Imam Busiri’s Istigatha and Al-Haytami’s Commentary

In his remarkable work "Manh al-Makiyyah", a commentary on Imam Busiri's "Hamziyyah", Ibn Hajar al-Haytami once again mentions the validity of the practice of istigatha. He states: "Then he took recourse towards humbled supplication, the manifesting of submissiveness and weakness, and expressing of grief and sadness, seeking the aid (istigatha) of he who does not …

Refuting Wahhabi Accusations of Kufr and Shirk in Qasidah al-Burdah – Part 5

The Wahhabis of Islam QA object to the following line as translated by them in Qasidah al-Burdah. 2.     If you do not take my hand out of kindness on the Day of Resurrection, then what great trouble I will be in. إِِنْ لَّمْ يَكُـنْ فِيْ مَعَـادِي آخِذاً بِيَدِيْ فَضْلاً وَّإِلا فَقُــلْ يَــا زَلَّةَ الْقَدَمِ Again …

Refuting Wahhabi Allegations of Kufr and Heresy in Qasidah al-Burdah – Part 4

The Wahhabis of Islam QA object to the following line as translated by them in Qasidah al-Burdah. 1. O noblest of creation, I have no one but you to turn to except you when major calamity strikes. يَـا أَكْرَمَ الْخَلْقِ مَا لِي مَنْ أَلُوْذُ بِه سِـوَاكَ عِنْـدَ حُلُوْلِ الْحَادِثِ الْعَمَمِ The 'Universal Cataclysm' or 'Universal …

Refuting Wahhabi Allegations of Kufr and Heresy – Part 3

In the previous post the first part of a verse described as an example of 'kufr and heresy' in Qasidah al-Burdah by the Wahhabis of Islam QA was discussed. This was their translation: 3.     This world and the Hereafter are part of what you control, and part of your knowledge is the knowledge of al-Lawh …

Refuting Wahhabi Allegations of Kufr and Heresy in Qasidah Al-Burdah – Part 2

In the previous post statements of praise from some of the commentators of Imam Al-Busiri's Qasidah al-Burdah were provided.  In the next few posts some of the verses considered by the Wahhabis of Islam QA to be 'kufr and shirk' will be explained through excerpts from the commentary of the Sunni Imams of the past. …