Chapter Thirteen: Street Processions (Juloos)

Year long processions using the shirt and beard of Uthman The Sunni Imam Ibn Qutayba in Al-Imama wa Siyasa, vol 1, page 42 states: “Naila (wife of Uthman), took the hairs of beard of Uthman, which were pulled out by Muhammad bin Abi Bakr. And she put these hairs in...

Chapter Twelve: Creating and revering symbols (Sha’er Allah)

Verse 158 from Chapter Al Baqarah, The Cow: “Verily, Safa and Marwa are among the signs of Allah” Allama Imam Fakhruddin Razi of Ahl – e – Sunnah in his Tafseer Kabir with reference to the above Verse writes: The Signs of Allah (Sha’er Allah) are to be revered and are...

Chapter Eleven: Seeking Waseela from the Saints (Awliya)

Here we shall show some proofs. A comprehensive analysis of the legitimacy of Tawassul is available in our article “Ya Ali Madad!”.Ya Ali Madad! (Tawassul) “O believers fear God and seek a means of approach towards Him”. We have already proven in our article ‘Ya Ali...

Chapter Ten: Putting dust in one’s hair

Mourning and putting dust in head in grief of Husayn (as) is Sunnah of our Prophet (s) It is stated in Sunan al Tirmidhi, Volume 5 page 657: Salma narrated: ‘I witnessed Umm Salma in a weeping state. I asked her as to what made her weep. Salma replied: ‘I have seen...