Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question I regularly come across people from the so-called Salafi movement who claim that the Aqida book known as al-Fiqh al-Akbar is falsely attributed to Imam Abu Hanifa (Allah have mercy on him) and that it has nothing to do with his actual beliefs. I wanted to know if these […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Did the Noble Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) the companions debate with the atheists, polytheists, Christians, Jews, etc.? There are references to debates, but I don’t know many examples. Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad alludes to “the polemical cauldron of Meccan debate” in chapter 7 of Travelling […]

Answered by Mawlana Ilyas Patel Question Is it true that Imam Hasan (Allah be pleased with him) was poisoned by his wife Jada Bint Jash, and she was paid by Mu‘awiya (Allah be pleased with him) so that Imam Hasan (Allah be pleased with him) doesn’t become the caliph? Answer In the Name of Allah, […]

Answered by Shaykh Anas al-Musa Question Are the seven ahruf (modes of recitation) the same as the seven qira’at (readings) of the Quran? Answer In the name of Allah, Most Gracious and Merciful The seven ahruf (modes of recitation) are different than the seven qira’at (readings) because the seven ahruf were present at the time […]