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Points of benefit to be gained from this lecture:

- Numerous examples of the Names and Attributes in the noble Qur`aan and the authentic Sunnah, along with statements from the Imaam of the Salaf explaining how these texts are to be interpreted and understood.

- Imaam Ibnul-Qayyim (d.751H) demonstrates the importance of referring all of the affairs of our Religion back to the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger, and that if the clarification for all the affairs in our Religion were not found in these two sources, then it is impossible that Allaah and His Messenger would have commanded us to do so.

- Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (d.728H) uses the the Ash’ariyyah’s own logic in affirming some of the Attributes of Allaah and rejecting the majority of them through ta’teel (denial) and tahreef (distortion) - or what they term ta`weel (figurative interpretation).

- Uncovering how the Ashaa`irah use methaphorical meanings for the Attributes of Allaah, in a manner that was unknown to the Arabs in the time of the Messenger of Allaah - up until the writings of Greek philosophy were translated into Arabic and adapted by some innovators into the perfect and complete Religion of Islaam.

- Affirmation of the fundamental principle of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jamaa’ah about not delving into the modality, or ‘how’ the Attributes of Allaah are (i.e. takyeef).

- Clarification that the Ash’ariyyah of our time do not in reality have a conflict with the person of Shaykhul-Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah or Imaam al-Albaanee, rather they seek to destroy the pure ‘aqeedah of Islaam itself - as it was understood by the Salaf of this Ummah and the early generations of Muslims.

Please note that this is merely the first part of the replies to this deviated polemic which has recently arisen and more detailed replies will follow inshaa` Allaah.  Please note that this series of lectures is being held at Masjid Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab in Camden NJ - and they will be made available on SunnahAudio.com as they are delivered - with the permission of Allaah.

The brother Abul Hasan al-Akhdar is the Imaam of Masjid Muhammad Ibn ‘Abdul-Wahhaab in Camden New Jersey, USA.  Our brother Malik is an African American who was raised as a Christian.  After embracing Islam he travelled to Egypt where he studied for a number of years, he also studied in Yemen.  From his teachers is the Muhaddith, Muqbil Ibn Haadee (d.1421H) - may Allaah have mercy upon him - from whom he attained Ijaazah. He is the author of the book ‘In Defense of Islam after 9/11’.

Our brother will be in the UK delivering talks on the following dates at the respective venues:

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Women Scholars of Islam

Tuesday 2nd June | Cardiff | After Maghrib

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A Historical Look at Extremism: From Ibn Muljam to Ibn Laden

Wednesday 3rd June | Masjid as-Sunnah | Cranford | After Maghrib

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“Whoever travels in the path of knowledge…”

Thursday 4th June | Bristol | Al-Baseerah | After Maghrib

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Explanation of the Hadeeth of al-’Irbaad Ibn Saariyah

Friday 5th June | Masjid as-Salafi | Birmingham | After Asr and Maghrib

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Cardiff Conference

Saturday 6th - Sunday 7th June

Topics include:

A Description of the Prophet Muhammad According to the Quraan and Authentic Sunnah.

A Glimpse at the Appearance, Character and Conduct of the Prophet of Mercy

Speakers include:

Abul Hasan Maalik, Abu Hakeem Bilaal Davies, Hasan as-Somali, Abu Khadeejah ‘Abdul-Waahid, Abu ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafiq, Abu Idrees Chan
Tele-Link: Shaykh ‘Ubayd Ibn ‘Abdullaah al-Jaabiree.

Some of his previous lectures:

The Truth About Islam - From Sacred Scriptures, Science and Sound Logic

Islam’s Condemnation of Crime and Murder in Society - A Response to the February 2009 Article in Philadelphia magazine entitled: The Radicals Among Us

Live Radio Broadcast on Crime and Murder in Society

The Khawaarij: Past and Present

Harms of Hizbiyyah

Human Rights in Islam - The Grand Muftee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Shaykh ‘Abdul-’Azeez Ibn ‘Abdullaah aalush-Shaykh - expounds upon human rights as guaranteed to mankind by Allaah in Islaam.  These include, the right to life, women’s rights, rights of the family and others.  He explains the grave dangers of oppressing people and killing unjustly.  In conclusion, he clarifies the state of those who claim to support human rights, but oppress others in the process - oppression and transgression in the name of human rights!

Issues Covered in this Article:

 On Human Rights in Islam:

“He produced from this human race Prophets and Messengers who were sent for the guidance and success of mankind in their worldly lives and in their Hereafter.  Indeed, Islām is concerned with the human being with a fully sanctioned concern.  So the prescribed laws (Sharī’ah) of Allāh have come to purify the servant (i.e. the human being) and they have come for his success in his worldly life and in his Hereafter.  So what are the acts of worship, except a refinement for the soul, purification for it and an education for it upon correct manners and higher ideals?”

Islam has Emancipated Mankind from the Worst Form of Slavery:

“So the greatest blessing from Allāh upon him is that Islām has liberated man from the slavery, the disgrace and the degradation of Shirk.”

On Equality in Islam:

“O people!  Indeed, your Lord is one and your father (i.e. Ādam) is one.  A non-Arab is no better than an Arab, nor is an Arab any better than a non-Arab.  And there is no excellence for a black person over a white one, nor is there any excellence for a white person over a black one, except due to taqwā (righteousness).  The Religion of Islām has preserved human rights in truth; it has preserved them in all aspects of life.”

The Right to Life in Islam:

“And from Islām’s concern for mankind is that it has made aggression unlawful upon him.  So Islām affirms his right to life and it affirms that life is a right for him.  No one is allowed to take a life, except for the One who granted it (i.e. Allāh), and He is capable of all things.”

On Women’s Rights in Islam:

“It has liberated her from those who seek to oppress her, whether they do it by depriving her of her rights, or by trying to deprive her of her Religion and sense of honour.  Islām has safeguarded her honour and protected her nobility.  So Islām respects the woman as a mother, a wife, a daughter and a sister.”

On Rights of the Family:

“So it gave the parents their rights, and the wife her rights and the husband his rights and to the children their rights.  And in Islām the neighbours have rights.  And Islām has concern for the neighbours, concern for the relatives and the close companions.”

True Human Rights are in Islam:

“The rights are not a favour granted by human beings.  Rather, they are from the favour of Allāh.  There are rights within Islām that mankind in general deserves, rights with regards to politics, economics, education and societal rights.  These rights have been affirmed by Islām and they do not change, because they have been issued by the Sharī’ah of Islām.”

“And if the Muslims were to ponder carefully upon the Book of Allāh and the Sunnah of His Prophet, they would surely see that the truth and justice is within these two – always and forever.”

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Amir Junaid Muhadith (born Chauncey Lamont Hawkins, June 20, 1975) better known by his stage name Loon, formerly an African-American rapper who was part of P. Diddy’s Bad Boy Records. Amir (Loon) accepted Islam in Dec. 2008 whilst on tour in Dubai, UAE. His inspiring story of rising up from the ghettos of Harlem, NY to street-hustling and later making it in to the rap game and eventually realising the truth of Islam and becoming Muslim, is quite a story. Amir never attained true personal fulfilment despite enjoying the pinnacle of material life (wealth, success and fame), no matter how hard he strove, he couldn’t attain that inner peace that can only be realised by submitting to one’s Lord, living for the hereafter and not the present life, the complete contentment of believing in, worshipping and supplicating to the Lord of the worlds, practising the beautiful religion of Islam.
 

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