Fortune-tellers popular in Islamic Iran

Clerics in the Islamic Republic of Iran frown on the practice, but Nazanin says she has more customers than ever wanting their fortunes told.     [...]

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Thinking of Allah in the Sky?

A senior spiritual aspirant wrote,
‘Most of the time I am attentive (of Allah). However, a doubt pesters me all the time. That is, with this attention (towards Allah) spontaneouly my thoughts are directed (upwards) towards the sky.  I understand that I am exempted for such an unintentional thought, but its presence bothers me. May be it is from [...]

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Aqida of Tuan Guru

Tuan Guru, meaning “Esteemed Master”, was the title of Shaykh ‘Abdullah [d.1807], a prince and Islamic scholar who hailed from the Ternate islands in eastern Indonesia. He was born in the early 1700’s and was the son of Prince ‘Abdussalam, who himself was [...]

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Using derived words to describe Allah Most High

It is interesting to note that there is a difference between the Names of Allah and His attributes. See email below From: Sunna-Principles Answered by GF Haddad.
wa al-salam
Fahim
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As-Salamu `alaykum:
> In the tafsir of ayat 37 – 39 of Surat ul-Baqarah, Mawlana Mufti Muhammad
> Shafi (rahmatullahi alayh) says in [...]

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