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A Query Regarding the Barelwis

By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani
July 31, 2010
A Query Regarding the Barelwis

What does the shaykh, may Allah protect him, say regarding the Barelwi group, as this group is not found in our lands and I have not found a book in Arabic on them except a book by one of the 'ulama of Najd. I found him unjust with those who are not Barelwi and so I have not relied on his judgment and what he has quoted. Hence, it is hoped their situation is explained, for people are among those who are in extreme...
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A call to Deobandi-Barelwi unity — Fatwas from two leading Deobandi institutes

By the 'Ulama of Deoband and Saharanpur
July 18, 2010
A call to Deobandi-Barelwi unity — Fatwas from two leading Deobandi institutes

What say the scholars of the faith and muftis of the firm Shari’ah about the following matter. For almost the past two years this difference is increasing day by day and the people associated with the elders of Deoband are being divided into two factions. Therefore, guide us by writing a detailed answer that is supported with proofs and with references to books to the following issues: Is the Deobandi and Barelwi difference of a peripheral nature (furu’i) or of a fundamental (usuli) nature and...
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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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