Islam: Questions And Answers - Schools of Thought, Religions and Sects

289 Pages·2004·2.26 MB·English

by  Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman

ISLAM: QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Schools of Thought,
Religions and Sects
Volume 8 of a Series of Islamic Books
by
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 8
Schools of Thought, Religions and Sects
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Islam: Questions And Answers
Volume 8
Schools of Thought, Religions and Sects
Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman
B.Sc., DipHE
MSA
Publication
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© Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, 2004
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Contents
Introduction ..............................................................................1
Chapter 1...................................................................................3
General.................................................................................3
34576: Freemasonry and ruling on joining
the Masons ......................................................................3
10469: Questions from a confused Christian..................7
30905: To whom is the book Nahj al-Balaaghah
attributed?......................................................................14
27328: The book Ihya’ ‘Uloom al-Deen........................18
10714: It is not correct to differentiate between
the Salafis and Ahl al-Sunnah .......................................20
Chapter 2.................................................................................22
Religions............................................................................22
48987: Did Islam exist before the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)?..............22
33679: Islam and the west between strength
and weakness.................................................................26
20884: Muslim man marrying a non-Muslim
woman...........................................................................28
27093: The differences between Christianity
and Islam.......................................................................33
22029: Ruling on reading the books of Ahl
al-Kitaab and debating with them on the internet.........35
12713: Is the trinity that the Christians believe
in mentioned in Islam?..................................................39
21534: Attitude of Islam towards other religions..........43
26728: Ruling on saying “We are the children
of Allaah” ......................................................................46
26301: Can a person who believes that Jesus is
the son of God be a Muslim? ........................................50
9607: Guidelines of the true religion ............................53
2912: Who are the Jews and Christians who
will enter Paradise?.......................................................60
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14055: Mankind’s need for religion..............................64
21525: Categories of religion........................................68
9905: The misguidance of the Jews with
regard to ‘aqeedah.........................................................71
9341: The authenticity of the hadeeth about
fighting the Jews ...........................................................77
9461: Some Mormons are visiting him and
trying to make him doubt his religion...........................78
9459: The Jews’ idea that ‘Uzayr is “a son
of Allaah” ......................................................................82
8769: Is there a difference between Arab
Christians and non-Arab Christians? ............................83
5976: A Christian is asking about the
Muslim attitude towards Catholicism and
peaceful co-existence ....................................................84
314: The Muslim belief concerning the destiny
of atheists in the Hereafter ............................................88
300: Who are Ahlul Kitab( The people of
the book)........................................................................89
Chapter 3.................................................................................92
Schools of Thought and Sects............................................92
22473: Deobandis .........................................................92
47431: He is asking about Sufism and the
Jamaa’at al-Tableegh.....................................................97
45563: Ruling on hating the Sahaabah........................100
43322: Who are the Naasibis and what is the
ruling on them? ...........................................................106
26139: A brief look at the beliefs of the Druze...........110
34531: Acquiring knowledge from the Ash’aris .........116
45435: Some lies of the Qaadiri tareeqah ...................118
11529: Al-Ibaadiyyah ..................................................122
20760: She is confused about which groups
and sects are telling the truth.......................................125
34759: What is the Zaahiri madhhab? ........................130
37742: Taraaweeh prayer is not obligatory,
and the ruling on breaking fast with followers
of bid’ah ......................................................................131
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6083: Are the words spoken in a state of
spiritual intoxication forgiven? ...................................133
20375: Sufi tareeqahs and the ruling on
joining them ................................................................137
5770: Placement of the hands in prayer
between Ahl al-Sunnah and others..............................141
13473: Who was al-Ghazzaali?...................................145
26269: Adhering to a madhhab when one
knows that other madhhabs have stronger
evidence.......................................................................153
21065: Are the contemporary Islamic groups
among the seventy-three sects?...................................154
10121: Are the Islamic groups among the
misguided groups? ......................................................157
10554: Characteristics of the saved group ..................160
10777: Who are Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah?.........164
9340: The Messenger (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) did not extend his
hand to anyone from his grave....................................165
9338: The Rifaa’is who stab themselves with
knives but are not affected by it ..................................167
11737: She is going to move to another
country where they differ from the Sunnis..................168
1087: Ruling on saying “I am a Salafi”.......................170
9429: Joining Islamic groups ......................................173
4569: She loves a man who is not a Sunni
and wants to marry him...............................................174
9832: University student confronted with
some kinds of bid’ah...................................................176
7974: An Ismaili is asking about the
differences between us and them ................................178
9389: Repeating the name of Allaah on
its own, or the pronoun “Huwa” (He), is
a Sufi bid’ah................................................................181
11180: The attitude of Islam towards
deviant (political) parties and those who
indulge in them............................................................186
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6280: The perseverance of Islam despite
splits and divisions......................................................187
8571: Jamaa’at al-Ahbaash (the Habashis).................190
5459: Does a madhhab take priority over
a hadeeth?....................................................................204
10216: ‘Abd-Allaah al-Harari al-Habashi...................206
7691: Who was Ibn ‘Arabi? ........................................207
1393: All the followers of the various sects of
the this Ummah will be in Hell apart from one...........219
5638: Some people claim that there is an
aayah which supports Sufism......................................222
1059: What should I say if I am asked about
my madhhab? ..............................................................225
5523: Which of the four Madhhabs is most
correct?........................................................................226
5869: A misguided group says that people’s
property is permissible for them, and they
do not look at anyone except members of
their own group ...........................................................227
4060: Qadianiyyah in the light of Islam......................230
4045: Islamic groups adopting a banner or
symbol, and the ruling on using the crescent
as a symbol..................................................................239
3321: Can one be a muslim and a communist
at the same time?.........................................................241
4983: Are the Sufi shaykhs really in contact
with Allaah? ................................................................242
3043: A father is neglecting his family and
going out with the Jamaa’at al-Tableegh.....................250
206: Characteristics of the Victorious
Group: Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah.........................257
1098: Can the Muslims live in peace in
Palestine? ....................................................................262
3440: The misguided sect of al-Qur’aaniyyeen ..........266
2017: An ignorant atheist does not differentiate
between a Prophet and an astrologer...........................268
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2854: Janaazah (funeral) prayer behind a
Qadiani (Ahmadi)........................................................273
2130: Which madhhab is the most correct?................274
783: Sects in Islam and influence by other
religions.......................................................................275
159: Manhaj al-salaf and ahl ul-sunnah
wal-jamaa’ah...............................................................276
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