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Marijn van Putten, another midwit Orientalist who says he “will report” brother Hamza Tzortzis over his views on ridda. What a pitiful existence for someone who claims to be an expert in Quranic Arabic. One has to wonder how sick these midwit Orientalist individuals must be that they literally spend so much time studying something that they have no respect for and don’t believe in? Perhaps this explains why they make so many stupid claims.

Cats have more humanity than Israelis

It's really impossible to compete with this...

Demographic Replacement of Palestinians in Israel: Koenig Report & Toledano Testimony - Muslim Skeptic https://muslimskeptic.com/2023/12/11/demographic-replacement-palestinians/

خبر سارٌّ: الانتهاء من تحقيق قطعة من تفسير الإمام تقيّ الدين السبكي- رحمه الله- المسمى " الدر النظيم في تفسير القرآن العظيم "، من سورة الفتح إلى سورة الحشر، وهذا الجزء يمثّل النسخة النمساوية من هذا التفسير الفخم، وأخبرني فضيلة الدكتور الحبيب المفيد / سامح غريب بأنه بقيتْ قطعة أخرى من هذا التفسير، وهي في إيطاليا، وهي عزيزة المنال، ويقال إن بعضهم قد حصل عليها بالفعل، فالله أعلم بما هنالك. وهذا التفسير جرى فيه الشيخ رحمه الله على نفَس تحقيقيّ، لا يكتفي فيه بسرد أقوال المفسرين من السلف في معنى الآية كما هو شائع في كتب التفسير، بل يوازن بينها ويرجّح ويقوّي ويضعّف، كما هي عادة الشيخ رحمه الله في مؤلفاته، بل من المعلوم عنه أنه لا يستسيغ إحداث تأليف لا يشتمل على جديد، حتى حكى عنه ولده تاج الدين " وَإِن تكلم فِي آيَة أَو حَدِيث أَو مَسْأَلَة سبق إِلَى الْكَلَام فِيهَا اقْتصر عَلَى ذكر مَا عِنْده مِمَّا استخرجته فكرته السليمة، وَوَقعت عَلَيْهِ أَعماله القويمة، غير جَامع كَلِمَات السَّابِقين كحاطب ليل يحب التشبع بِمَا لم يُعط، حَظه من التصانيف جمع كَلَام من مضى، فَإِن ترقت رتبته وتعالت همته لخص ذَلِك الْكَلَام". وأحسب أن هذا التفسير لو ظهر كاملا فسوف يكون فتحا عظيما ومجالا للعديد من الدراسات القرآنية.

Red Heifer, Jewish Priest and the Sura Maryam Connection. https://youtube.com/watch?v=isB3Lo3o3Ic&si=MKmGUKADOstDwqaF

Demographic Replacement of Palestinians in Israel: Koenig Report & Toledano Testimony - Muslim Skeptic https://muslimskeptic.com/2023/12/11/demographic-replacement-palestinians/

Sad to see antisemitism so rampant among middle schoolers. Got to get those goyim young.

It's worth pointing out as one brother put it to me, it can be argued that Khulayfi is more consistent than his Salafi critics, many of whom would praise Imam al Nawawi and utilise his works, yet a contemporary who follows Nawawi in his manhaj and rulings would be considered a mubtadi "and not even be hired to be a weekend school Islamic Studies teacher for kids at your local salafi masjid."

THE LATEST SALAFI FRANKENSTEIN MONSTER Madkhalis, there is a new Salafi spawn in town. It is none other than Abu Ja'far al Khulayfi (and his band of anonymous internet troll followers). Khulayfi started out a Madkhali but has since evolved into a strange Salafi species of his own. He is generally critical of all other Salafis for a number of things: - being lax with Abu Hanifah, of whom he has an extremely negative opinion. In truth, he is obsessed with this topic - being lax with Jahmis, i.e. giving praise to past Ashari scholars such as Nawawi, Ibn Hajar, and al Qurtubi - being lax with Quburis, i.e. past Ashari scholars who may have allowed istighatha but are generally respected by Salafis. For him, the Quburis include figures like Suyuti, Ibn Hajar al Asqalani, and others. In general, he wants Salafis to make broad takfir and tabdee as he does and calls them out when they fail to do so or when they are inconsistent. I don't know whether to be amused or alarmed but in recent years this person has developed a significant following, and it seems now there is seepage into English-speaking Salafis.

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عجبت لمن يقرأ القرآن وهو لا يعرف معانيه - كيف يلتذ بقراءته؟ - ابن جرير الطبري I am left stupefied by one who recites the Qur'an without understanding its meanings. How can he delight in its recital? - Ibn Jarir al-Tabari

Selim l annexed Aleppo from the Mamluks in 1517, following the Battle of Marj Dabiq. Selim l proceeded to remove the non-Hanafis from all positions of the judiciary - unless they became Hanafis. Such was the ultimatum. Many did; some remained Shafi'is internally but would pass judgement according to the Hanafi School - these would be accused of performing taqiyyah like the Shia. But the Shafi'i Chief Justice, Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Farfur, refused to switch schools. He was imprisoned in the Citadel of Aleppo under the allegation of instigating strife (i.e., not switching schools) and died there in 937 AH (1531). But the Ottomans' 'hanafize the judiciary' policy did not last for long either, especially lower down in the hierarchy of the courts system. The focal points here are: a) the caliph issuing an ultimatum to judges to switch madhhabs, in order to preserve their livelihoods b) many judges either did so covertly and overtly, or only overtly, in order to preserve their livelihoods It is still surprising to see people living in their own bubbles in the 21st century, with their laptops and smartphones, accusing others of desires and predilections for legitimate views they may hold, while they are blissfully unaware of our so-called glorious Ottoman history - in which they take great pride and probably binge on Diriliş: Ertuğrul as part of their daily spiritual regiment - where ultimatums of switching to the state's official were issued to non-Hanafi judges that make Shylock's ultimatum look like child's play. Such a hoilier-than-thou attitude is indicative of a gross ignorance of Muslim history.

Some quick advice for students of Islamic studies who want to go into the public domains of teaching, lecturing, and leadership: Your first years after graduation, and the period pre-graduation, are critical. Your demeanour and outlook will attract like-minded peers and seniors towards you, like a natural algorithm. It will also attract the general public with similar temperament towards you. If you behave like a douche, you will be permanently associated with that crowd as they gravitate towards you, even if you somehow magically transform later on. If you behave with objectivity and a neutral demeanour, you will attract the right people. The neutral crowd within the Muslim Ummah and the scholarly fraternity is growing exponentially. Those with extreme views constitute a shrinking circle, even though they grow louder. Remember, being accommodating and relaxed always trumps harshness and strictness. This follows from being widely read and becoming knowledgeable and appreciative of different perspectives, rather than boxing oneself in into a single narrative. Nobody lives in a vacuum - those who choose to be harsh or conciliatory become so not because of studies, but because of a variety of factors. Study history. Study Ibn Khaldun. Study the other madhahib fiqhiyyah. I would even say to study all four strands of theology as much as possible: I'tizal, Maturidism, Asha'rism, Hanbalism - with all their divergences. Take from the scholars of every region, past and present. The biggest threat to fanaticism is that you take from outside your circles. You will be warned against that, but pay no heed to such threats. Furthermore, be familiar with how theory actually plays out - or does not play out - in real life. Be cognizant of any mismatch between what you studied and the real world. Snap out from the mentality of being overly bookish. Look for any study gaps you have developed - not everything is catered for at your seminary, specialization, or curriculum. Understand your limitations and the limitations of your teachers. Your teachers are not a monolith - everyone has a contribution to make; some may even try to pass on their negative traits and biases - that you need to mitigate. As the Basran ancients said, "If you want to know where your teacher erred, then sit with someone else." Do not hang around with your clique or study colleagues for too long - it will arrest your development. Your real colleagues are those you find well after you graduate. Understand the limitations of the culture you study in - do not lose touch of the sensibilities of other Muslim cultures, especially your home culture if you are studying abroad or somewhere where another ethnicity or group dominates. Study and move on - do not dwell on things not of your topics of interest. والله أعلم

The Triumvirate dismissing Taqlid Shakhsi as an obligation.

from MZ al-Kawthari

i condemn this khariji propaganda https://youtu.be/e40Ju-zNyXk?si=pSHwlzNXnjAP3Gq9