According to the majority of the Ulema, the celebration of the Prophetic birth, called Mawlid al-Nabī or Mīlād al-Nabī, is among the qurubāt or recommended beneficial acts through which one hopes to obtain the good pleasure of Allāh (swt) and shows gratitude for His greatest favor to worlds in the person of the Final Prophet, the Messenger of Allāh (swt).
“Be upright and moderate, and know that none of you will enter Paradise by his deeds alone; and the most beloved deeds to Allah are those that are most consistent, even if they are few.”
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He is Abu Bakr Ahmad ibn 'Amr ibn 'Abd al-Khaliq al-'Ataki al-Basri, famously known as al-Bazzar. Al-Dhahabi described him as the Shaykh, Imam, and great Hafiz...
Excerpt from The Sands of Karbala, by Imam al-Tabari
When he entered with the head of Ḥusayn, his children, his sisters, and his women to ʿUbayd Allāh ibn Ziyād, Zaynab,...
Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him) tells the following story to illustrate the necessity of placing one’s hopes in Allah alone. (The story is narrated by Imam Ibn Asakir in Tarikh Dimashq)
what is the basis for belief concerning the awliya and their hierarchy? What is agreed upon as regards their existence and the existence of the Qutb? Can anyone recommend a book
Sayyiduna Abū Bakr al-Siddīq once said, 'When I heard the caller say 'ash-hadu anna Muhammad Rasūlullāh', I said the same, kissed the inner-side of my index fingers and place them on my eyes.
It was narrated that the Companion Khalid ibn Al-Walid, took some of the hairs of the Prophet, (s), while the latter was shaving his head. He would kiss those locks and press them against his eyes out of reverence and love.