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why does the author start the book with ‘bismillah’

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author follows the example of the Quran and the prophet ﷺ . the scholars who came before the author, the pious predecessors, their customary was to begin their books/work with bismillah

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whats the biggest the creation of Allah

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The Arsh

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why is the arsh significant

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allah is above the arsh
the arsh is the heaviest and biggest creation
this shows that Allah is above his creation
(such as in the dunya people with high status are on a throne but Allah is above the throne)

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why did Allah create the Arsh

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Firstly the rulers have a throne in this world, and they need it to sit on it, and to make them look greater than the people.
Allah عزوجل created the Arsh as a symbol of his authority. Allah عزوجل does not need an Arsh however he created it as a symbol to show his authority. The Arsh is the biggest and greatest creation, but Allah عزوجل is above his Arsh

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who is a wali

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Whoever is a believer that has taqwah then this person is a wali of Allah عزوجل.
A wali of Allah عزوجل is someone who worships/praises Allah عزوجل

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is everyone at the same level of a wali

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Not everybody is on the same level of being a wali of Allah عزوجل. The higher your iman is the higher of a wali you are.

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what are the three important things to remember

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  1. show gratitude when provided for
    2.The prophet ﷺ said indeed Allah عزوجل is with those who are patient.
  2. to seek forgiveness
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what are the three types of patience

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· Patience upon doing what Allah عزوجل has commanded;
· Patience upon avoiding what Allah عزوجل has prohibited; and
· Patience upon tests and trials.

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What does الغفور mean?

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The most forgiving.
Allah عزوجل loves from His slaves those who are monotheists and who are sincere that they are in the constant state of making istighfar.

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How is leaving istighfar going to result in kibr?

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The one who makes istighfar to Allah عزوجل, they have humbled themselves in front of Allah عزوجل. If you don’t have that humble a humility then pride and arrogance starts to build causing kibr.

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what is kibr

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arrogance/pride

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what are the three types of gratitude

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  1. with the heart
  2. with the tongue
    3 with the limbs
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why does the author begin with علم

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to grab our attention so he can let us know that he is trying to direct us to something and teach us something.

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what is haneefiyah

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Haneefiyyah is to distance yourself from all falsehood and to go towards the truth. You worship Allah عزوجل and dedicate your entire religion sincerely for Allah عزوجل

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is the kalima, la illaha ilAllah exclusive to our ummah

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laillaha is not exclusive to our ummah, it’s a phrase which the ummahs before us knew and said as well.

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What does ‘worship is not regarded as worship unless with tawheed’ mean?

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whoever worships Allah عزوجل and worships something else with Allah عزوجل this is not worshipping Allah عزوجل
because worship is not accepted unless with tawheed, it must all be for the sake of Allah عزوجل such as a prayer will not be a prayer unless with purification.

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what does minor shirk do when it enters a deed

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that ibadah is not accepted, this means that the action done is neglected

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what does major shirk do when it enters ibadah

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it nullifies all previous deeds you have done

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what happens if a person falls into mushi’ah

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this is when Allah decides if they want to forgive or punish the person
but those who are punished are not sent to hellfire forever they later go to jannah, they get punished for their sins to be purified
however if a person has committed shirk it will not be forgiven

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Is there any specific ways of doing tawbah?

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Yes there are recommended ways, such as applying the etiquettes when making day. You can call Allah by the name ‘At Tawwab’, ‘The one who accepts repentance’.
Show guilt in front of Allah and show how much you hate that sin, and how you never want to repeat it again.

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What tawheed category does believing that Allah controls all affairs come under ?

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It falls into tawheed rububiyah.

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did the arabs know that Allah is the creator alone

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yes, they gave these characteristics to Allah including He could only give and take life

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why were the arabs actions not accepted

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they believed in rububiyah BUT they took apart in major shirk

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what did the arabs believe then regarding tawheed

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they believed in tawheed rububiyah but not ooloheeya

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what is the major shirk they took part in ?
they bought intercessors into their worship
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why did the worship deities
even though they knew Allah was the one who can give live and death, but they only worshipped the other deities in hopes they would help bring them closer to Allah.
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They claimed that the requests giving to the king is delivered to the king through his inner circle (the people close to him), his ministers, his servants. Why is this example wrong?
As Allah deserves the best type of worship. The reason why this idea is wrong is that they have compared the creator to the creation. The creation which is full of imperfections.
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what is shafa'ah
intercession
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what are the two types of shafa'ah
1. the prohibited 2. the affirm intercession
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what is the prohibited shafa'ah
that you request from other than Allah a thing(s) that which no one is capable of except Allah
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whats affirm intercession
Its beloved to Allah because its dua to Allah, Allah loves when we ask. The prophet ﷺ said that dua is worship. when someone makes dua for you
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what are the conditions for affirm intercession
Allah has to give permission for the person that is interceding Allah has to be pleased with the person whos the shafa’ah done for , Allahs not pleased with anyone expect with those who have tawheed
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what are the three principles that need to be fulfilledif you want shafa'ah
No one can make intercessions without the permission of Allah. Allah does not give permission to the person who wants shafa’ah unless Allah is pleased in their statement and their actions. Allah is not pleased with any statement and action except the actions which include tawheed and following the messenger sent by the messenger.
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what are the three catagories of people with shafa'ah
- people who go to the extreme in using shafa'ah - who deny the shafa'ah - a group of people who are in the middle (ahlul sunnah wa jama'ah)
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what is included in those who people go to the extreme with shafa'ah
the extreme sufis the grave worshipers the Christians polytheists
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who comes under the catagory of those who deny shafa'ah
- the khawarij - the mutazila
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what is the correct way of shafa'ah then
The shafa’ah that is established and that is believed is the shafa’ah is that you request from Allah and that is for the people of tawheed, then Allah has to allow the person who wants to make that intercession and he has to be pleased of the one that is interceded for, its not requested from other than Allah. And it doesn’t take place accept with the permission of Allah and His pleasure
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why is a masjid called a masjid?
It’s a place of sujood, sujood is when you are closer to Allah and its when you humble yourself. It’s a place of ultimate submission. Its only for the worship of Allah not for politics etc
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what r the two types of sujood
- sujood al ibadah -sujood al tahiyaat
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is sujood al tahiyaat still permissible
sujood tahiyaat is when u make sadja for a specific person when greeting them to honour them. this used to be permissible in the legislations before islam, but islam prohibits this
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does doing sujood al tahiyaat count as shirk
whoever makes prostration to other than the creation of Allah to great them they have fallen into haram and not into shirk
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Is worshiping a prophet/an angle better than worshipping a rock/tree
no. the prophet peace be upon him disregarded the status of the object being worshipped and fought against all of them
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what should worship have (regarding ibn Kathir's opinion)
Worship is not complete except it has to have fear and hope in it because fear stops you from doing the haram and hope aids you in seeking the rewards whilst performing acts of obedience.
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what is Al-Lat
a grave of someone, called Lat, people built a tomb around his grave, and added curtains, mimicing the ka'ba, and they placed a white rock next to it. some scholars say they worshipped the rock some say they worshipped the tombstone
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what is al Uza
built a shrine, n people used to come n worship it for it to be easier on the people they made statues and took home to worship it instead of coming to the shrine
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Who set the Hijri calendar?
Umar رضي الله عنه
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what is a Ghazo
its a military campaign
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how would the mushrikeen devote themselves to the lot tree
1. They would stop at it 2. seek blessings from it. 3. Then they would glorify this tree.
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what was the tree called that they worshipped
thatuanwaq
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What does SubhanAllah mean
- You are glorifying Allah - you are declaring that Allah is far from imperfections
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which man introduced idols to quraysh
Amar bin Luhay
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State the 3 principles of wanting affirmed intercession by Ibn Qayyim ُ َر ِح َمهُ ٱ َّلل ٰ .
* There is no intercession except by Allah's permission * He doesn't permit intercession unless He is pleased with their speech and actions * He is not pleased with any speech and action except tawheed and following the .صلى الله عليه وسلم Messenger
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. What do the Khawarij believe about those who have fallen into major sins and have not repented and died upon that sin? (Eg will they be allowed affirmed intercession? And will they go to jahanam permanently)
They think no intercession will be allowed for these people, and they'll go jahanam permanently.
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What do the Mu'tazilah believe about those who have fallen into major sins and have not repented and died upon that sin? (Eg will they be allowed affirmed intercession? And will they go to jahanam permanently)
They believe no intercession will be allowed for these people, and they'll be in a place between Jannah and Jahanam.
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in what battle did Ali fight the khawarij
The Battle of Nahrawan
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name the three sahabahs the khawarij wanted to kill after uthman
e Ali, Amr Bin Aas and Muhawayiah نهمْعَ ُ َر ِض َي ٱ َّلل ٰ .
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