Full Biography: "The Antidote in Knowing the Rights of the Chosen Prophet"

Praise be to Allah who is alone in possessing His most splendid Name, and is the Owner of unconquerable might. Praise be to Allah who is Unique having the highest Names, the Owner of tremendous might, having neither beginning nor end. He is apparent, not by imagination or guesswork. He is the hidden out of purity, not out of nonexistence who has encompassed everything in His Mercy and Knowledge Allah has sent an abundance of His Favor to those whom He guides (friends) and He sent to them a Messenger of pure descent from the best among Arabs and non-Arabs and who is the finest both in lineage and upbringing. His intelligence [More]

The Preeminence of the Holy Prophet

This epistle has been written by Shaykh al-Islam Abul Fayd Sidi al-Hajj Ibrahim ibn Abdullah Niass al-Maliki al-Ashaari Tijani (d. 1390/1975) of Kaolack, Senegal (may Allah be pleased with him), in order to confute the gossip of those who disown the preeminence of the Holy Prophet Sidna Mohammed ibn Abdellah (peace and blessing be upon him). The Shaykh entitled this epistle, “Nujum al-Huda” (Stars of Guidance), dealing with the superiority of our Holy Prophet (peace and blessing be upon him) over all the Prophets and Messngers of Allah Almighty (peace be upon them)...[More]

The Light of the Holy Prophet

There are three verses in the Quran which mention the Prophet as a light. Allah said: "From Allah has come to you a Light and a Book manifest." (5:15) Qadi Iyyad said: "He [the Prophet] was named a Light because of the clarity of his case and the fact that his Prophecy was made manifest, and also because of the illumination of the hearts of the believers and the knowers of Allah with what he brought." Suyuti in Tafsir Al-Jalalayn, Fayruzabadi in the Tafsir Ibn Abbas entitled Tanwir...[More]

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