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12 November
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Building mosques over graves – Verdict of History

Having advanced irrefutable evidences from the Noble Quran and the reliable Sunnah on the subject, the discussion on building mosques or domes over graves is already concluded and further evidences cannot add to the certainty provided by these two pillars. However, as is the skeptics’ wont, they are looking for [...]

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8 October
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Do Muslims have the right to define Tauheed?

It is common to hear certain Muslims denounce well-established Islamic practices such as Tawassul, building graves, Ziyaarah of graves as Shirk. While this is not the occasion to delve into the permissibility of these practices as we have already established it in several articles on the website, we turn to [...]

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7 October
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Tawassul in Islam – Verdict of the Sunnah

We have already seen the concept of Waseelah and Tawassul finding explicit mention in the Holy Quran to the extent that in Surah Maaedah (5): Verse 35 Allah has exhorted the believers to adopt a Waseelah to acquire divine proximity. Click here to read – Tawassul in Islam – Verdict [...]

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28 September
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Building mosques over graves – Verdict of the Sunnah

After establishing the permissibility of building mosques over graves from the Noble Quran, we turn to the reliable Sunnah of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). It must be noted that when a matter has been established by the firm and clear (muhkam) verses of the Holy Quran, we do not need [...]

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12 September
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Tawassul in Islam – Verdict of the Quran

There are several verses in the Holy Quran that establish the legality of seeking medium (waseelah) to gain divine proximity. These verses clearly reject the belief of the skeptics who reject all waseelah and term Tawassul as Shirk Click here to read – The Argument of the skeptics against Tawassul [...]

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27 August
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Building mosques over graves – Skeptics’ arguments

One of the most hotly debated issues of Islam over the last 80 years or so that precipitated quite suddenly and one might say even conveniently in the beginning of the 20th century, with the ascent of the new order in Hejaz, is the building of mosques over the graves [...]

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8 April
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Is the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) alive? Reply from Traditions

That the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) is alive is already established from the verses of the Holy Quran as evidenced in the following articles: Is the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) alive? Proof from Quran Is the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) alive? Witness of the nation There are more proofs on the subject available [...]

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15 February
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Is the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) Alive? Witness of the Nation

While thus far, we have discussed about martyrs and emigrants, the Holy Prophet’s (s.a.w.a.) status is too high to be enumerated and he (s.a.w.a.) enjoys a rank higher than all martyrs and emigrants put together. Rather, one cannot even compare the elevated status of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) with all [...]

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12 February
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Is the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) Alive? Proof from Quran

The fact that the Prophets (a.s) are alive after their departure from this transient world is proved both by Quranic verses and reliable traditions. This is the opinion of renowned scholars from both sects. Several historical incidents also prove this fact. In this article we advance evidence to prove that [...]

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6 August
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Tawassul in Islam – Skeptics’ arguments

A section of Muslims like to portray themselves as true Muslims and the sole flag bearers of Tauheed. One of their vague interpretations of Tauheed is rejection of all mediums (waseelah). They brand Muslims who take the help of waseelah as Mushrik. They maintain that help must only be sought [...]

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