Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Wahhabism

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• Familiarity With The Life of The Founder of Wahhabism
• Refutations of the True Leader of The Wahhabis
• Notes
• Wahhabis and The Renovation of Graves of Awliya Allah
• A. Qur’anic View-Point Regarding Renovation Of Graves
• 1- Renovating and protecting the graves of the Prophets is nothing but paying respect to the Divine Rites
• 2- The Holy Qur’an very clearly instructs us to love the near ones of the Holy Prophet
• 3. Renovation of grave and the past generation
• 4. Elevation of Special Houses
• B. The Islamic Ummah And Renovation Of Graves
• Islamic Remnants are the Sign of Originality of Religion
• C. Hadith of Abu Al-Hayyaj
• Our Views about this Tradition
• Two More Possibilities In Tradition
• D. Analysis of Hadith of Jabir
• Points of Weakness in this Tradition
• Logical Analysis of Two More Traditions
• Wahhabism entangled in the contradiction between the school of thought and the practice of Muslims
• Preparing an argument instead of adopting a realistic approach
• The Response and Refutation
• Notes
• Construction of Mosque Near The Graves of Pious People
• Reasoning Of Wahhabis That Construction Of Mosque Near Grave Is Forbidden 
• A Probe into The Context of Traditions
• Our Views about This Matter
• Notes
• Visitation (Ziyarat) of Graves of Believers From The View-Point of The Holy Qur’an And Sunnah 
• Qur’an and ziyarat of Graves
• Traditions and ziyarat of Graves
• Women and ziyarat of Graves
• Notes
• Valuable Effects of Ziyarat of The Graves of Religious Personalities
• Ziyarat of the Grave of the Holy Prophet (s)
• Evidence from Qur’an
• Another Evidence
• Traditions Regarding Paying Homage to the Holy Prophet (s)
• First Tradition
• Second Tradition
• Third Tradition
• Fourth Tradition
• Fifth Tradition
• Sixth Tradition
• Reasonings of Wahhabis about Prohibition of Journey towards Ziyarat of Graves
• Notes
• Performance of Prayer And Supplication Near Graves Of The Holy Personalities
• Tawassul (Recourse) To The Awliya Allah
• Traditions
• First Tradition - Tradition of ‘Uthman ibn Hunayf
• A Word about the Reference of this Tradition
• Second Tradition: Tawassul to The (Right) Of Questioner
• Third Tradition: Tawassul to the Right of Holy Prophet (s)
• Our View about this Tradition
• Fourth Tradition: Tawassul of Prophet (s) by the Right of Prophet (s) and by the Rights of Previous Prophets
• Fifth Tradition: Tawassul to Prophet (s) Himself
• Seventh Tradition: The Leader of the martyrs says in du'a 'Arafa
• Practise of the Muslims Regarding Tawassul
• Notes
• Is It An Innovation To Commemorate The Birth And Death Anniversaries Of Awliya Allah? 
• First Proof
• Second Proof
• Third Proof
• Fourth Proof
• Fifth Proof
• Notes
• Seeking Benediction And Cure From The Signs And Traces Of Awliya
• Notes
• Tawhid in 'Ibada and Worship (or Pretext of Wahhabis)
• Limits of ‘Ibada and its Comprehensive Meaning
• Two Defective Presentation of ‘ibada
• A. Ibadat: Humility (خضوع ) and Submissiveness (تذلل )
• B. 'Ibada: Unlimited Humility
• First Definition of ‘Ibada
• Second Definition of ‘Ibada
• Third Definition of ‘ibada
• Conclusion of Our Discussion
• The Basis of Solving the Dispute
• Notes
• Seeking Help From Awliya Allah During Their Lifetime
• First Case
• Second Case
• Third Case
• Notes
• Seeking Help From The Spirits of Awliya Allah
• 1. Death is not Annihilation of Man
• Qur’an and Eternity of Spirits
• 2. The Reality of Man is his very Spirit
• 3. Qur’an and the Possibility of Connection with another World
• A) Salih ('a) Speaks with the Souls of His People
• B) Shu'ayb ('a) Speaks with the Souls of the Deceased Ones
• C) The Holy Prophet (s) of Islam Speaks with the Souls of Prophets
• D) Qur’an Sends Salutations Upon The Prophets
• Conclusion of Our Discussion
• 4. Muslims and Asking for the Fulfilment of Their Needs from the Holy Spirits
• Notes
• Seeking Shafa’a (Intercession) From Awliya Allah
• Our reasoning on the logical firmness of seeking Shafa'a
• 1. Asking for Shafa'a is the same as asking for Du'a
• 2. Qur’an and Request for du'a from Worthy People
• Islamic Traditions (hadiths) and the Path of Companions
• Seeking Shafa'a from the Dead
• Examining The Reasoning Of Wahhabis About The Prohibition Of Seeking Shafa'a
• (1) Seeking shafa’a is shirk (Polytheism)
• (2) The Shirk (Polytheism) of the Polytheists was due to Their Seeking of Shafa’a from the Idols
• Reply
• (3) Request for Fulfilment of Need from Someone Other than Allah is Forbidden 
• Reply
• (4) Shafa’a is the Special Right of Allah
• Reply
• (5) Seeking Shafa’a from the Dead is Useless
• Reply
• Notes
• Is Belief In Invisible Power The Basis of Shirk (Polytheism)?
• The Views of Wahhabis
• Our Viewpoint
• (1) Unseen Sovereignty of Yusuf ('a)
• (2) Unseen Sovereignty of Musa ('a)
• (3) Unseen Sovereignty of Sulayman ('a)
• (4) 'Isa ('a) and His Unseen Sovereignty
• Is it Shirk (Polytheism) to request for Extra-Ordinary Actions?
• Reply
• Sulayman ('a) Seeks the Throne of Bilqis
• Reply
• Notes
• Pleading Allah By The Right And Position Of Awliya
• Pleading Allah by the Position of Awliya
• Amir al-Mu'minin and His Pleading to God by the Position of the Holy Ones
• Occurrence of such pleadings in Islam
• First Objection
• Reply
• Second Objection
• Reply
• Swearing Upon Other Than Allah
• Our Proofs for Permissibility of Swearing upon Other than Allah
• First Proof
• Second Proof
• The Four Schools of Thought and the Matter of Swearing upon Other than Allah 
• First Tradition
• Second Tradition
• Reply
• Second Analysis
• Notes
• Nadhr (Vow) To The People In Grave
• Notes
• ‘Calling’ The Divine Personalities
• Reply
• Notes
• Political and Social Dimensions of Hajj
• Observing the Benefits of Hajj
• Ka’ba is the Existence of Life
• Expression of Aversion On The Occasion Of Hajj
• Political Elegy of Farazdaq in Masjid al-Haram
• Political and Social Dimensions of Hajj in Islamic Traditions
• Political Speech of the Holy Prophet (s) at the Time of Hajj
• Political Poems at the Time of Victory of Mecca
• Signals and Implications
• Political Dimensions of Hajj in the Words of Inerrant Leaders
• Sayings of Contemporary Thinkers about The Philosophy of Hajj
• Conclusion
• Notes