So those possessing justice and fairness will understand what we have said, have aqidah in it, accept our sincere advice and will take as the Din of Allah the affirmation of all His Attributes, negating from them any tashbih, tatil, ta'wil or wuquf.

💢This is what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) intended from us concerning this. Since all these Attributes (that they affirm), all the others (that they make ta'wil of) come from a single place; and that is the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Thus, when we affirm one set of Attributes without ta'wil, but make ta'wil and tahrif for the others, then we are like those who believed in on part of the Book, but disbelieved in another part. And this is sufficient and clear if Allah wills."

[Risalah Ithbaatu'l-Istiwaa wa'l-Fawqiyyah, 176-183]

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💠The Creed of Abu Hasan al-Ashari💠
Part : 1

❐ He is Ali ibn Isma‘il ibn Abi Bishr Ishaq ibn Salim, Abu al-Hasan al-Ash‘ari al-Yamani al-Basri al-Baghdadi (Rahimahu'Allah) (260-324), a descendent of the famous Yemeni  Companion of prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) Abu Musa al-Ash`are (Rady'Allahu Anhu).

❐ As a young man he studied under al-Jubba'i, a renowned teacher of Mu'tazilite theology and philosophy. He remained a Mutazalite until his fortieth year whose doctrines he abandoned in his fortieth year after asking him a question al-Jubba’i failed to resolve over the issue of the supposed divine obligation to abandon the good for the sake of the better (al-sâlih wa al-aslah).

❐ Besides al-Ash'ari saw prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) in a dream 3 times in Ramadan.  Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) told him to support what was related from himself, that is, the traditions (hadiths).After this experience, he left the Mu'tazalites At that time he adopted the doctrines of the sifatiyya, those of Ahl al-Sunna who assert that the divine Attributes are obligatorily characterized by perfection, unchanging, and without beginning, but He is under no obligation whatsoever to abandon the good for the sake of the better.

❐ He left Basra and came to Baghdad, and took fiqh from the Shafi`i jurist Abu Ishaq al-Marwazi (d. 340). He devoted the next twenty-four years to the refutation of "the Mu`tazila, the Rafida, the Jahmiyya, the Khawarij, and the rest of the various kinds of innovators" in the words of al-Khatib.

❐❖ Abu Hasan al-Ashari said: "Praise be to Allah the One, the almighty the glorious, the only one to whom unity is ascribed, the Magnified in praise, whom the attribute of Human beings do not adequately describe. He has neither adversary nor rival, and He is the creator and the restorer:

❐ "The Doer of what He wills." [Huud 11/109]

❐ He (azza wajal - the mightily the sublime) is too exalted to possess consorts or children, too holy to associate with the genera of creation or things corrupt. He (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has not form capable of expression, nor is a definition of Him by means of a simile possible.

❐ If anybody says to us: "You have denied the beliefs of the Mu'tazilah, the Qadariyyah, the Jahmiyyahh, the Haruriyyah the Rafidha and the Murji'ah; now let us know the beliefs you hold and the religion you follow" the answer is:

❐ The belief we hold and the religion we follow consists of: Holding fast to the book of our Lord, to the Sunnah of our Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), and the traditions related on the authority of the Companions and the Successors and the imams of hadith; to that we hold firmly...

❐ The essence of our belief is that we confess faith in Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , His angels, His Books, His Messengers, the revelation of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , and what the trustworthy have handed down on the authority of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), rejecting none of them.

❐ We confess that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is One, There is none worthy of worship but He, unique, eternal, possessing neither consort nor child;

❐ and that Muhammad is His servant and Messenger (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), who He (azza wajal) sent with the guidance and the real Religion;

❐ and that Paradise is real and Hell is real;

❐ and that there is no doubt regarding the Coming Hour; and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will raise up all those who are in the graves ;

❐ and that Allah (istiwaa) His throne (as He (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has said: "The Merciful is (istiwaa) on the Throne.") -[Ta-Ha 20/4];

❐ and that He (jalla jalaluhu) has a face (as He has said: "but the Face of thy Lord shall abide resplendent with majesty and glory.") -
[ar-Rahman 55/27];

❐ And that He has two hands, bila kaifa (without asking how?); (as He has said: "I have created with my two hands." [Sad 38/75]

❐ and He has said: "nay! Outstretched are both His hands.") -[al-Ma'idah 5/69];

❐ and that He has an eye, without asking how (as He has said "under Our eyes it floated on.") -[al-Qamar 54/14];

❐ and that anybody who thinks that the names of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) are other than He is in error;

❐ and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has Knowledge (as He has said, in His knowledge He sent it down:

❐ "Of some messengers We have already told thee the story; of others We have not."
[an-Nisa 4/164] ,

❐ and as He said: "And no female concieveth and bringeth forth without His knowledge.") -[Fatir 35/12];

❐ we also assert that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has hearing and sight, and we do not deny it as the Mu'tazila, the Jahmiyyah, and the Kharijites deny it;

❐ And we assert that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has Prowess (Quwwah), (as He has said:

❐ "saw they not that Allah Who created them was mightier than they in Prowess?") -
[Fussilat 41/14];

❐ and we believe that the Word of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is uncreated, and that He has created nothing without first saying to it, "Be!," And it is (as he has said: "Our word to a thing when we will it is but to say, 'Be!', and it is.") -[an-Nahl 16/42];

❐ and that there is no good or evil on earth save what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) wishes: and that things exist by Allah's wish;

❐ and that not a single person has the capacity to do anything until Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) causes him to act,

❐ and we are not independent of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala),

❐ nor can we pass beyond the range of Allah's knowledge;

❐ and that there is no creator save Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , and the works of human beings are things created and decreed by Allah (as He has said:

❐ "Allah has created you and what you make.") -[Saffat 37/94];

❐ and that human beings have not the power to create anything, but are them selves created (as He has said:

❐ "Is there a creator other than Allah?"
[Fatir 35/3] ,

❐ and as He has said: "they create nothing, but are themselves created." [an-Nahl 16/20]

❐ and as He said: "Shall He who creates be as who creates not?" [an-Nahl 16/17]

❐ and as He has said: "were they created by nothing or were they themselves the creators?"
[at-Tur 52/35]

for this is mentioned in Allah's Book frequently);

❐ and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) favours the Believers by granting them obedience to Him, is gracious to them, considers them, does what is salutary for them, guides them;

❐ whereas He (azza wajal) causes the Disbelievers to stray, does not guide them, does not give them the grace to believe."

❐ As the deviators and rebels think for if He were gracious to them and did what salutary for them they would be sound;

❐ and if He guided them, they would be guided; (as He has said: "He whom Allah guides is the guided and they whom be misleads will be the lost.") -[al-Araf 7/177];

❐ and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has power to do what is salutary for the infidels and be gracious to them, that they may become believers, nevertheless He wills that they be infidels, as He knows; and that He forsakes them and seals up their hearts;

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💠 The Creed of Abu Hasan al-Ashari💠
💠 Part : 2

❖ and that good and evil are dependant upon the general and the particular decrees of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , His sweet and His bitter; and we know that what passes us by was not to befall us, and what befalls us was not to pass us by;

❐ and that human beings do not control for themselves what is hurtful or what is helpful, except what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) wishes;

❐ and that we ought to commit our affairs to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and assert our complete need of and dependence upon Him.

❐ We believe, too, that the Qur'an is the uncreated word of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), and that he who believes that the Qur'an is created is an infidel.

❐ We hold that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will be seen in the next world by sight (as the moon is seen on the night it is full, so shall the faithful see Him, as we are told in the traditions that come down on the authority of RasulAllah Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam);

❐ and we believe that the infidels will be veiled from Him when the faithful see Him in Paradise (as Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has said:

❐ "Yea, they shall be shut out as by a veil from their Lord on that day.") -[al-Mutaffifin 83/15];

❐ and that Musa asked Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) for the sight of Him on this world, and

❐ "Allah manifested Himself to the mountain." and "turned it to dust." [al-Araf 7/139],

and taught Musa by it that he should not see Him in this world.

❐ It is our opinion that we ought not to declare a single one of the people of the Qiblah an infidel for a sin of which he is guilty, such as fornication or theft or the drinking of wine, as the Kharijites hold, thinking that such people are infidels;

❐ but we believe that he who commits any these mortal sins, such as fornication or theft or the like presumptuously declaring it lawful and not acknowledging that is forbidden is an infidel.

❐ We believe that Islam is more extensive than faith, and that faith is not the whole of Islam.

❐ We hold that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) changes men's hearts, and that their hearts are between two of Allah's fingers, and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will place the heavens on a finger and the earth on a finger, as we are told in the tradition that comes down on the authority of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ We hold that we ought not to relegate any of the Monotheists, or those who hold fast to the faith, to Paradise or to Hell, save him in whose favour RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) has borne witness concerning Paradise;

❐ and we hope that sinners will attain to Paradise, but we fear that they will be punished in Hell.

❐ We believe that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), by the intercession of Muhammad, RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), will bring forth a people from Hell after they have been burned to ashes, in accordance with what we are told in the traditions related on the authority of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ We believe in the punishment of the grave, and the Pool, and hold that the Scales are real, and the Bridge is real, and the resurrection after death is real, and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will line up human beings at the Station, and settle the account with the faithful.

❐ We believe that faith consists of words and deeds, and is subject to increase and decrease;

❐ and we receive the authentic traditions regarding it related on the authority of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), which the trustworthy have transmitted, one just man from another, until the tradition goes back to RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ we believe in affection towards our forebears in faith, whom Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) chose for the company of His Prophet, we praise them with the praise wherewith Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) praised them, and are attached to them all.

❐ We believe that the excellent Imam, after RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), is Abu Bakr (Rady'Allahu Anhu) the Veracious, and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) strengthened the Religion by him and gave him success against the renegades, and the Muslims promoted him to the imamate just as RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) made him leader of prayer, and they all named him the caliph of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam);

❐ then after him came Umar Ibn al-Kattab (Rady'Allahu Anhu); then Uthman bin Affan (those who fought with him wrongfully and unrighteously); then Ali Ibn Abi Talib (Rady'Allahu Anhu); wherefore these are the imams after RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), and their caliphate is a caliphate of Prophecy.

❐ We bear witness concerning Paradise in favour of the ten in whose favour RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) bore witness to it, and we are attached to all the Companions of the Prophet, and avoid what was disputed among them.

❐ We hold that the four Imam are orthodox, divinely guided, excellent caliphs, unmatched by others in excellence.

❐ We accept all the traditions for which for which the traditionists vouch: the descent in to the lower heavens, and the Lord's saying:

❐ "Is the there any who has a request? Is there any who ask forgiveness?" and the other things they relate and vouch for; dissenting from what the deviators and followers of error assert.

❐ We rely, in that wherein we differ, upon our Lord's book, and the sunnah of our Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), and the unanimous consent (ijmaa) of the Muslims and what it signifies;

❐ and we do not introduce into Allah's religion innovations that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) does not allow,

❐ nor we do we believe of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) what we do not know.

❐ We believe that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will come in the day of resurrection (as He has said: "and thy Lord shall come and the Angels rank on rank.") - [Abasa 80/23];

❐ and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is near His servants, even as He wishes (as He has said:

❐ "We are nearer to him then his Jugular vein." [Qaf 50/15]

❐ and as He said: "the He came nearer and approached and was at the distance of to bows or even closer.") -[an-Najm 53/8-9]

❐ It belongs to the our religion to observe the Friday Assembly, and the feasts, and the remaining prayers and public devotions under the leadership of every pious man or impious (as it is related of AbdAllah ibn Umar (Rady'Allahu Anhu) that he used to pray behind al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf);

❐ and we believe that the wiping of the sandals is a sunnah at home and in travel, contrarily to the belief of anybody who denies it;

❐ and we approve prayer for the welfare of the imaams of the Muslims, and the confession of their imamate; and we regard it as error on anybody's part to "going out" against them when they have clearly abandoned rectitude;

❐ and we believe in abstinence from "going out" against them with the sword, and abstinence from fighting in civil commotions (fitnah).

❐ We confess the going forth of Antichrist (ad-Dajjal), as it is contained in the tradition related on the authority of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ We believe in the punishment of the grave, and in Munkar and Nakir, and their interrogation of those who are buried in the graves.

❐ We accept the Hadith of Ascension (mi'raj) and regard as authentic many of the visions of sleep, and confess there are interpretations to them.

❐ We approve alms on behalf of the Muslim dead, and prayer for their welfare; and we believe that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) helps them by it.

❐ We accept it as true that there are sorcerers and sorcery in the world, and that sorcery exists in the world.

❐ We believe in praying for those of the people of the Qiblah who are dead, the pious and the impious, and in the lawfulness of being their heirs.

❐ We confess that Paradise and Hell are created;

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💠Imam Ibn al-Qayyim (Rahimahu'Allah) Said :

🔰"The actions of the heart are the foundation (of belief), and the actions of the limbs follow and complete them.

💢Intention is like the soul, and actions like the body: if the soul leaves the body, the body dies.

💠Therefore, knowledge of the affairs of the heart is more important than knowledge of the affairs of the limbs…

⁉️How else is a hypocrite distinguished from a believer except by deeds of the heart?

🔰The worship and submission of the heart is greater than the worship and submission of the limbs, they are more in number and more continuous since it (worship by the heart) is obligatory at every instances".

[Badaa’i’ al-Fawaa’id, vol. 3, pp.224 & 330]

💠The Creed of Abu Hasan al-Ashari💠
💠 Part : 3

❖ and that he who dies or is slain at his appointed term;

❐ and that sustenance is from Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) who gives it to His creatures in the permitted and the forbidden;

❐ and that shaytan whispers to man and causes him to doubt and infects him, contrarily to the belief of the Mu'tazilah and the Jahmiyyahh (as Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has said:

❐ "They who swallow down usury shall arise in the resurrection only as he ariseth who shaytan hath infected by his touch." [al-Baqarah 2/276]

❐ and as He has said: "against the mischief of the stealthily withdrawn whisperer, who wispereth in man's breast-against jinn and men.") - [an-Nas 114/46]

❐ We believe that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) can design particularly for the just the signs he manifests to them.

❐ Our belief regarding the children of the polytheists is that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will kindle a fire for them in the next world, and then will say to them, "rush into it!" as the tradition tells us concerning it.

❐ We hold that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) knows what human beings are doing, and what they are going to do, what has been, what is, and how what is not would have been if it had been.

❐ We believe in obedience to the imaams and in the sincere counsel of the Muslims.

❐ We approve separation from every innovation tendency, and the avoidance of the people of straying impulses."

[al-Ibaanah an-Usoul ad-Diyaanah]

❐ and he also said: "And everything that they (i.e., the Ahlu'l Hadith) spoke with, we speak with and go towards it.”

❐ “The summarisation of that which the People of Hadith and Sunnah are upon:

❐ And that Allah (azza wajal) is upon (ala) His Throne just as He has said: “ar-Rahman has ascended (is'tawa) the Throne.” [Ta-Ha 20/5]

❐ And that He has two Hands, without asking how, just as He has said:

❐ “I created you with My (Two) Hands.”
[Sad 38/75]

❐ and as He has said: “But (both) His Hands are outstretched.” [al-Ma’idah 5/64]

❐ And they affirm both Hearing and Seeing for Him and they do not negate that from Allah as the Mu'tazilah have negated it.

❐ And they affirm the ahadith which have come from RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam):

❐ “Verily, Allah descends to the lowest heaven and says, is there anyone who seeks forgiveness...”

❐ in the manner in which it has come from RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam). And they see the necessity of following the Salaf from the Scholars of the Religion who do not innovate into their religion that for which Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has given no permission. And they say the Qur’an is the Speech of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), it is not created.

❐ “This is a summarisation of what they (i.e., the People of the Hadith and the Sunnah) order with, employ and deem necessary (to believe). And everything that has been mentioned from their speech, we speak likewise and tend towards it...This is a mention of the sum of the Companions of Hadith’s and the People of the Sunnah’s statement.

❐ The sum of what the People of Hadith and the Sunnah are upon is:

❐ Affirmation of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), His angels, His books and His messengers; (of) what came from Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and what the reliable (narrators) narrated from RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) they do not reject anything from that; that Allah, glorified is He, is a single god, solitary, eternal.

❐ There is no god (worthy of worship) other than Him, He did not take a (female) companion, nor a child; and that Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) is His servant and messenger.

❐ (They affirm) that Paradise is true and that the Fire is true; that the Hour is coming (and) there is no doubt about it; and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will resurrect whoever is in the graves.

❐ (They affirm) that Allah, glorified is He, is over His throne as He said:

❐ "The Merciful mounted the Throne."
[Ta-Ha 20/5] ;

❐ that He has two hands without (asking) how as He said:

❐ "I created with My two hand." [al-Qasas 28/75],

❐ and as He said: "Rather His two hands are both outstreched." [al-Ma'idah 5/64] ;

❐ that He has two eyes without (asking) how as He said: "proceeding with Our eyes."
[al-Qamar 54/14] ;

❐ and that He has a face as He said: "And your Lord’s face remains, Possessor of the splendor and the honour." [ar-Rahman 55/27] ;

❐ that it is not said about Allah’s names that they are not Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) as the Mu'tazilah and Khawaarij said. And they affirmed that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has knowledge, as He said:

❐ "He revealed it with His knowledge."
[an-Nisa 4/166] ;

❐ "There is not any female that carries (i.e., is pregnant) nor drops (i.e., gives birth), except with His knowledge." [Fatir 35/11].

❐ They affirmed the (attribute of) hearing and the (attribute of) sight and they did not negate that from Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) as the Mu’tazilah negated it. And they affirmed the (attribute of) strength for Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) as He said:

❐ "And do they not see that Allah is the One who created them? He is more severe than them in strength." [Fussilat 41/15]

❐ They said that there is no good, nor evil, existing in the earth except what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) willed, and that things exist by Allah’s volition, as He (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) said:

❐ "And you cannot will except that Allah wills." [at-Takwir 81/29] ,

❐ and as the Muslims said: “Whatever Allah willed existed and whatever He does not will does not exist.”

❐ And they said that it is not possible for anyone to do something before he does it (or; that anyone is capable of deviating from Allah’s knowledge) or that he does something that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) knew he could not do.

❐ They affirm that there is no creator except Allah and that Allah creates the sins of the servants; that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) creates the deeds of the servants; and that the servants are not able to create anything.

❐ (They affirm) that Allah, glorified is He, made the believers suitable for His obedience and deserted the disbelievers; (that) He was kind to the believers, took care of them, rectified them, and guided them, and (that) He was not kind to the disbelievers.

❐ He did not rectify them, nor guide them; and if He rectified them, they certainly would have been righteous (people) and if He guided them, they certainly would have been guided (people). (They affirm) that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), glorified is He, is capable of rectifying the disbelievers and of being kind to them such that they become believers.

❐ He desired, however, that He not rectify them or be kind to them, but He desired that they be disbelievers just as He knew. He deserted them, led them astray, and sealed their hearts. ❐

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💠The Creed of Abu Hasan al-Ashari💠
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❖ They affirm) that the good and the evil are by Allah’s judgement and His predestination. They believe in Allah’s judgement and His predestination, its good and its evil, its sweet and its bitter. They believe that they cannot control any benefit, nor harm, for themselves, except (for) whatever Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) willed just as He said. And they refer their affair to Allah, glorified is He. They confirm the need for Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) during every time and the want for Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) during every state.

❐ They say that the Qur’an is Allah’s uncreated speech. (Concerning) the speech regarding the (issue of) hesitation and the (issue of) articulation; according to them, whoever spoke of the articulation or of hesitation is a heretic; it is not said that the articulation of the Qur’an is created or uncreated.

❐ They say that Allah (azza wajal - the Mighty the Sublime) will be seen by the sights on the Day of Standing just as the moon is seen on the night of the full moon. The believers will see Him and the disbelievers will not see Him because they will be veiled from Allah. Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) said:

❐ "Nay! Surely, from their Lord on that day, they will certainly be veiled."[al-Mutaffifin 83:15] ;

❐ and that Musa (alayhi wa sallam) asked Allah (jaalla jalaluhu - His glory be glorified) for the sighting in the worldly (life) and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) revealed (Himself) to the mountain and made it level ground, so He made it known to him that he would not see Him in the worldly (life), but he will see Him in the Afterlife.

❐ They do not declare anyone from the People of the Qiblah a disbeliever for a sin he perpetrated, such as the likes of adultery, stealing, and what resembles that from the great sins. They are believers due to what is with them of faith, even though they perpetrate the great sins. Faith according to them is faith in Allah, His angels, His books, His messengers, and in predestination —its good and its evil, its sweet and its bitter— and that whatever escaped them woud never have struck them and whatever struck them would never have escaped them.

❐ And Islam is that one testifies that there is no god (worthy of worship) except Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and that Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) is Allah’s messenger, according to what has come in the hadith. Islam according to them is not faith.

❐ They affirm that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is the Turner of the Hearts. And they affirm the intercession of Allah’s messenger (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), and that it is for the People of the Great Sins from his nation; the punishment of the grave; and that the Pool is true, the Sirat is true, the resurrection after death is true, Allah’s accounting for His servants is true, and the standing in front of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is true.

❐ They affirm that faith is statement and deed, it increases and decreases; and they do not say it is created, nor uncreated. They say Allah’s names are Allah, and they do not testify (knowledge) of the Fire for anyone from the People of the Great Sins, nor do they judge Paradise for anyone from the monotheists until Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) sets them down wherever He willed; and they say:

❐ “Their affair is to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala); if He willed He will punish them and if He willed He will forgive them.” They believe that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will take a people from the monotheists out from the Fire according to what has come of it from the narrations from RasulAlah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ With submission to the authentic narrations and the traditions (which the reliable narrators narrated: a just person from a just person until that ends at RasulAllah sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) they rebuke arguing and quarrelling about the religion, disputing about predestination, and debating about whatever the People of Argument debate and contend (with each other) about from their religion, and they do not (ask) how, nor why, because that is a heresy.

❐ They say that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) did not order the evil, but (that) He prohibited it and ordered the good. He is not pleased with the evil, even if it was desired to Him.

❐ They recognize the right of the predecessors who Allah (azza wajal) chose because of the companionship of His prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), they accept their virtues, and they withhold from what occurred between them, their young and their old. They give precedence to Abu Bakr (Rady'Allahu Anhu), then Umar (Rady'Allahu Anhu), then Uthman (Rady'Allahu Anhu), then Ali (Rady'Allahu Anhu). They affirm that they are the Rightly Guided Successors, the best of all of the people after RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ They attest to the hadiths that came from RasulAllah (mentioning) that "Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) decends to the worldy heaven and says: Is there anyone asking for forgiveness?” just as the hadith came from RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ They keep to the Book and the Sunnah just as Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) said: "Thus, if you contend (with each other) in anything, then return it to Allah and the Messenger." [an-Nisa 4/59] .

❐ They are of the opinion of following those who preceded from the imams of the religion (who) did not introduce heresies into their religion which Allah did not permit.

❐ They affirm that Allah (jaalla jalaluhu) comes on the Day of Standing, just as He said: "And your Lord will come, as will the angels, row by row." [al-Fajr 89/22] ,

❐ and that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) gets close to His creation however He wills as He said: "And We are closer to you than the jugular vein." [Qaf 50/17]

❐ They are of the opinion of (praying) the id, the Friday, and the congregational (prayers) behind every imam, righteous or immoral; and they confirm (that) the wiping over the shoes (during ablution) is a sunnah and deem it appropriate during (times of) settlement and (times of) travel.

❐ They confirm the religious duty of Jihaad against the polytheists since Allah dispatched His prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), until the last of the troop fights the Imposter, and after that. They are of the opinion of supplicating for improvement for the imams of the Muslims, that they do not rebel against them with the sword, and that they do not fight them during the (times of) turmoil.

❐ They attest to the emergence of the Imposter (Dajjal) and that Isa bin Maryam (alayhi wa sallam) will kill him, and they believe in Munkar and Nakir, the Ascent, the dream during sleep, and that the supplication for the Muslim dead and the charity from them reaches them after their death.

❐ They attest that (there are) magicians in the world, that the magician is a disbeliever, and that magic exists and is found in the world.

❐ They are of the opinion of praying over all of those who die from the People of the Qiblah, the righteous (ones from) them, and the immoral (ones from) them, as well as the (transmission of) their inheritance.

❐ They are of the opinion that Paradise and the Fire are both (already) created; that whoever died died at his appointed time, and similiarly whoever was killed was killed at his appointed time; that the provisions are from Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) He provides it to His servants whether it is lawful or forbidden; that the devil whispers (temptations) to the human being, causes him to doubt, and causes him to stumble.

❐ That it is indeed possible that Allah endowes the virtuous with signs (that) support them; that the Sunnah does (not) abrogate[1] the Qur’an; that the children’s affair is to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) , if He willed He will punish them, and if He willed He will do with them however He desired; that Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) knows what the servants will do, that he wrote that that will happen, and that the affairs are in Allah’s hand.

❐? They are of the opinion of having patience with Allah’s judgement, accepting what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) has commanded of, refraining from what Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) prohibited; sincerity of deed and advising the Muslims. They profess the worship of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and the advice to the congregation of the Muslims, avoid great sins, fornication, false statement, bigotry, boasting, pride, contempt for the people, and conceit.

❐ They are of the opinion of avoiding every caller to heresy; occupying (themselves) with reading the Qur’an, writing the narrations, and studying jurisprudence, with humbleness; good character; offering the recognized (good acts); stopping the harm; leaving backbiting, defamation, and slander; and checking food and drink.

❐ So this is the sum of what what they command, employ, and hold the opinion of. And of all of what we mentioned of their statement, we speak, and to it we opine; and our success is not except by Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) . He suffices us and is the excellent Trustee. Of Him we seek aid, upon Him we rely, and to Him is the outcome."

[al-Maqalat al-Islamiyyin wa ikhtilaaf al-Musallin]

❖FOOTNOTE ❖
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❐ FN [1] - This is a mistake from the author (may Allah have mercy on him) and perhaps “does not” (لا) was added by the transcriber, either purposely or inadvertently, because the truth that many of the People of the Sunnah are upon is that the Sunnah can abrogate the Qur’an. From that is the hadith:

❐ "(There is) no bequest for the heir." (which) abrogated His statement (swt): "When death visits one of you, if he left good (i.e., wealth), the bequest for the parents and (close) relatives is prescribed for you." [al-Baqarah 2/180]

❐ The Sunnah’s abrogating the Qur’an means that the Sunnah specifies the Qur’an’s generality or restricts the Qur’an’s unrestrictedness, contrary to the Hanafis whose statement is false, based on an unsound foundation; that the Sunnah is speculative according to them.

❐ And because, generally, the predecessors had differed in this issue into two factions:

❐ The first: approved of the Sunnah’s abrogating the Qur’an. They deduced (that) by many evidences and maintained that the abrogation was for the ruling only.

❐ The second denied the Sunnah’s abrogating the Qur’an; they had other proofs regarding that.

❐ Each of the the two groups replied to the other, and it is an issue of large differing. ❐

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🕋 The Creed of Abu'l-Qasim al-Asbahani 🕋
❖ Taken from : al-Hujjah fi Bayaani'l-Mahajjah

💢 Part - 1

❐ His Name: Ismail bin Muhammad bin Al-Fadhl Al-Qurashi Al-Taymi, Al-Talhi Al-Asbahani or Al-Asfahani.

❐ His Kunya: Abu Al-Qasim.

❐ Al-Talhi : is an attribution to (the Sahaba) “Talha bin Ubaidellah” (may Allah be pleased with him), and a group of his children and grandchildren.

❐ Abu Musa al-Madini said about Abul Qasim Isma`il: “And his mother is from the offspring of Talha bin Obaidellah At-Taymi, one of the ten (promised paradise), May Allah be pleased with them.”

❐ His Title: Qawwam as-Sunnah, which means: Establisher of the Sunnah.

❐ Fiqh Madhhab: Shafi'i, Ibn Katheer said: “The imam, the Hafidh, the great scholar: Abu Al Qasim Al-Tamimi Al-Talhi Al-Asbahani Al-Juzy, who was known as: the Qawwam of Sunnah, one of Imams of the Shafi'e mathhab, and one of the great scholars of Hadith and its critics.”

❐ His birth: He was born in the 9th of Shawal, year 457 Hijri.

❐ His teachers:

⭕️ In Ispahan/Isfahan (Asbahan):

Abu `Amr Abdulwahab bin Mandah.
Abu Mansour bin Shukrawaih, and others.

⭕️ In Baghdad:

Abu Nasr Muhammad Az-Zaynabi , and he was the oldest of his shuyookh.
Abu Al-Hasan `Asim Al-`Asimi.

⭕️ In Naysaboor :
Abu Nasr Muhammad bin Sahl Al-Sarraj
Abu Bakir Ahmad bin Ali Al-Sheerazi, and others.

💥 His students :

His grandson: Yahya bin Mahmoud Al-Thaqafi
Abu Musa Al-Madini , he learned from him the Mathhab and the sciences of Hadith.
Abu Sa`d As-Sam`ani.
Abu Tahir As-Sulafi.
Abu Al-`Ala’ Al-Hamadhani.
Abul Qasim Ibn `Asakir .
And others.

❐ His Life and Critics' Views of Him:

He stayed near the haram in Makkah for one year, dictating, compiling works, and discussing the validating and invalidating of narrators (Al-Jarh wa Al-Ta`deel).

❐ Abu Sa`d As-Sam`ani, one of his students, said: “He was an imam in the sciences of: tafsir, hadith, and the Arabic language and literature; he was a memorizer (Hafidh), proficient, of great stature, Invaluable, and knowledgable in regards to the texts of hadith and its chains.

💢He heard many himself, and transcribed … he dictated in the masjid of Asbahan about 3000 sittings, and a group of shaikhs and youngsters would attend it and would write it down; and during the time of my stay, I did not miss any of his dictation.

🍃and he would dictate a sitting especifically for me once a week in his home, and I would read to him two days a week … I wrote a lot from him, and also benefited from him, and he is from my father’s teachers – May Allah have mercy upon him-.”

❐ He also said : “My father said: I have not seen any one in Iraq that knows and understands the Hadith but two : Isma`il AlJuzy in Asbahan, and Al-Mu'taman bin Ahmad in Baghdad.”

❐ Abu Musa Al-Madini said in his “Mu`jam”: “Abul Qasim the Hafidh, the Imam of Imams of his time, and the teacher of the scholars of his era, and the role model of Ahlus-Sunnah in his time. Many Shaikhs told us about him during his life while he was in Makkah, Baghdad, and Asbahan …

⭕️I do not know anyone who criticized his speech or actions … he would not enter upon a ruler or the ones who were in contact with them. A house from his property was left for the people of knowledge although he was lacking financially; and if one had given him the whole world he would have not felt higher in status. He held about 3500 sittings.”

❐ Abu Musa also said: “He did several khatmat (Khatmah: reading of the whole Qur'an) with Qira’at to a group of people. As for the science of interpretation (tafsir), semantics, and syntax (of the Quran), then he has authored in it a book in Arabic and Persian. As for fiqh, his fatwas became famous in the country, and no one rejected or denied any of his fatwas in the madhhab, nor in the fundamentals of religion and Sunnah.”

❐ The Hafith Muhammad bin Abi Nasr Al-Laftuwani said in some of his “Amalee”: “Our Sheikh, the Hafith, Ismail, the Imam of the fifth century, he has lived in Isbahan for more than thirty years before the year five hundred, and around that many years after it.

❐ He taught people the arts of science … he has a prophetic name, and Kunya, and his origin is from Quraish, one of the children of Talha bin Ubaidellah. He was my teacher whom I had learned from, grew up close to him and took my first steps from his nest to the time of my graduation. He has treated me like his son … if I said that he was the Shaybani ( * ) of his time then I have only informed of the truth … may Allah reward him the best … and may Allah have mercy upon us and him.”

❐ His Works:

❐ In Tafsir :
❖ "Al-Jame` " in 30 volumes.
❖ "Al-Eedhah fi Al-Tafseer" in 4 volumes.
❖ "Al-Muwadheh fi Al-Tafseer" in 3 volumes.
❖ "Al-Mo`tamad fi Al-Tafseer" in 10 volumes.
❖ "Al-Tafseer” in the Asbahanian tongue, in several volumes.

❐ Other Books:

❖I`rab Al- Quran
❖ “al-Hujjah fi Bayaani'l-Mahajjah” an explanation of the aqidah of Ahl Assunnah.
❖ Al-Targheeb wa Al-Tarheeb.
❖ Kitab Al-Sunnah, one volume.
❖ "Seerat Al-Salaf " in a huge volume.
❖ "Dala'el Al-Nubuwah", one volume.
❖ "al-Maghazi", in one volume.

❖ Sharh Saheeh Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim; it was done by his son, but his son died before completing it, so he completed it for him.
and other works.

❐ His Death:

❐ He passed away in the last third of night (As-Sahar time), on the day of Eid al-Adha in year 535 Hijri in Ispahan. His brother Abu al Mardhee prayed in his janazah (funeral), and there gathered for his Janazah a number that I have not seen like it.

❐ His nephew, Abu Ja`far Muhammad bin al-Hasan said: Ahmad Al-Aswari who washed my uncles body (i.e. ghusl of the deceased person), and he was trustworthy, told me that when he wanted to remove the cloth from his private part in order to wash it, Isma`il grabbed it with his hand and covered with it his private part; so the washer said: Is it life after death ?!

❖ Abu’l-Qasim al-Asbahani said:

❐ Iman

❐ "Iman, in the legislative sense (i.e., Shar’iah usage) is a term which signifies all of the acts of obedience, both internal and external.

❐ The Asharis say that iman is assent, tasdiq, and that actions follow on from it, but are not from iman itself. The benefit of (the existence of) this difference is that the one who is devoid of actions and commits the forbidden acts, will not have the name of believer applied to him absolutely and it is said in this regard that he is deficient in faith, since he has neglected some parts of it.

❐ And in the view of those (i.e., the Asharis) the name of believer can be applied to him absolutely because (in their view) iman signifies assent, tasdiq and such a person has fulfilled this. Our evidence for this is the saying of the Exalted:

❐ “Verily the believers are those whose hearts tremble when Allah is mentioned…”
[al-Anfal 8/2]

❐ up to His statement: “…they are the believers in truth.” [al-Anfal 8/4]

❐ So He described them with the real and true iman due the presence of these actions. And the Most High said:

❐ “And never would Allah cause your iman to be lost.” [al-Baqarah 2/143]

❐ Meaning, your prayer. So He applied the term iman to the prayer, yet it is an action. What also gives evidence to this is what is reported from Abu Hurayrah (Rady'Allahu Anhu) that he said: "RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said:

❐ " Iman consists of seventy odd branches." and in another narration: "sixty odd branches: the most superior of them being the declaration that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and the lowest of them being the removal of something harmful from the path. And modesty is a branch of iman."

❐ (What also constitutes our evidence is that) the one who is compelled into iman, his entrance into iman is correct and acceptable.

❐ Because if iman was something unique to the heart (alone), his entry into iman would not have been correct, since that is not possible with compulsion. It can be attained from the perspective of the outward sayings and deeds.

❐ And because iman is actually what constitutes the din (religion) of a Muslim, and the din is a term that signifies acts of obedience, then likewise (is) the iman that is characteristic of him. And also (the fact that) the term ‘perfect in faith’ cannot be applied to the one who abandons fasting, zakaah, and who commits the obscene acts.
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‼️One of the most important supplications we must always make:

‎اللهم ارنا الحق حقا وارزقنا اتباعه

💥O Allāh show us the truth as the truth and grant us the ability to follow it

‎وارنا الباطل باطلا وارزقنا اجتنابه

🛡And show us the falsehood as falsehood and grant us the ability to stay away from it

‎فقولوا آمين أيها المسلمون

💠Virtues of the First 10 Days of “Dhul-Hijja”💠

❖❐ The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said, “There is no deed that is better in the sight of Allah or more greatly rewarded than a good deed done in the (first) ten days of Al-Adha”.

❐ It was asked, “Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah?” The Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) replied,

❐ “Not even Jihad for the sake of Allah, unless a man goes out himself for Jihad taking his wealth with him and does not come back with anything.” [Narrated by Al-Bukhari]

❐ Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) blessed the nation of Muhammad (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) with opportunities to reap rewards and blessings every day of the year.

❐ The last ten nights of Ramadan (the month of fasting) are among the most blessed nights of the year; in particular Laylatul-Qadr (the night of power) is extremely sacred.

❐ Similarly, the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja (the 12th Islamic calendar month) carry special status during the blessed month of “(Hajj) Pilgrimage.”

❐ The above Hadith of the Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) spells out the importance of these ten days in the sight of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) and the amplified reward for all good deeds during this blessed season.

❐ Just like the last ten nights of Ramadan are the best ten nights out of the year, these first ten days of Dhul-Hijja are the best days of the year and the most beloved to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) as they combine acts of worship in a way unlike any other time.

❐ So, the questions we should be asking ourselves are, “How do we make the most of this season of blessings?”, “What deeds can I perform to attain His pleasure?”.

❐ The following are some examples of the acts of worship that will help us gain His pleasure In shaa Allah.

1⃣ Perform Hajj (Pilgrimage)

💠 Obviously, Hajj is one of the best deeds that one can do during these ten days. However for those of us who were not invited to His House this year, there are still many more ways to earn the pleasure of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).

2⃣ Fast all nine days and especially on the ‘Day of Arafah’

💠 RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah.

❐ It was narrated from Hunaydah ibn Khaalid from his wife, that one of the wives of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said:

❐ "RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) used to fast on the first nine days of Dhu’l-Hijjah and the day of Ashura, and three days each month, the first Monday of the month and two Thursdays." [Nasai; Abu Dawud]

❐ Hafsah (Rady'Allahu Anha) reported, "There are five things that RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) never abandoned:

❖ fasting on the day of Ashurah,
❖ fasting the [first] 10 [days of Dhul-Hijjah],
❖ fasting 3 days of every month
❖ and praying two rak'ah before the dawn prayer." [Ahmad; Nasai]

❐ "The fuqaha are unanimously agreed that it is mustahabb to fast during the first eight days of Dhu’l-Hijjah, before the day of Arafah.

❐ The Malikis and Shafi’is stated that it is Sunnah to fast on these days for the pilgrim too." [al-Mawsu’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 28/91]

❐ "It is Sunnah to fast the eight days before the day of Arafah, as is stated in al-Rawdah, and that applies equally to pilgrims and others, but it is not Sunnah for the pilgrim to fast on the day of Arafah,

❐ rather it is mustahabb for him not to fast then, even if he is able for it, following the example of RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam), and so that he will have more strength for du'a."
[Nihaayat al-Muhtaaj, 3/207]

❐ RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said: “Anyone who fasts for one day for Allah’s pleasure, Allah will keep his face away from the (Hell) fire for (a distance covered by a journey of) seventy years.” [Bukhari, Muslim]

❐ RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) used to fast on the ninth day of Dhul-Hijja and he said:

❐ “Fasting the Day of ‘Arafah (ninth Dhul-Hijja) is an expiation for (all the sins of) the previous year and expiation for (all the sins of) the coming year.” [Muslim]

3⃣ Perform Dhikr and Takbeer :

💠 The RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said: “There are no days on which good deeds are greater or more beloved to Allah than on these ten days, so recite much

❖ Tahleel (saying Laa ilaaha ill-Allah),
❖ Takbeer (saying Allahu Akbar) and
❖ Tahmeed (saying Alhamdu Lillaah).”

[Ahmad -Saheeh]

❐ Ibn ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah (Rady'Allahu Anhu) used to go out in the marketplace during the first ten days of Dhul-Hijja, reciting Takbeer, and the people would recite Takbeer when they heard them. [Bukhari]

❐ Takbeer at this time is a Sunnah that has mostly been forgotten, especially during the first few days. So say it in the masjid, in your home, on the street and every place where it is permitted to remember Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).

❐ Revive the Sunnah that have been virtually forgotten and earn great rewards for doing so.

❐ RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) said: “Whoever revives an aspect of my Sunnah that is forgotten after my death, he will have a reward equivalent to that of the people who follow him, without it detracting in the least from their reward.” [Tirmidhi- Hasan]

4⃣ Stand the Night in Prayer :

💠 Seeking Allah’s forgiveness and humbling ourselves in front of Him in supplication and prayers during the latter part of the night is an act of worship that is very beloved to Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).

❐ Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) calls out to His servants in the latter part of the night: “Is there anyone to invoke Me, so that I may respond to his invocation?

❐ Is there anyone to ask Me, so that I may grant him his request? Is there anyone seeking My forgiveness, so that I may forgive him?” [Bukhaari, Muslim]

❐ We should seize this opportunity and beg Him Glorified and Exalted be He for His Divine Generosity and Mercy. We should ask Him as our Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) taught us

❐ “Our Lord, bless us with the best of this world and the best of hereafter and save us from the fire of Hell.”

5⃣ Make Sincere Repentance :

💠 Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) loves those who repent to Him in complete submission. The act of sincere repentance to Allah with intention to never return to His disobedience and sin is very dear to Him (Subhanahu wa ta'ala).

❐ Return to Allah by giving up all the deeds, open and secret, that He dislikes. Be regretful of your sins and disobedience and resolve to never return to sin and to firmly adhere to the path which Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) loves.

❐ Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) says, “But as for him who repented, believed and did righteous deeds, then he will be among those who are successful.” [Al-Qasas 28:67]

6⃣ Return to Book of Allah (The Quran)

💠 It is time to dust off your copy of the Quran. Establish a beautiful new relationship with the book of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) starting in these ten days of Dhul-Hijja.

❐ Recite its verses and you will reap its blessings. Understand its message. Implement the commandments of this book in your life.

❐ This relationship with the Quran will open for you the doors of wisdom and happiness in your life. This will ultimately lead to guidance and success in this life and the Hereafter.

7⃣ Increase in doing ALL good deeds :

💠 If you are not able to perform Hajj this year, occupy yourself during these blessed days by any and every possible good deed. Every act that is done with sincerity for the pleasure of Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) will bring you closer to Him.

❐ “So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it; and whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom, shall see it.“
[Al-Zalzalah 99:7-8]

8⃣ Slaughter an animal and distribute the meat (Sacrifice)

💠 Ibn Umar (Rady'Allahu Anhu) said: “ RasulAllah (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam) lived in Madeenah for ten years and every year he slaughtered an animal.” [Ahmad-Saheeh by al-Albaani]

9⃣ Attend Eid prayers :

💠 Attending Eid prayers is from the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

We should be keen on practicing this Sunnah and performing it according to the teachings of our Prophet (Sallallahu alaihe wa sallam).

❐ Eid is a time of joy and happiness and we should be inclusive of all of our brothers and sisters in Islam who may not be as fortunate to have enough to enjoy this blessed occasion.

🔟 Thank Allah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) :

💠 One of the biggest forms of worshiping Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala) is to thank Him, deeply, sincerely and continuously. After all, it is He who blessed us with all that we have.

❐ In fact, we wouldn’t even be here if it wasn’t for the Mercy of our Creator. So let's thank Him for ALL that He gave us: the blessing of Islam, the blessing of life and every blessing we possess.

❐ Let's Thank Him for the opportunity to experience these ten days. Let's Ask Him for His mercy, forgiveness and guidance.

❐ Alhamdulillah, there is much to be gained in these coming days. So let's make the most of this perfect opportunity offered by these invaluable and irreplaceable ten days.

❐ Let's Hasten to do good deeds and appreciate this blessing and make the most of it. “And worship your Lord until there comes unto you the certainty (death).” [Al-Hijr 15:99]

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