorance. It's as if the more a dua or Surah becomes popular for its efficacy in treating diverse problems, the more these people attack it with all their might!
The prophet already predicted that a time would come when people would say that they used to hear the people of old recite Laillaha Ilallah - meaning they basically would have no clue what it could or may mean, just that they heard it being recited!
Is that time not here already?!

Empiree:
movado19:,

Did i not say this over and over on this platform. Anytime they come up with "did the prophet do this or that"...ignore them. Just tell them "salaam alaikum" and let them be. They are very arrogant and illiterate. It doesn't matter whether they are sheikh or "student of knowledge" as they fondly call themselves.

It is very pathetic situation. Their manhaj is, you have to first consult hadith to give you permission to use Quran. What a warped manhaj This your write up buttressed my position on this platform. They dont know nothing. Don't let them carjole you by their "islamic appearance". They are retarded and I am really pissed off reading this. I am going to forward your post to someone who has the same concern when he contacted me few weeks ago. You can see why Quran says prophet muhammad(saw) would complain "my people have deserted Quran" Q25:35

My Sheikh, truly you have buttressed this point on numerous occasions. What got to me was the seriousness of the illness and to think that someone would still display such a dismal level of thinking in such a critical situation is beyond me.
You are pissed off reading this, so just imagine how I have been feeling. The ship is wrecked and definitely sinking. The irony is that the tools and expertise to repair the ship are all on board, but the ones who have no idea how to fix even a dent on a ship are vehemently stopping the ones with the knowlege and skills. The fact that the ship is sinking doesn't bother them one bit!
I have left them and in the end, we all shall see for sure the whole truth and reality of things as Allah has promised.

Frenchkiss564:


Salam alahykun brother.

The cancer eating Islam is eating it from within. A lot of Muslims don't really know the importance of what Allah in his infinite wisdom has given to us. I personally know a Christian woman that recites the 99 names of Allah at midnight after ablution to solve her problems.

She has even never been a Muslim and according to her it works perfectly for all her problems and we have a bulk of Muslims asking if the prophet ever did that. The Quran is not just meant to be read like some classic novels but be used to solve our problems. It is a mercy from Allah.

May Allah guide us

Wa Alaikum Salam,

You couldn't have said it any better - it is truly a cancer eating Islam from within.
Honestly, reading about the woman you know who uses the 99 names has caused within me such despair, but I am realizing that one cannot make others see or know what you do. Allah is the only one who can lift such veils; as long as the people are willing to learn!
When one sees what is happening to the Muslims globally, it is clear that until we change ourselves from within, help will not come from any source.

Salams and blessings to everyone.

Maybe I should not be surprised, but I am and may alway be when stuff such as this happens...
To me, this is a complete paradox; as to how non-muslims have so much faith in the healing powers of Allah's words and the Muslims need evidence as to using the names of Allah or certain verses or chapters of the Quran for healing.

Someone came concerned about a family friend who has serious sarcoma and I suggested the following protocol based on what has worked:

1. Astagfirullah, Allahumma Salli..., Shahada - all 100x then reciting the following

2. Ya Salam 70k times
or
3. Q36:58 70k times
then
4. Q 9:128-129 (verse of concern) 70k times (Ikupakuti posted on this particular one some pages back)
then
5. Asking Allah for complete healing from said illness and closing with Allahumma Salli... 100x

6. I recommended to have children who have not yet "opened eye" and can recite the Quran to be included in this group recitation as they have no sins impending their duas.

This person allowed me to spill everything and then sternly asked: "Where in Islam is this practiced?" "Where is the proof?" "Did the Prophet ever do any of these?"
I calmly told the person that the names of Allah and His words carry a healing frequency and resonance will occur at the cellular level and the ones I gave were specifically for healing such illness.
I finally told the person that the choice was theirs to either take or leave and nothing was a must.
They are leaning more towards the advice of the doctors to cut off both legs with the usual chemo etc, and they are telling the family that there is still a very low chance of anything positive happening even after the amputation! Subhanallah!
I have never felt like crying as now because this has once again shown me how Muslims are more concerned with the outer form than the inner realities. I can confidently say that we are LOST as an ummah and have thrown away our legacy.
Most people are just doing things by rote without putting their thinking faculties to work. There is such profound mental laziness that is being masked as "where did the prophet do/say this, etc.
I was very surprised to see non-muslims constantly and joyfully come to zikr circles where zikrs and names of Allah are recited. They believe in the power of the words of Allah because they say they have seen amazing benefits in their lives! Just imagine!
Some have become Muslims because of this and others have not. I pray Allah guides all to his straight path, InshaAllah.
The truth of the matter is that whether you are Muslim or not, the powers contained in the words of Allah are binding upon everything and everyone from the grossest to the most subtle matter/particles.

Empiree:
Very informative. JazakaAllahu khayran. Makes sense now

Afwaan.

Empiree:
What's your opinion on this whirling practiced by some Sufis?. For me, I think it is cultural than religion bcuz this practice is not known in West African countries. It appears to be Turkish culture that found its way to religion.

If it is culture then it should stay there rather than making it sounds like it is from Islam which is not.

Your take?

The whirls of the whirling dervishes is not an Islamic practice, but more of a local practice or custom that was popularized by Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi, hence particular to Turkey.
It is more of a symbology, to depict what may sometimes be hard to put succinctly into words.
It is a depiction of a portal between heaven and earth with their caps to represent their tombstones, their shirts to represent their graves and the skirts to represent their shrouds.
The shedding of their shirts during the swirls represents the escape from their graves and the raised upper hand represents what they receive from Allah, the lowered left hand represents what they transfer to man of what they receive, thereby making them not to be in possession of anything worldly during their sojourn on earth.
All they are concerned about is their gaze and connection to Allah, which is the symbolic rotation that depicts the rotation of the universe and Allah being the central and only connecting force. This also alludes to the tawaf made over the Kaabah.

Another local, non-Islamic practice is the use of qawwali music by the Muslims of the subcontinent (India/Pakistan). This emerged from the Chishti Order of Nizamuddin. It was used as a means or tool to communicate, relate and subsequently convert to Islam; the Hindus who saw and used music as a strong religious practice.

Empiree:
Bcus you pretty much sounds relatively like him. You were already on this platform when ikupakuti was around right?. I remember you sent me email around that time. After he disappears and you became active, i was like this is re-incarnation of kuti. You sound so much like him. That's why i asked that question. You can see Hkana thinks you sound like him. This is somethign i knew long ago. You later kinda said privately in email you sent me that you arent him. Honestly, i sometimes doubt bcus your approach is the same

You were already on this platform when ikupakuti was around right?.
Na'am, I was.

After he disappears and you became active, i was like this is re-incarnation of kuti. You sound so much like him. That's why I asked that question.
. By Allah, I don't know him one on one and will not be able to point him out in a group of even two or three people.

You can see Hkana thinks you sound like him. This is somethign i knew long ago. You later kinda said privately in email you sent me that you arent him. Honestly, i sometimes doubt bcus your approach is the same.
I am truly not he. I greatly admire him for his tremendous gift of knowledge and gnosis. May Allah bring him back here, Amin.

Empiree:
lol... Your silence convinced me you were ikupakuti until I realized you weren't

Wallah, I didn't even realize that you asked me a question, hence my seeming silence.
No, I am not Ikupakuti.

Alhajiemeritus:
The teleportation part is a very sensitive subject....
I believe there is an element of what these guys call astral travel in Sufism?


The journey of the prophet to heaven (All Isra wa Miraj)...
I've always wondered if there is an element bof astral travel in this too....

It's a very sensitive subject to touch, because many people come with daggers and swords (literarily) when we discuss this subject.

They need to sheath their swords, wallah!
What is there to fight over when it is there in the Quran koro koro for all to see?!
Something that the West is heavily into and are looking for means to weaponize it. They believe it and we who were given it in a book are still in dispute.

Empiree:
I have long suspected faah. I am only convinced it isn't him when I realised he sent me email when ikupakuti was around. I believed I asked him that time actually when I noticed the same traits but unfortunately he read pass my question without giving answer. Legs crossed

My Shaikh, please help me uncross your legs.
I didn't even realize you asked me a question some time ago and I waka pass!
Please forgive my lapse

LadunaI:

Thanks for this illustration. Now tell me, some body who has not recognize himself, how is going to relate with all this experience/phenomenon? But like the ayah you cited whosoever works in that direction sincerely the divine MERCY would always guide them towards HIM.

Hmm! A very heavy question. A lot of people come to this earth and leave without self-realization or recognition due to getting distracted by side attractions of life. This is the main reason for failure.
May Allah forgive us all our shortcomings and grace us with our reason for being and achieve our assignments/goals in life before departure, Amin.

Hkana:
Movado19, are you related to Ikupakuti?

Ah no, at all oh!
I believe we are still using torchlight to look for Ikupakuti .
Hopefully, he will resurface soon and bless us with his presence once again InshaAllah.

LadunaI

Yes mostly in other realm but the meeting at times do take in physical world.

So hadrat Khidr can be viewed as one SPECIAL prophet specifically sent to the community of AWLIYAHs and by extension would be or have the potential of being initiated in the path of tasawoof. Providing valuable instructions for them towards the realization of becoming his archetype of which he himself symbolize.

Very well said!


What is your take on some awliyah transporting themselves to pray at masjid haram

Wave-Particle...
He who knows himself/herself will know his/her Rabb.
Quantum Mechanics begins to become a reality in one's life the moment your spirit "rides" your nafs or ego as a horse; and not the other way around as we see it today.

"Those who strive hard in Us, We shall most surely guide them in our Ways” - Surah Al Ankaboot 29:69

LadunaI:

Thanks for this info. I share this sentiment also. But that last statement bolded I seems not to get it.

If it has been established that Khidr was a prophet, then why reducing his prophecy to that of sainthood again. The Sufi believed that a saints only "see" thru fundamental light of Prophet they are following. So it is NOT independent sort of light (prophecy, guidance) for tge saints. But has we can see that if hadrat Khidr is more of independent on its own which necessitate Prophet Musa(as) learning from him. This can be understood further from one saying of Holy Prophet(saw) that " had it been Jesus(as) and Moses(as) were to be alive they would have follow his guidance(Shariah), highlighting its independence and superiority, just as stated in the holy Qur'an that Allah has raised one prophet above other even they were ALL called prophets.

I was made to understand that as a Rasul is a Nabi, not all Nabis are Rasuls.
As a Nabi and Rasul are Imams, Not all Imams are Nabis or Rasuls.
Hence, you have Khidr who was/is a prophet as well as the extra duty of a living Wali (a patron, helper, supporter, guardian), who would inspire, answer questions, rescue from danger, and, in special cases, invest people with the khirqa, which was/is accepted as valid in the tradition of spiritual initiation.
His ability to still be alive I am told is due to nothing but (Ya Hayyu, Ya Qayyum in excess), which I believe Ikupakuti also mentioned pages back.
Khidr is the only one known to be given this Maqqam by Allah - A Nabi, Servant, Wali (teaches people that have Ilhaam in them), and Angel.


There are yet others who argue for his being a perfect Wali (Bashran Sawiya) meaning the one whom Allah has taken as a friend.
Those who held that he was a prophet did so due to the following reasons:
a. He possessed knowledge that even our liege-lord Musa (Allah bless him) did not.
Imam Qurtubi states that an individual does not learn nor follow except one who is higher than him and it is not possible that a non-prophetic figure be higher or superior to a prophetic one.
b. He performed actions, such as killing a child and sinking a ship, that could have only been commanded by means of revelation (wahy) and not spiritual disclosure and unveiling (ilham/kashf). This is because the former is decisive thereby establishing certainty while the latter is probabilistic and does not establish certainty. It would not have been permissible for Khidr (Allah bless him) to commit these acts unless he had decisive knowledge conveying certainty that permitted their performance, which could have only been through revelation which is specific to prophets.
c. He was described in the Qur’an as one who was given “mercy (rahma) from Us” (18:65), which many of the commentators of the Qur’an identified as being prophethood. This is because the word “mercy” (rahma) is sometimes associated with revelation as in the Qur’anic verse, “You did not expect that the book would be sent down to you, but it is a mercy (rahma) from your Lord.” (28:86)
The fact that the mercy (rahma) given to Khidr (Allah bless him) refers to revelation is shown by the phrase “from Us”, namely a revelation from Allah, as well as the fact that the word rahma is indefinite which in the Arabic language indicates exoltation as well as the unfathomable nature of the reality indicated by the word.
d. He was described in the Qur’an as one “We had taught knowledge from Ourselves” (18:65), which demonstrates that this knowledge was direct and revelatory.
[Qurtubi, Ahkam al-Qur’an; Abu’l Su`ud, Tafsir; Razi, Tafsir al-Kabir; Nawawi, Sharh Sahih Muslim]

Al Khidr is considered one of the four prophets recognized as still being ‘alive’ or ‘immortal’, the other three being Idris (Enoch), Ilyas (Elias), and ‘Isa (Jesus). Al Khidr became immortal because it said he drank from the water of life, other traditions say Allah answered the Dua (supplication) made by his Father Adam (r.a). The story of Khidr is ancient almost as old as Man and it can be linked with some of the most ancient legends that have been recorded, the epic of Gilgamesh, the Alexander Romance, and the Wandering Jew, just to name a few.

LadunaI:
Wow! What an extreme quiet in here lol .

Empiree and other sheikhs in the the house I have a question. What is status of hadrat Khidr. Is he prophet of Allah, or a waliy ( perhaps as siddiq )or is he an angel?

Pls let discus this topic. Also his mode of acquisition of knowledge is it revelation like any other prophets or special form of inspiration peculiar to him ?

I grew up thinking and believing that Khidr was a high-status saint and nothing more. However, as of recent, I have come across literature making strong cases of him being a prophet of Allah.

Here is a light read of such persuasion:

Some commentators who have thought of Khiḍr as a prophet, have mainly argued on the basis of the Qur'ānic reference to him as rahma. What does this term, rahma, mean in its Qur'ānic context? As related above the Qur'ān re­lates in S.18:65; Khiḍr is one of those "whom We had blessed". This characterization usually applies to the prophets. Rahma comes from the root RHM meaning ‘womb'. Other translations of S.18:65 include:
And there they found a devotee among Our devotees. We had blessed him with Our grace.
They found one of our servants unto whom we had granted mercy from us.
Similarly, in S.43:32, the Qur'ān, while expounding one of the characteristics of God's prophets, declares them as "the ones who dispense the favour of your Lord" as against those who are seemingly "wealthy" and hold important po­sitions (chiefs) in this world. Here the Qur'ān argues for the Prophet as the one who embodies God's rahma due to God's will alone and not due to any worldly title or position which he did or did not have.
The Qur'ānic usage of rahma here is the same as in 8.18:65. It deals with the quality of being a Rahīm —the "ever-merciful"; the superlative degree of which is applied to God alone. So, God being a Rahīm sends His messengers (and prophets) as symbols of His rahma. And as a result, they become a chan­nel through which God's rahma is dispensed among mankind.
In the second part of the same verse i.e., 18:65b, we read, "and [Khiḍr has been] given knowledge from Us." Sale continues the translation of this verse as, "and whom we had taught wisdom from before us." Amir-Ali puts it as "…and endowed him with knowledge from Our self."
So Khiḍr is a "mercy' from God and he has been given knowledge from God. Here it seems plausible to argue that these qualities certainly allude to his elevated status. To possess divine knowledge is a quality of saints and prophets, but Khiḍr is evidently more than a saint, since he symbolizes God's "mercy" which in the Qur'anic sense clearly refers to prophecy.
Commentators are more or less in agreement that the status of Moses is certainly higher than that of Khiḍr, since he (Moses) is not only a Messenger (rasūl) but also a prophet (nabi), bearer of the divine revelation and provisions of the law. Khiḍr, on the other hand, does not hold these titles, although the Qur'ān calls him a ‘Servant' of God.
Ibn ‘Arabi's account of this encounter also sheds some light on the nature of their relationship, for example, points out that there is an overwhelming emphasis on rank and knowledge…for al-Khadir is aware that Moses hold the exalted rank of Messenger (rasūl) which he, al-Khadir, does not.
However, to analyze the subsequent verse of Sūrat al-Kahf, verse 66, in this context, we find that it deals with Moses' request to he instructed by Khiḍr, which, seemingly at least, puts Khiḍr at a higher position than that of Moses.
This further confirms the status of Khiḍr as a prophet, as mentioned in the previous verse.
The emphasis here is on two key words which perhaps determine the overall meaning of the verse, atabi'ka and tu'allimanī which may have direct bearing upon the status of Khiḍr.
Ahmed Ali translates it as,
"May I attend upon you that you may instruct me in the knowledge you have been taught of the right way?' (emphasis added)
Amir-Ali has translated the key words as,
"May I follow thee so that thou mayst teach me something of thy wisdom?" (emphasis added)
As we can see here the translation of tu’allimani is ‘instruct me' or ‘teach me'. Moses, therefore, is requesting Khiḍr to "instruct" him "in the knowledge of the right way" (S.18:66b).
Since Moses in the Islamic tradition is regarded as a prophet as well as a messenger; bearer of the divine command­ments, and conveyer of God's truth to his people, his seeking of knowledge from a non-prophet does not fit the criterion of the divine wisdom given to all prophets.
A prophet is rahma of God as well as a bearer of the knowledge given to none other than prophets. It can be said that it would not be possible for Khiḍr, firstly, to have knowledge from God, and, secondly, to "instruct" Moses in that knowledge he is given by God, without being a prophet or for that matter rahma himself.
It would be absurd to believe that Moses of all God's messengers was less in knowledge than a non-prophet.
At this point, however, it must be noted that the concept of rahma is closely linked with divine ‘guidance' either in the form of revelation given to the prophets or simply by their mere presence and witness unto mankind.
The prophecy of Khiḍr thus is the ‘prophecy of saintship' (nubuwwatu'l-wilāyat) whereas that of Moses is characterized as the ‘prophecy of institution' (nubuwwatu'l-tashrī)


My overall take is that there is nowhere and no one we cannot learn from, even from babies, kids, children, etc.
The world is a vast school and all are enrolled in it as long as we are here and alive.

yusburg:
Please what is the meaning of this

This looks like a perversion of the name Allah.
It was carved with (81) found on the left hand and then the double lam is in reverse.
When things like this happen, then someone was commanded to disrespect/dishonour the name in order to gain something worldly in return.
May Allah keep us safe from such, Amin.

Rahimat27:
no

Salam Alaikum.

How long has this been going on?
Have you had ruqya done before? If yes, what did the Aalim or Raaqi say?
I know you mentioned earlier that you were given food or something to eat....
If you could, maybe you can clearly narrate how it all started in one go for easier comprehension, insha'Allah?

Empiree:
....

Subhanallah!
Lesson - Never, ever judge a book by its cover, no matter how tempting it may be to do so.
Our society is all about the outer form and many people are not diligent nor patient enough to look within at the real thing/substance.
May Allah bless us all with the knowledge and wisdom to always look at the inner realities of people, things, events or situations before making hasty and regrettable decisions or judgments, Amin.

Empiree:
Been looking for this book, Nahj al-Balagha. This is the book where you can find solati of Sayyidina Ali (KaramAllahu Wajhah) which he made for prophet Muhammad(SAW). Abdelkabir once asked for the evidence.

You will find it at al-Islam dot org; both the part 1and 2.
You can download the book in pdf format too.

Empiree:
prinzeepule & lanrexlan

Are awarded damages from their "lawsuit" for 5th prize Refer to p. 104




Alhajiemeritus & movado19

Are awarded 8th prize for given a try Pls refer to p. 104



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Thanks so much Shaikh Empiree!
May your pocket never run dry, Inshaallah.
Congratulations to all the participants and winners and Allah's blessings on everyone.

Empiree:
I haven't even get the time to go over to see submissions properly. Everything came in like 200MPH altogether. I got confused and had to backed off for a min

Thanks God i am off tomorrow(thursday). Will have time to go over everything in sha Allah.

200MPH lol

Empiree:
means order of submission is counted to 10. Remember it is only 10 participants needed. I hope you were able to make it?. I haven't critically go through submissions yet.

I was following what you stated earlier about submitting 12am our zone time...

Question 1
i. In the Quran, Allah mentions creation of Adam how many places?
ANS:
Verses that directly mention the creation of Adam are two
a. Al Imran 3:59 Adam
b. Al Araf 7:11 Adam

ii. What are the two (2) things that are responsibilities of Islamic State in the society?
ANS:
Based upon al-ṣaḥīfah document (aka the constitution of Madinah)
enforcing social order and security
confronting enemies in times of war and peace

Question 2
i. Not surah Ikhlas, which surah and ayah gives a clear design of the unity of Allah.
ANS:
Al Baqarah 2:255
Ayatul Kursi (verse 255) gives a clear design of the unity of Allah, apart from Surah Ikhlas; because it mentions the zati of Allah (unity, essence,oneness).
iii. In which sura shahada summarized?.
ANS:
Al Imran 3:18
Question 3
i. It is in the Quran, where Allah informs us of existence of life on the planet. What is the sura?.
ANS:
Based on how Quran is read:
Surah Baqarah Q2:11
And when it is said to them: “Make no mischief on earth,” they say: “We are only peacemakers”.

Surah Baqarah Q2:22
Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy and sent down rain from the sky and brought forth fruits as a provision for you….”

Surah Baqarah Q2:29
He it is who created for you all that is on earth…

Surah Baqarah Q2:30
And remember when your Lord said to the angels: “Verily, I am going to place mankind generations after generations on earth”
They said: “Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood – while we glorify You with praises and Thanks and Sanctify You?”
He (Allah) said: “I know that which you do not know.”

Based on Chronological revelation of Quran:
Al Mursalat Q77:25-27
Have we not made the earth a receptacle?
For the living and the dead?
And have placed therein firm, and tall mountains; and have given you to drink sweet water?

Al Qaf Q50:7
And the earth! We have spread it out and set thereon mountains standing firm, and have produced therein every kind of lovely growth.

Al Jinn Q72:10
And we know not whether evil is intended for those on earth or whether their Lord intends for them a right path.

An Naziat Q79:30-33
And after that He spread the earth;
And brought forth therefrom its water and its pasture;
And the moutains He has formly fixed;
To be a provision and benefit for you and your cattle.



ii. Which surah defined to whom zakat is payable?.
ANS:
Al Tawbah 9:60

Eight classes of people who can receive zakat are:
Al fuqara – the poor
Al masakin – the needy
Zakat administrators
Those whose hearts are to be reconciled
Those in bondage (captives and slaves)
The debt-ridden person or people
In and for the cause of Allah
The wayfarer

Question 4
i. A nabi(PBUH) is mentioned twice in the Quran; what is his name and in what surah or surat?.
ANS:
Nabi Idris
Surah Maryam Q19:56
Surah Al Anbiya Q21:85

Nabi Ilyaas
Surah Al Anaam Q6:85
Surah As Saaffat Q37:123

Dhul-Kifl
Surah Al Anbiya Q21:85
Surah Sad Q38:48


Nabi Al-Yasa’a
Surah Sad Q38:48
Surah Al Anaam Q6:86

ii. What is the name of individual who was sent to guide the Assyrian people?.
ANS:
Prophet Yunus (Jonah) was sent to the Assyrians.
Nineveh (Naynawa) was the capital of the Assyrian Empire.

‘If only there had been a single township (among those We warned), which believed, so its faith should have profited it, except the People of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the Chastisement of Ignominy in the life of the present, and permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while”. Q10:98

Ibn Kathir on Q10:98:
"The point is that between Musa and Yunus, there were no nation in its entirety that believed except the people of Yunus, the people of Naynawa (Nineveh). And they only believed because they feared that the torment from which their Messenger warned them, might strike them. They actually witnessed its signs. So they cried to Allah and asked for help. They engaged in humility in invoking Him. They brought their children and cattle and asked Allah to lift the torment from which their Prophet had warned them. As a result, Allah sent down His mercy and removed the scourge from them and gave them respite”.

And remember Zunnün, when he departed in wrath: He imagined that We had no power over him! But he cried through the depths of darkness, "There is no god but Thou: glory to Thee: I was indeed wrong!" So We listened to him: and delivered him from distress: and thus do We deliver those who have faith. Q21:87-88
Ibn Kathir on Q21:87-88:

This story is mentioned here, and in Surat As-Saffat and Surah Nun. Yunus bin Matta, upon him be peace, was sent by Allah to the people of Nineveh, which was a town in the area of Mawsil [in northern Iraq] ...
(Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Abridged, Volume 6, Surat Al-Isra', Verse 39 to the end of Surat Al-Mu'minun, first edition July 2000, p. 481; bold emphasis ours)

So also was Jonah among those sent (by Us). When he ran to the ship (fully) laden, He (agreed to) cast lots, and he was of the rebutted.Then the big Fish did swallow him, and he had done acts worthy of blame. Had it not been that he (repented and) glorified Allah, He would certainly have remained inside the Fish till the Day of Resurrection. But We cast him forth on the naked shore in a state of sickness, And We caused to grow, over him, a spreading plant of the gourd kind. And We sent him (on a mission) to a hundred thousand (men) or more. And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while. Q37:139-148


In interpreting this Ayah, Qatadah said: ‘No town has denied the truth and then believed when they saw the scourge, and then their belief benefited them, with the exception of the people of Yunus. When they lost their prophet and they thought that the scourge was close upon them, Allah sent through their hearts the desire to repent. So they wore woolen fabrics and they separated each animal from its offspring. They then cried out to Allah for forty nights. When Allah saw the truth in their hearts and that they were sincere in their repentance and regrets, He removed the scourge from them.’
Qatadah said: ‘It is mentioned that the people of Yunus were in Naynawa, the land of Mosul.’ This was also reported from Ibn Mas'ud, Mujahid, Sai'd bin Jubayr and others from the Salaf."
(Tafsir Ibn Kathir, Abridged, Volume 4, Surat Al-A’raf to the end of Surah Yunus, first edition May 2000, p. 660)

Question 5
i. Milestone in its chapter 2, an important subject was discussed. What is the title of the chapter?.
ANS:
The title of the chapter is “The Nature of the Quranic Method’.
This dealt with the Makkan portion of the Quran revealed to Rasul (SAW) with the primary and greatest question of faith with two main aspects namely the Divine and human aspects and the relationship between them.

The aspect of man’s existence in the universe, his position and relationship to others, the universe, his ultimate goal and his relationship with Allah.

Man was made to realise that a non-arab wasn’t more important than an arab and vise versa.
The Quran reveals to man the secret of his existence as well as that of the universe surrounding him, who he is, where he came from, the purpose of his existence, who administers the universe he has come to know, who alternates night and day, as well as how to relate to his Creator.

Man’s existence will continue to depend on his relations to others, the universe and Allah.
This was why it took 13 years of the Makkan period to detail and expound on this very important spheres of man’s life and existence.

(Milestones by Imam Sayyid Qutb - Chapter 2, page 37)


ii. After Allah, islamic political system makes authority responsible for who?
ANS:
Surah An Nisa Q4:59
“O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority among you.”

After Allah, the Islamic political system makes authority responsible for the Messenger (SAW) and then those in authority, under these two strict regulations:


"there is no obedience in sin"
"do not obey a creature against his creator"
For Sunnis, uulaa al-amr are the rulers (Caliphs and kings) but for Shi'is this refers to the Imams.
Momen, Moojan, Introduction to Shi'i Islam, Yale University Press, 1985 p.192

Question 6
i. The 'rule of thumb' with regards to belief in Allah is.....?
ANS:
He (Allah) is one and only, and not to associate partners (shirk) with Him in His Lordship.
Surah Al Anaam Q6:82

O you who believe! Believe in Allah and His Messenger and the Book which He revealed to His Messenger, and the Book which He revealed to those before him. Whoso disbelieves in Allah, His angels, His Books, and His Messengers and the Last Day, he verily has wandered far astray.”
Surah An Nisa Q4:136

ii. Imam Tahawi said about Allah in his book, (Belief). what was it?
ANS:
Imam Tahawi said about Allah in his book (Belief) that:
“Allah is exalted from limits, boundaries and framework, limbs and body parts; and the six directions do not encompass Allah like they do for his creation”.

Question 7
On the day of Judgement, man wishes to return to 'dust' which is his place of origin. If he is wishing to return to dust to escape punishment, then, why is Satan who was created from Fire going to Hellfire for punishment? (brainer). Note: I will counter your argument if it doesn't make sense or valid.
ANS:
Satan who was created from fire will be punished with hellfire because this is a solemn promise from and by Allah to do so in the Quran as follows:
Surah Al A’raaf Q7:18
Allah said to Iblis: ‘Get out from this (Paradise), disgraced and expelled. Whoever of them (mankind) will follow you, then surely, I will fill Hell with you all’”

Surah Saad Q38:84-85
Allah said:
“The truth is — and the truth I say
That I will fill Hell with you Iblis (Satan)and those of them (mankind) that follow you, together”

Surah Al Jinn Q72:15
“And as for the Qasitun (disbelievers who deviated from the Right Path), they shall be firewood for Hell”

Al-Tabari said:
“This is an oath from Allah, may He be glorified and exalted; He swore that whoever among the sons of Adam followed the enemy of Allah Iblis and obeyed him, He would fill Hell with them all, i.e., with the disbelievers among the sons of Adam who followed Iblis, and with Iblis and his offspring”.
Tafsir al-Tabari, 8/139
“Although man was created from clay, a little of it will harm him; if he is buried beneath it he will die, and if he is struck with it (such as with baked clay), he will be wounded or will die. So, it not strange to think that although the jinn were created from fire, they will be punished with the Fire of Hell”.
Laqt al-Marjaan fi Ahkaam al-Jaan, p. 33, quoted in ‘Aalim al-Jinn wa’l-Shayaateen, p. 58.

Question 8
i. The Quran is divided into thirty divisions, each part is called a juz. What is the name of the last juz in the Quran?
ANS:
Juz Amma

ii. Name 5 common attributes of prophets
ANS:
The 5 common attributes of prophets are:
1.Sidk which means to be upright and truthful.
2.Amana which means to be trustworthy and reliable.
3.Isma which means to be protected from sins, for example kufr, shirk, zina.
4.Fatana: which is the state of being smart, discerning, intelligent and alert.
5.Tabligh is the total and delivery or conveyance of the commands and prohibitions they receive from Allah to the people.


Question 9
i. Name at least 5 scholars who who said muslims must memorize at least 13 Attributes of Allah. With reference is A+
ANS:
The 13 attributes of Allah that every pubescent and sane Muslim is obliged to know are called the attributes of essence of the Self of Allah (sifatu 'dh-dhat) and Allah is not attributed with their opposites.
The scholars established by consensus he who is ignorant of them is a committer of an enormous sin (fasiq).

These thirteen (13) attributes are:
Existence (al-Wujud)
Oneness (al-Wahdaniyyah)
Eternity (al-Qidam)
Everlastingness (al-Baqa')
Non-neediness of others (al-Qiyamu bin-Nafs)
Non-resemblance to the creatures (al-mukhalafatu lil-hawadith)
Power (al-Qudrah)
Will (al-Iradah)
Knowledge (al-^Ilm)
Life (al-Hayah)
Hearing (as-Sami)
Sight (al-Basar)
Speech (al-Kalam)
The scholars are:
Sunusiyy author of the Sunusiyy Creed which is called Al Aqidah As Sunusiyy.
Al Faddaliyy, a malikiyy scholar.
Ash Sharnubiyy, a malikiyy scholar .
Imaam Abu Hanifa, a salafi scholar (he mentioned this in his book called All Fiqhu l-Akbar.
Abu Ja'far Ahmad at-Tahawi’s Aqida Tahawiya - a Hanafi jurist.
Ibn Qudhama - Lum'atul-Itiqād.
Ibn Taymiyyah - al-ʿAqīdah al-Wāsiṭiyyah .
Ibn al-Dhahabī.

ii. What did famous Imam Ja'far As-Sadiq say about Allah?
ANS:
When Abu Basir asked him about God and that whether believers see Him on the Day of Resurrection, he answered:
"Yes, and they have already seen Him before the Day of Resurrection." Abu Basir asked, "When ?"
Al-Sadiq replied: "When He said to them, Am I not your Lord? They said: Yea, verily."(Q7:172)
Then he was quiet for a time. Then said, "Truly the believers see him in this world before the Day of Resurrection. Don’t you see Him now?" Abu Basir then said to him: "That I might be made your sacrifice! Shall I relate this (to others) from you?"
He answered: "No! for if you relate it, a denier ignorant of the meaning of what you say will deny it, then he will suppose that it is comparison and unbelief. But seeing with the heart is not like seeing with the eyes.
High be God exalted above what the comparers and heretics describe!"
Tabataba'ai, Muhammad Husayn (1981). A Shi'ite Anthology. Selected and with a Foreword by Muhammad Husayn Tabataba'I,


A man asked him whether God coerced his bondsmen to sin.
Al-Sadiq replied: "Allah is more just than to make them commit misdeeds then chastise them for what they have done."
The man further asked: "Has he empowered them with their actions?"
Al-Sadiq said: "If He had delegated it to them, He would have not confined them to enjoining good and forbidding evil."
The man further asked: "Is there a station or a position between the two?"
The Imam said: "Yes, wider than [the space] between the heaven and the earth.
Nasr & Leaman (February 1, 1996). The History of Islamic Philosophy (1 ed.). Routledge. pp. 256-257


iii. "This is not the face of a liar". This statement was made in reference to the prophet(SAW) by who?
ANS:
This was said by Abdullah Ibn Salam when the prophet (SAW) came to Madinah.
(Ibn Kathir Ad Dimashiq - Miracles of the holy prophet, page 92)




Question 10
i. The Baar'ah declaration was read by Ali(ra) but the Hajj that year was led by who?
ANS:
The Hajj that year (9 AH) was led by Abubakar Siddik, chosen by Rasul (SAW).
The Bara’a declaration was read by Ali in which was stated in Surah Tawbah Q9:1-3
“[This is a declaration of] disassociation, from Allah and His Messenger to those with whom you had made a treaty among the polytheists. So travel freely, [O disbelievers], throughout the land [during] four months but know that you cannot cause failure to Allah and that Allah will disgrace the disbelievers. And [it is] an announcement from Allah and His Messenger to the people on the day of the greater pilgrimage that Allah is disassociated from the disbelievers, and [so is] His Messenger”
it was announced that the Kaaba had been purged of idolatrous practices and returned to its former state. It was also announced that idolaters weren’t allowed to offer the pilgrimage, nor would they be permitted to perform Tawaf naked.

ii. Which surah of Quran also known as al-maani'ah?
ANS:
Surah Al Mulk Q67:1-30 is also known as Al Maani’ah.
From Ibn Abbas, a companion of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) recounted that he had erected a tent on the tomb which he did not know. From the cemetery he heard the voice of the man reciting Al-Mulk surah; he then met him and said: "O Messenger of Allah, I set up a tent on a grave that I did not know, I heard a person reading the Al-Mulk until khatam."
Then the Holy Prophet said:
"That is what holds (Al-Maani'ah-that which protects) and who rescues (Al-Manjiah-the one who supplicates with munajat) from the punishment of the grave."
Munajat is the supplication for the repentance of sins.
(At Tarmizi)

iii. The prophet (SAW) said exact same thing Yusuf(as) said to his brothers on the Day Of The Conquest Of Mecca....what was this famous statement?.
ANS:
The prophet (SAW) - on the conquest of Mecca - said the exact same thing prophet Yusuf (AS) said to his brothers; which was:
“No reproach on you this day, may Allah forgive you, and He is the most merciful of those who show mercy” Surah Yusuf Q12:92.
“You can leave, you are free!”
(Ibn Sa'd, 2:142; Ibn Hisham, 4:55; Tabari, 3:120)

Empiree:
I have to do the counts later until i see 10 submissions. It stops @10. Right now, the pressure is up. Awe ngbo mi seriously plus i am at work. I will simply counts all submission to 10 people.

Shaikh Empiree, please clarify a bit more on it stops at 10 counts - for the people who have met 12am only or for everyone, whether you meet 12am or not?!!!

Empiree:
Yes, sir.

Okay, shukran.

Empiree:
Walaikum salaam..our brothers and sisters are busy on researches on questions above. In few days now you get to see crowd.


In Ramadan, Quran should be respected and given authority over anything else. So, at midnight till Sahur, I offer as many rakat as I possibly can. I sit down and make dhikr briefly starting with istigfar, salawat, shahadah and so on. Then I begin reciting Qur'an till I'm ready for Sahur and finished with


allahumma salli ala sayyidina muhammad wa ala ali wa sahabiy wa ali bayti wa ala kulli min ajirin warajai


and


Allahumma Innaka 'Afuwwun Tuhibbul 'Afwa Fa'fu 'annee"



My naflah is 2 rakat


First Rakah: after fatiha recite sura Qadri 3x. at rukuh sura Qadri 3x. after rising from rukuh recite Sura Qadri 3x. sujud(same thing). at first sitting (same thing). sujud (same thing). Do the same process at second rakah and make taslim. After salama you recite sura Qadri from beginning to "lailatul Qadri khair" and make sujud. during suju ask Allah for your needs a long as it takes you. Then sit back and complete the sura. In the morning when you wake give sadaqa. Do this for the last ten day.

Shaikh Empiree, please should it be to exactly "lailatul Qadri khairu" and then go into sujud and after sujud, continue verse 3 from "...min al fi shahr" until the end of the surah?
Thank you.

Empiree:
I think the question is not ambiguous at all. It is underlined lol

Okay.

Rilwayne001:

that is enh?!