This book is an amazing summary of almost all the issues around Aqeeda which some people try and confuse everyone about.  Just look at the topics discussed!  Nowhere else are so many issues summarised so conveniently in an easy-to-read way.  Anyone can understand the text and the discussion…

Contents

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Introduction

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1 Is Allah Everywhere?

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2 Is sajdah to graves allowed?

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3 Is asking help from anyone other than Allah shirk?

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4 What is the evidence of sending salat-us-salam to the Prophet?

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5 Why should you stand up for Prophet Muhammad?

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6 Prove that you can say “yaa rasoolallah

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7 Is the Prophet Muhammad everywhere (Haadir Naazir)?

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8 How can Prophet Muhammad be light?

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9 Surely Prophet Muhammad was only a man like an elder brother?

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10 How can the Prophet benefit us when he has passed away?

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11 How can Prophet Muhammad be alive?

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12 Isn’t the Prophet a man ‘like us’ ? (Surah Kahf verse 110).

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13 Prove that we can celebrate the birthday of the Prophet.

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14 Prophet Muhammad became a prophet at the age of 40.  Why do you say he was created as a Prophet?

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15 Why do you kiss your thumbs when the Prophet’s name is mentioned?

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16 Prove that the Prophet knows about the unseen (‘ilme-ghaib)

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17 Prove that the Prophet has a huge amount of knowledge

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18 Prove that the Prophet was the first to be created

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19 Were the parents of Prophet Muhammad Muslims?

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20 The Prophet made mistakes – why do you say he didn’t?

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21 Isn’t asking the dead for help shirk?

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22 Why should we read Qur’an for those who have passed away?

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23 Prove you can build tombs over graves

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24 Why do the 40 day and annual ‘khatam’ for the dead?

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25 How are Mizaars blessed and why should we visit them?

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26 Why do we need a Shaikh or a peer – why not go straight to Allah?

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27 Why follow a madhab – why not just follow Qur’an and Sunnah?

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28 Following a waseela (intermediary) is shirk - prove it isn’t

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29 Only prophets can perform miracles, can Awliyaa perform them?

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30 Why do you call you yourselves ‘Ahle sunnah wal jamaa’ah’?

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31 Prove there are Qutb’s Ghawth, Abdaals and they run the world

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32 Prove that ta’weeth are allowed

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33 All bid’ah (innovation) is bad, there is no such thing as a good bid’ah

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34 Prove that du’a can be said in congregation after prayer

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35 Prove you can do congregational thikr after prayers and at functions

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36 What is the evidence for celebrating ‘Urs?

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37 Why do you celebrate things like ‘Giyarvee’?

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38 Why do you decorate Mosques?

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39 You have introduced names like sufi, haji, wali, peer, shaikh when these things didn’t exist at the time of Prophet Muhammad

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40 Where is the proof of Shabbe Barat?

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Appendices:

 

I Common Misconceptions Clarified

82

II Summary of Books Referenced

92

III Bibliography

113

IV Glossary

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