The Question

Could you Comment on the Recent Discussion Surrounding Istighatha?

The Answer

In the name of Allah the Most Gracious the Merciful, Prayers and Peace be upon the Prophet, his family, companions and those who follow him until the end of time.

Istighātha in Arabic means to seek help and aide; and when used [...]

The Question
What does the term “Ahl al Sunna wa al Jama’ah̄” (“People of the Sunna and Community”) mean, and what is the difference between the two terms?
The Answer[i]
This term (used in the question above) does not appear in the Qur’an or the Sunna.  Undoubtedly, many hadith have commanded following the Sunna and other hadith have [...]

Bismillah
In the beginning of Surah Yusuf, Allah ta’ala shares with us the private conversation between a father and son:
إِذْ قَالَ يُوسُفُ لِأَبِيهِ يَا أَبَتِ إِنِّي رَأَيْتُ أَحَدَ عَشَرَ كَوْكَبًا وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ رَأَيْتُهُمْ لِي سَاجِدِينَ
(Remember) when Yusuf (Joseph) said to his father: “O my father! Verily, I saw (in a dream) eleven stars and the sun [...]

Bismillah
Al Malik - The King and Owner of Dominion

Allah has three Names that are similar to Malik: Maleek (مليك) and Maalik (مالك). The meaning for all three names is: One who possesses the attribute of Mulk. What is Mulk? Kingdom, dominion, power, authority. Mulk has three meanings:
1)      Possession and ownership (لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ To [...]

Bismillah
The two Names of Allah ta’ala, Ar-Rahmaan and Ar-Raheem, denote the vast mercy of our Rabb. These two Names of Allah have the same root which emphasizes that Allah is really The MOST Merciful and that there is no one else who is more merciful than Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala.
What exactly is the difference between [...]

Bismillah
The believers contemplate on the ayaat of Allah that have been left upon the earth, and only they see the creation around them as ayaat.
Allah ta’ala says,
وَتَرَى الْأَرْضَ هَامِدَةً فَإِذَا أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْهَا الْمَاءَ اهْتَزَّتْ وَرَبَتْ وَأَنبَتَتْ مِن
كُلِّ زَوْجٍ بَهِيجٍ
“And you see the earth barren and lifeless, but when We pour down rain on it, [...]

Bismillah
Al-Quddoos
The One who is Very Pure, Absolutely Pure, He is far and above anything that does not befit Him.
Al Quddos is from the root qaaf-daal-seen (ق د س), Al-Quddos has two meanings linguistically. It is on the structure of fu’ool, a form of mubalagah/intensification.
1. First meaning of Qaf-daal-seen (ق [...]

I recently experienced two incidents with the Qur’an, both which left me in wonderment, trying to figure out what to do The fastest thing I could think of was to shout out a quick reminder to our sisters and brothers who insha’Allah can actually do something amazing…and so this is a personal message to you.
Incident [...]

Bismillah
Allahumma anta as-Salaam, wa minka as-Salaam!
As Salaam - The Perfection and Giver of Peace

There are two meanings of the Name As Salaam:
a)      The Perfection.
b)      The Giver of Peace and Security.
Linguistic Meaning
Linguistically, salaam and salaamah mean baraa’ah: immunity, to be free of something and to be unblemished. According to ibn Al Arabi, salaamah means ‘aafiyah: well [...]

The following incident is mentioned in the book al-Intisar fi al-Masail al-Kibar of Mahfudh bin Ahmad al-Kalwadhani the leader of the Hanbali school of his day and quoted by al-Sheikh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuda in Risalah al-Mustarshidin pg. 131:
“Once a person approached a wise man from the scholars saying: “I would like to debate you! [...]