Introduction For most of its Islamic history, the land of Iran was majority Sunni. The Shi’i Safavids, who took control of Iran in 1501, changed this forever. Unlike other Shi’i dynasties such as the Fatimids in north Africa and the Buyids in Iraq, the Safavids were successful in permanently changing the religious landscape of the […]
Author Archives: Farasat Latif
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This is a list of sources that I ustilised in my various articles on hadith and sunnah.
23
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The h̩adīth of Kisā’ (cloak) refers to an incident where the Prophet gathered Fāṭima, ʿAlī, al-Ḥasan, and al-Ḥusayn underneath his cloak
23
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Below I have produced a glossary of Arabic terms that are used in this blog.
15
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The article gives a brief synposis of the life of the imposter Rashad Khalifa and his ignomious death.
15
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In this article we give a brief biography of the famous hadith rejector, Ghulam Ahmed Parwez.
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The hadith rejectors find themselves in a quandary when asked about the various details of the prayer, as the details of the prayer and other acts of worship are contained within the hadith. So to get around this they come up with a bizarre answer.
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Jan
Until very recently, the concept of the sunna, and its legal authority was never questioned. However, the twentieth century witnessed a number of individuals and groups, who under the guise of ‘returning to the Qur’an’ have rejected in totality, the legal authority of the sunna. This study critically analyses the works of three well known hadith rejectors: Ghulam Ahmad Parwez, Rashad Khalifa, and Kassim Ahmad.
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This article describes the events that led to the martyrdom of Hussain (may Allah be pleased with him).
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