Shaykh al-Islaam Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalaani said: People became divided into groups over Ibn Taymiyyah (…) Among them were those who saw him as a …
al-Istighaathah (part ten): People rose against Ibn Taymiyyah for forbidding it
Shaykh Yoosuf b. Ismaa’eel al-Nabahaani said: Taking an intermediary (Tawassul), requesting intercession (Tashaffu’), and asking for help (…
al-Istighaathah (part nine): Tawassul and Istighaathah are one and the same
Sh. Yoosuf al-Nabhaani argues that permitting istighaathah with those who are alive only is a result of Shirk having entered one’s creed.
al-Istighaathah (part eight): Who Really Commits Shirk?
In his work Shifa’ al-Saqam, the Shafi’i scholar Taqi al-Din al-Subki breaks down what Istighaathah really is and why it isn’t Shirk.
al-Istighaathah (part seven): Al-Subki Breaks It Down
The Shafi’i Ash’ari Taqi al-Din al-Subki, who was a contemporary of Ibn Taymiyyah and one of his staunch critics, said: Know that it is permissible …
al-Istighaathah (part six): Ibn Taymiyyah, The First to Forbid it
This articles argues that Ibn Qudaamah al-Hanbali (d. 620), based on the relevant chapter in his magnum opus Al-Mughni, recommended Istighaathah.
al-Istighaathah (part five): Ibn Qudaamah recommends Istighaathah
In this article, I examine some of the Quranic evidence in favour of Istighaathah, and address the objections towards it.
al-Istighaathah (part four): Istighaathah in the Noble Quran
According to al-Dhahabi, it isn’t even Shirk in itself if one prostates to a grave and prays in its direction. How can it then be Shirk in itself to …
al-Istighaathah (part three): Even Making Sujood to Graves isn’t Shirk
One of the early adversaries of the Wahhabi Movement was its founder’s own brother, Shaykh Sulayman b. ‘Abdil-Wahhab. This article explores the …
Al-Istighaathah (part two): Sulayman b. ‘Abd al-Wahhab on why Istighaathah isn’t Shirk
One of the great disasters that has befallen us is that the believers are excommunicated as idolaters for their practice of Istighaathah with the …
Al-Istighaathah (part one): Istighaathah is not a matter of creed
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