Posts Tagged ‘ Hujjat Allah al-Balighah ’

Ranks of the Books on Hadith

By Shah Waliullah al-Muhaddith al-Dahlawi
September 15, 2010
Ranks of the Books on Hadith

Be informed that there it no way for us to knowledge of the divine laws and the rulings except through the report of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace), in contrast to the case of the beneficial purposes, for these may be understood through experience, true reflection, surmisal, and so on. There is also no way for us to have knowledge of the sayings of the Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) except by receiving reports which go...
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The Unity of God

By Shah Waliullah al-Muhaddith al-Dahlawi
May 6, 2010
The Unity of God

The most basic principle of piety and the mainstay of its various aspects is the doctrine of the Unity of God. This is because humility before Lord of the worlds, which is the greatest of the virtues in acquiring ultimate felicity, depends on this. This is the basis of intellectual regulation of which is the more useful of the two regulations. Through this man is able to help himself address completely to learning from the Unseen, and prepare his soul to become...
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Authority to Permit and Prohibit

By 'Allamah Sarfaraz Khan Safdar
August 20, 2009
Authority to Permit and Prohibit

In regard to making things halal (permitted) and haram (prohibited), it is the well-established belief of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa 'l-Jama'ah that Allah alone has authority over it. To make something halal or haram is exclusively the work of Allah Most High and He is unique in this. This is purely His right; no one else is involved in this process in any manner. Neither does anyone have this power in essence nor has Allah relegated this power to anyone.
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