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In depth of Ramadan nights ask yourself, do you feel God, yes, do you fear God, yes, do you love God (not as article of belief but as real feeling)?

3.April.1995 al-salam `alaykum wa rahmat Allah wa barakatuh, Subject: Works for studying the authority of the SUNNAH and               the authenticity of the H A D I T H of Prophet Muhammad,               (may Allah bless him and his House and give them peace) Sections:      1. Notes      2. On the authority of the Sunnah      3. On the early documentation of the Hadith      4. On Hadith methodology, criticism, and literature      5. On critical 'Oriantilist' works --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NOTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- Often, there are questions raised concerning the authority of the  Sunnah and the authenticity of Hadith.  Few times those questions are  raised by sincere people, and many times by followers of hertical sects  who keep trying to raise doubts about the Sunnah and the Hadith. The only scholarly way to find the facts is to examine

27th April 1995 Notes on the Hadith and Sunnah: Obligation to verify authenticity [1] Allah Most High says in the Qur’an (surat al-a`raf 7:33):  Say: My Lord has only forbidden indecencies, the inward and the outward, and sin, and wrongful oppression, and that you associate with Allah that for which He sent down never authority, and that you say concerning Allah that which you know not.  Allah Most High says in the Qur’an (surat al-isra’ 17:36):  And follow not that whereof you have no knowledge. Surely, the hearing, the sight, the heart–all of those shall be questioned of.  Allah Most High says in the Qur’an (surat al-talaq 65:2):  Then, when they have reached their term, retain them in kindness or part from them in kindness, and call to witness two men of uprightness [2]among yourselves, and keep your testimony upright for Allah. . .  Allah Most High says in the Qur’an (surat al-hujurat 49:6): O you who believe! If an unrighteous [3] bring you tidings, verify it, lest yo

Number: msa/12Dec95/20457 12.12.1995 [1] Hafiz Abu Zur`ah at the time of his death al-salamu `alaykum, Imam al-Nawawi, in *Kitab al-tarkhis fi al-ikram bi-l-qiyam li-dhawi al-fadl wa al-maziyyah min ahl al-Islam `ala jihat al-birr wa al-tawqir wa al-ihtiram la `ala jihat al-riya' wa al-i`zam* (p. 84), said:      Hafiz (Hadith-master) Abu al-Baqa' told us > Hafiz Abu      Muhammad informed us > Abu Tahir al-Silafi informed us >      Abu `Ali al-Burdani said I heared > Hannad ibn Ibrahim      al-Nasafi saying > I heard Abu Ishaq Ibrahim ibn Muhammad      al-Qattan saying > I heard Abu `Abd Allah `Umar ibn Ahmad      Ibn Ishaq al-`Attar saying > I heard Abu `Abd Allah      Muhammud ibn Muslim ibn Wara al-Razi saying:      I and Abu Hatim Muhammad ibn Idris al-Razi were present      with Abu Zur`ah al-Razi at the time of his death, so I said to      Abu Hatim, "Come, let us remind him to say the shahadah."      [shahadah is the t

6.December.1995 form Akram Y Safadi al-salamu `alaykum, Imam al-Shafi`i & Muslim on verification of authenticity ------------------------------------------------------------- In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful All praise be to Allah, and peace be upon His slaves whom He has chosen. Notes on the Hadith and Sunnah: Verification of authenticity, a fundamental Shari'ah obligation === the Qur'an ==================================== Allah Most High says in the Qur'an (surat al-Isra' 17:36): {{[17:36] And follow not that whereof you have no knowledge.  Surely, the hearing, the sight, the heart--all of those shall be questioned of.}} Allah Most High says in the Qur'an (surat al-Tawbah 9:122): {{[9:122] And it is not for the believers to go forth all togather [to fight].  Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth, that they (who are left behind with the Prophet) may gain understanding in religion, and that they may warn the

Number: msa/28Nov95/19976 28.November.1995 form Akram Y Safadi al-salamu `alaykum, ------------------------------------------------------------- In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful All praise be to Allah, and peace be upon His slaves whom He has chosen. Notes on the Hadith and Sunnah: The authority of the Prophet and his Sunnah 28.November.1995 1. It was among the duties of all messengers to make the message clear The Qur'an 14:4, {And We have never sent a messenger except with the tongue of his people that he might make clear to them.} 2. Allah Most High taught His Messenger and explained the Qur'an to him The Qur'an 75:16-19, {Move not your tounge with it to hasten it.  Surely it is upon Us to gather it and to recite it.  So, when We recite it, follow its recitation.  Then surely it is upon Us to make it clear.} The Qur'an 4:113, {And He has sent down upon you the Book and the wisdom, and has taught you what you did not know b

God's book (Quran) is timeless guidance to all humans. His Messenger's implementation (Sunnah) on the ground is best example. Our understandings are human efforts subject to being right or wrong.

RAMADAN 2020 Remove mind mask, read God's guidance with open mind. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ أَيَّامًا مَعْدُودَاتٍ  فَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ  وَعَلَى الَّذِينَ يُطِيقُونَهُ فِدْيَةٌ طَعَامُ مِسْكِينٍ  فَمَنْ تَطَوَّعَ خَيْرًا فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُ  وَأَنْ تَصُومُوا خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ  هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَى وَالْفُرْقَانِ  فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ  وَمَنْ كَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوْ عَلَى سَفَرٍ فَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ  يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَ  وَلِتُكْمِلُوا الْعِدَّةَ وَلِتُكَبِّرُوا اللَّهَ عَلَى مَا هَدَاكُمْ وَلَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ  وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ  فَلْيَسْت

Salam, While checking some online resources, I came to see that Lane's Arabic - English Lexicon is available online and can be downloaded as pdf (image) files.  Anyone who dealt with scholarly translation of Arabic into English knows this master work as the ultimate Arabic-English dictionary.   It is so meticulous and comprehensive; it is to Arabic-English, as the (unabridged) Oxford English Dictionary is to English. Edward William Lane (1801-1876) was an English man who studied Arabic and Islam and lived long time in Egypt.  He spent almost the last 30 years of his life working on his massive dictionary.  It is mainly based on the largest Arabic dictionaries, Lis a n al-`Arab and T a j al-`Ar u s.  I find it amazing that he worked this in the 19th century when such huge Arabic dictionaries were still in hand-written manuscripts.  To have an idea how massive undertaking this was; Lisan al-`Arab is about 15 printed volumes while Taj al-`Arus is 20.  Lane's Lexicon was pub