Theology

The ‘Dhikr’ is Protected

Executive Summary   How do we know that the revelation that has reached us has been protected?  Does that protection only extend to the Qur’ānic text?  If it does, then what of the Prophetic Sunnah?  Is...

Shahāda (2): Muḥammad is the Messenger of Allah

Executive Summary    Part 2 is the translation of chapter 7 from Part 1 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed by Professor Muḥammad bin Abdallah al-Massari.  The latter half of the testimony of faith, al-Shahāda, is outlined. This...

Shahada (1): there is no god or deity except Allah

Executive Summary   This is a translation of a chapter from Part 1 in Volume 1 of Kitāb al-Tawḥeed by Professor Muḥammad bin Abdallah al-Massari It unpicks the precise meaning behind the first portion of...

Angels

Believing in the angels is one of the central tenets of the Islamic faith, al-‘Imān.  Regardless of sect or school of thought, there isn’t any disagreement upon this point.  Copious textual evidence establishes this tenet...