Maktabah Al-Imām Al-Ghazālī

8 February 2015  "Welcome, Sheikh Ali al-Jifri. I am truly delighted to see you. We are in dire need of tolerance and moderation; the whole world has grown weary of us—the world has grown weary of us." This dramatic scene was enacted by Sisi on the stage of the Al-Jalaa Theater during an educational seminar organized by the military, attended by a host of political and partisan elites, Al-Azhar scholars, Coptic figures, members of the armed forces and police, and media personalities. It follows, then, that the world has "grown weary of the Egyptians"—or, if you prefer to generalize, of the entire Islamic nation. Consequently, Sisi feels the need for someone to teach the Egyptian people tolerance and moderation. Thus, the warm reception accorded to Al-Habib al-Jifri—who is presented as an embodiment of moderate, centrist Islam—serves as the launch of this "star" into Egypt’s firmament, tasked with guiding the Egyptian people toward Sisi’s envisioned goal: f...

Thursday, September 1, 2016 Fadi Qaraqra - Palestinian writer It is one of Allah Ta’ala’s laws in the universe that truth and falsehood clash, that nature abhors a vacuum, and that any vacuum that occurs is filled by another alternative, whether positive or negative. Since what the enemies of Islam seek is to wage war and besiege what they call "Islamic fundamentalism," it is natural that a vacuum will result in the Islamic world. This prompts the enemies of Islam, in all their various forms, to support and fill this vacuum by creating new groups and ideologies, such as the Qadiani movement, or by adapting existing groups or individuals, such as the Sufi orders during the French occupation, to become an alternative that accepts foreign ambitions and hegemony over the resources of the Islamic nation. The French Muslim writer Eric Joffre says in his book, "Sufism: The Inner Path of Islam": "The political authorities in the West encourage Sufism and push it ...

  Sayyiduna Muhammad al-Baqir rahimahullah Sayyiduna Muhammad al-Baqir rahimahullah was the brother of Sayyiduna Zayd bin 'Ali rahimahullah. Al-Baqir means 'deep seeker of knowledge', he was given this title because of the serious way he sought knowledge.  It is reported that some people of Iraq spoke ill of Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radiyallahu 'anhu, Sayyiduna 'Umar radiyallahu 'anhu, and Sayyiduna 'Uthman radiyallahu 'anhu in his presence. He became angry at this and said, "Are you among the Muhajireen who were 'expelled from their homes and wealth'? [59:8] "No," they replied. He asked, "So, then you must be among those that 'settled in the abode and faith'?" [59:9]. "No," they replied. He said, "Nor are you among those who came after them saying, 'Our Rabb, forgive us and our brothers who preceded us in belief.' [59:10] Leave me. Allah is not near your abode. Affirm Islam. You are not among its...

  The great Umayyad Masjid in Halab (Aleppo) has officially reopened after extensive restoration work, including the complete reconstruction of its Minaret, Alhamdulillah. This Masjid is one of the most prominent historical landmarks in the city of Halab (Aleppo), Syria.  1. The Masjid was built in the 8th century (715 - 717 CE), during the Umayyad Dynasty. 2. This Masjid quickly grew into a central pillar of Islamic learning and heritage in Syria. 3. The 45 meter tall Seljuk minaret was built in 1090 CE. 4. The Masjid was rebuilt and expanded by the Zangid and Mamluk rulers after fires and Mongol invasions. 5. During heavy fighting in 2012-2013, the Masjid was damaged, and the 1000 year old minaret collapsed. 6. After extensive reconstruction work, the historic Masjid officially opened its doors to Musallis. 7. The Jumu'ah Salah was held in this Masjid yesterday. May Allah protect all the Masjid worldwide, and grant us a share in the goodness of raising his name. Ameen May Al...

  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...