... ctice all over the world. The greatest advantage in the prospect of achieving this is that Gülen has an alim background. It is true that he is an influential leader but he is first of all an expert of Isla ...
... re are informed about textbooks used in Cham schools. Then, studies were confined to Qur'anic commentaries (tafsir)[5] and Malay translations of catechisms, like those of Abu-l Layth al-Samarqandi (inci ...
... ster Muhammad, the sun of guidance, and means of happiness, and on his family and all of his Companions. [1] Al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi, Nawadir al-Usul, 3:81; Ibn Kathir, Tafsir al-Qur'an, 2:580; Ibn Hajar ...
... mpany! And let God's peace and blessings be upon our master Muhammad, Your servant and Messenger, and on his Companions who loved You and made him near to You. [1] Al-Bukhari, "Tafsir Sura al-Baqara," 2; ...
... ehood and enable us with the avoidance of it. And let God's blessings be on our master Muhammad, who is the guide to the truth, and on his family and Companions, the noble, godly ones. [1] Ibn Kathir, ...
... should be rendered in other languages as is required. Anything concerning Qur'anic expositions (tafsir) should be very well versed and before they are launched, every tafsir should be tested against ...
... misleading. Personal sincerity is one thing; being respectful and loyal to the essential truths of hadith and Qur'an is quite another. [1] Bukhari, Tib, 19; Musnad, 2/443. [2] Muslim, Iman, 249, Fitan, ...
... our Souls: Revival in Islamic Thought and Activism, 2005) which is an extended tafsir of a Qur'anic verse that presents this concept of "heirs" of the Prophet, a naturally arrogated by many Is ...
... j, ed., al-Jami' al-Sahih, op. cit., ch. 23; and for the first part see "Tafsir" (The Qur'anic Commentary) and "Manaqib" (The Virtues of the Prophet and His Companions) in Abu 'Isa Muhammad ibn 'Isa al-Tirm ...
... ion of Night and Day—there are indeed Signs for people of understanding (Al-Imran 3:190). He recited this verse and shed tears until morning. (Ibn Kathir, Tafsir)
Sometimes in order not to wake up his ...
Some assert that expressions in the Qur'an regarding Christianity and Judaism are very sharp. Great care should be taken when approaching this subject. There is a rule in tafsir (Qur'anic commentary): ...
... y Central Asian Turks. The whole world of Islam is indebted to Mecca and Madina. Our second indebtedness is to Central Asia. We owe many things to Central Asia, be it in the fields of Hadith, tafsir (Qur'a ...
... d the alternation of Night and Day there are indeed Signs for people of understanding. (3:190] He recited this verse and shed tears until morning. (Ibn Kathir, Tafsir (Âl 'Imran), 190] Sometimes in o ...
... ülen took the lead and threatened the fictive public monopoly of the state on religious matters. Gülen has also been encouraging his sympathizers to work on issues such as genetic engineering, organ tra ...