Ilm Fruits

The Sweetness of Faith Lies in the Fruits of Knowledge

Aqeeda

The fundamentals of belief according to Ahlil Sunnah wal Jamaah (Sunni Muslims)

Is not Allah Alone Worthy of our Worship?

My brothers and sisters in Islam, As-salamu 'alaikum!
To testify that there is One Creator who sustains, nourishes, and controls is not enough for the Muslim. The Muslim is one who believes and testifies that indeed Allah is the Creator, the Nourisher, the Sustainer, and also affirms that ONLY He is worthy of worship.
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Have You TRULY Testified?

What does it mean to say 'La Illaha Ill Allah'? Has one every truly sat back and wondered what makes this one testimony so special? What makes this the differentiation point between one who believes and one who doesn't? Truly, it is every Muslims responsibility to comprehend fully what this Kalimah entails, because without it, one has not fulfilled the conditions of this testimony. Someone asked a scholar of the past, "is not the Shahada the key to Jannah?" He replied, "Yes, but every key has ridges, so if you come with the a key with the right ridges, the door will open, otherwise it will not." So the question to ask is... do you have the key to Jannah?

“Do they seek other than the Religion of Allah…”

Of the categories of tawheed, the most common one is that of making Allah One and Unique in His Lordship i.e Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah. The meaning of this is believe that only Allah creates, sustains, and nourishes the entire creation. Of the manifestations of this are: 1) every object must have a creator 2) no object can escape that which is decreed 3) when in distress all of mankind calls out to his Creator. The proofs of this, the proofs of Allah's existence is many fold, of them are: 1) fitrah - innate nature that we are all created with 2) the creation itself - the mountains, the sun, the moon, etc.

THE Purpose of Creation

Our purpose of creation is one and that is tawheed. Tawheed is making Allah One and Unique in His Lordship (Ruboobiyyah), in His Names and Attributes (Asmaa was Sifaat), and in His rights to be worshiped (Uloohiyyah). There are many blessings associated with tawheed, of them are: 1) Jannah 2) a means for sins to be forgiven 3) the right that Allah has over us 4) reason for sending Prophets and Books 5) dangers of its opposite - shirk.

Where’s Our Dignity?

Of the beautiful Names of Allah is al-Aziz, the Mighty. Al-Aziz is exalted, perfect in Might, He is the One who grants us victory, and He is the one who hates to have his slaves be humiliated. Dignity, Power, and Glory comes from Allah and Allah alone, and no one can attain this without worshiping Allah. It's time to become a true Abdul-Aziz.

Al-Haleem

Al-Haleem is translated often as "the forebearing," but what does it REALLY mean? It means the one who has intelligence, knowledge, and is justifiably angry and capable of showing that anger, yet restrains it.

Ahlul Sunnah Wal Jam’aah

We hear this phrase thrown around a lot these days--"ahlul sunnah wal jamaah" (literally, "the people of the sunnah and the jam'ah/group"). But what does it really mean, and who are the people who are TRULY ahlul sunnah wal jam'aah?

Al-Ghafuwr and Al-Ghaffaar

Two of the greatest names of Allah are Al-Ghafuwr and Al-Ghaffaar--the one who shields, covers, and protects you from your actions, and the one who protects and forgives again and again and again and again.

The Grand Name

The Prophet said: "To Allah belongs a Grand Name, an ismun athiym, that, if you make du'a with it, it will be responded to. And if you plead or request with it, it shall be answered." What is this Grand Name?

Light Upon Light

Light Upon Light: Fundamentals of Faith 102 is an AlMaghrib Institute course taught by Yasir Qadhi. Learn about Allah, the Creator, the only one to be worshipped, the All-Seeing, Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Raheem. Who is Allah? How do we REALLY know Allah, and His Names and Attributes? How did other groups deviate in their 'aqeedah about Allah?

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