Some thoughts on the news, religion and life in general
Archive for September, 2008
Amir al-Mu’mineen
Sep 25th
For those few who do not know what a ‘caliph’ is or more appropriately what a Khilafa is, here is a quick definition. In Islam, Khalifa or Caliph (English word) is the successor to the Prophet, peace be upon him, in his role as leader of the Muslims and the head of its political, military and administrative systems. So the Khalifa is the successor and the Khilafa is the government system of which he is the head. More >
If at first you fail…
Sep 10th
Even when your peers find you innocent, the barmy, the awful and the ugly seem hell-bent on getting their men! Of course I’m talking about the so-called airline plot. The Jury failed to convict anyone of conspiracy to detonate explosives on an aircraft, but More >
Intolerance in the name of difference?
Sep 5th
It is reported that Imam Abu Hanifa said “When a hadith is sahih, it is my school (madhhab)“. I have heard this saying of Imam Abu Hanifa on numerous occasions; it is especially useful when one wishes to promote a hadith (in say Sahih Al-Bukhari) which is inconsistent with the (Fiqh) position of the illustrious Imam. Basically the report serves the purpose of encouraging dropping of fiqh with all its usul and qawaid built up and consolidated over hundreds of years of scholarship for a hadith on the assumption that Imam Abu Hanifa was ignorant of the said hadith.
