Maktabah Al-Imām Al-Ghazālī

  The Mawlid of Husayn (the commemoration of the birth of Sayyiduna Husayn ibn Ali radiyallahu 'anhu, the grandson of Rasulullah sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has a distinct history that originated centuries after his life.  Sayyiduna Husayn radiyallahu 'anhu was born in Madinah Munawwarah on the 3rd of Shaban in the year 4 AH (approximately 626 CE). While the anniversary of his martyrdom at Karbala is the most prominent and sombre day of remembrance for Husayn, his Mawlid emerged later as a celebratory event. Origins                   Origins in the Fatimid Dynasty                    (10th–12th Century) The practice of celebrating specific birthdays—or mawlids—did not exist during the early centuries of Islam. Historical records from medieval chroniclers, such as the famous Egyptian historian Al-Maqrizi, trace the origin of these celebrations directly to the Fatimid Caliphate (an Is...

  The people of Hims did not guard the shrine of the "Drawn Sword of Allah" (may Allah be pleased with him); rather, the Sword of Allah himself guarded Hims. One night during a gruelling siege—when the Franks encircled Hims like wolves at the dawn of the second Christian millennium, and the city gates shut its trapped inhabitants in—a lone man stood by a grave that radiated light in the darkness. The grave lay outside the city walls rather than within them, standing as if it were the city’s very guardian. He wept with a sorrow that tore at the heart and wailed with a grief that shook the soul. A passerby asked him, "What makes you weep like this?" The man raised his head, his eyes brimming with tears, and said, "The enemy is at the gates, and the city is suffocating; so I came to seek aid from this Sword—the Sword that was never sheathed." Then, he raised his hands toward the heavens and cried out from the depths of his heart: "O Allah, by the honour ...

While this Ummah has produced scholars in every era, the Sahabah radiyallahu 'anhum — the individuals of the first generation — attained a station that neither the scholarship of Imam Abu Hanifa rahimahullah and Imam Malik rahimahullah, nor the spiritual sainthood (wilayah) of Junaid Baghdadi rahimahullah and Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani rahimahullah could ever reach. Even the greatest of scholars or the most exalted of saints cannot attain the rank of even the lowest-ranking Sahabi.  Scholars may be subject to debate, but the Sahabah radiyallahu 'anhum are beyond such scrutiny. They are all stars in the firmament of guidance and are above criticism. Who does not recall this phrase from books of creed ['Aqidah]: "We restrain our tongues from speaking of the Companions except in terms of praise and goodness; whenever our tongues speak of them, let it be to recount their virtues."  They attained this station not through scholarship or deeds, but solely through the comp...

  Habib Ali al-Jifri is well known for his numerous problematic, confusing, and deviant positions and statements. He is linked to Habib Umar by family ties and is part of the board of the institution Dar al-Mustafa in Tarim, Yemen. Habib Ali al-Jifri stated multiple times in public that he loves the Jews. He plays a major role in promoting interfaith dialogue, alongside other deviants like Hamza Yusuf and Abdullah bin Bayyah.  Various scholars, journalists, and writers have refuted and rebuffed him, but he continues in his extreme deviation.   In a recent post on X [29 September 2026, 5:19 PM], Habib Ali al-Jifri has stated that 'there are approximately 6.5 billion non-Muslims on Earth right now; my understanding of Islamic law is that most of them will not go to Hell!'    Habib Ali al-Jifri, in essence, is pushing the deviated and blasphemous idea that non-Muslims will be saved in the afterlife and will enter Jannah because they fall under the category of the '...

  1.        A Ḥadīth is established through the authenticity of its chain of transmission (sanad), yet it is not classified as Sunnah unless it is consistently practiced and the Companion who narrated it adopted it into his own practice. Rasūlullāh ṣallallāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam designated Sunnah—not Ḥadīth—as the second source of knowledge. Furthermore, in the early centuries, those who stood against the Mu'tazila, Rawāfiḍ, and Khawarij became known as Ahl al-Sunnah, not Ahl al-Ḥadīth. 2.        In classical terminology, Ahl al-Ḥadīth referred to a scholarly rank rather than a specific school of thought, much like the terms Ahl al-Tafsīr (scholars of exegesis) or Ahl al-‘Arabiyyah (scholars of Arabic language). 3.        A narration does not become a binding authority (ḥujjah) merely based on the authenticity of its chain of transmission; the ruling contained within it might have been abrog...

Background Iran’s relationship with the Palestinian cause is one of the most controversial issues in the Arab and regional sphere, and the dispute always revolves around the extent to which the Palestinian cause has benefited from Iran, although there is another issue worth addressing: how has Iran benefited from the Palestinian cause? The Iranian position during the Shah’s era was formal and symbolic. Although the Shah adopted an official position biased towards the Arabs in the conflict with the Israeli entity, it did not go beyond symbolism to direct support. Iranian-Shia Revolution When the Iranian Khomeini revolution broke out in 1979, the Arab region was experiencing profound transformations that culminated in the signing of the peace treaty with the Israeli entity, the decline of Arab nationalist discourse, and the increasing divisions among Arab states. In light of this political vacuum, Khomeini’s Iran found in the Palestinian issue a rare opportunity to present itself as the ...

  ibn al-Jawzi rahimahullah wrote in his great history, Al-Muntazam,  'They [fanatic Shi'is] narrate certain things, then say, "This, only the Family of the Messenger of Allah [sallallahu 'alayhi wa sallam] know!" and they say, "This is the outward meaning, but it has a hidden meaning," and "so and so believes what we believe, but does not show it!"...But you should know that their madh-hab, if outwardly is Rafd, is inwardly Kufr.' [5:115] 'The fanatics among the Rafidis violate the Book of Allah and the Sunnah in openly insulting the Sahabah radiyallahu 'anhum, and holding views that are sheer unbelief (kufr), as well as indecent, permissive rulings.' [8: 38-39] 

George Galloway is currently being promoted in South Africa and by radio stations that refer to themselves as Islamic.  Let us review some of the pro-Shia statements of this controversial person.  We must bear in mind that Galloway was working for the Shia channel PRESS TV too.  Can any Muslim allow a platform to be given to the person who uttered the statements collated below?    1. "_ On the day before Kabul fell to what were then known as the mujahidin, I told Mrs Thatcher in the House of Commons: ‘You have opened the gates to the *barbarians*, and a long, dark night will now descend upon the people of Afghanistan._’” - George Galloway He refers to the founders of the Taliban, those Deobandi students of deen, as 'barbarians'; source: https://highprofiles.info/interview/george-galloway/ 2. _I glorify the Hizbollah national resistance movement, and I glorify the leader of Hizbollah, Sheikh Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah._ George Galloway, 29 July 2006 Socialist Worker...

1. Ansar-ullah, also known as 'The Houthis', is a political-military faction. They claim to be Zaydi (a branch of the Shia), but are deeply involved with Iran and are a key member of the 'Axis of Resistance'.   2. This organisation was founded in the 1980s to fight corruption and foreign influence.  3. This group began launching attacks against Yemen's government in 2004 and against Saudi Arabia in 2009. 4. After the instability caused by the Arab Spring, the Houthis took control of Northern Yemen. They seized the presidential palace, causing the president to flee in 2015.  History & Formation Important Note: The Zaydi Imamate was toppled in 1962 in Yemen 1. In the 1980s, Badr-ud-Deen Houthi claimed absolute authority based on his Sayyed lineage. 2. He joined the Union of the Believing Youth, formed by Zaydi scholars focused on the Iranian Revolution.  3. He and his son Husayn took full control of the organisation and radicalised it in 2000.  The Houthi...