The Prescribed Dhikr of Ibn Taymiyya vs the Pseudo-Salafis of Islam QA

Say the Pseudo-Salafis of Islam QA: It should be said to those who stipulate sending blessings three thousand times: What made you choose this number, and what is so special about it? Whatever good he mentions about it may be answered by saying: Did the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) fail …

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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 …

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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 …

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Qasidah al-Burdah and Pseudo Salafi Accusations of Kufr and Shirk

In this link the Pseudo-Salafis of the IslamQA website make the bold and sweeping statement: The poem referred to includes blatant and obvious kufr and heresy. The scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa‘ah have studied it and criticised it, pointing out its faults and the ways in which it is contrary to the beliefs of Ahl …

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