Author: ishmaelabraham

I know that my matrilineal grandfather Ali ra said we will boycott those who do not come to Masjid in terms of food and marriage. I also know narrations which say that people of Paradise make Quran their speech and make Masjid their home, yet this mission is impossible today without voluntary enthusiasm called targhib. As far as weak Hadith is concerned I like the moderate approach of Imam Hakim. Stories do move people emotionally and Tamim Dari liked to narrate stories but Caliph Umar ra disliked it. Quran also says لنثبت به فؤادك that spiritual stories make hearts of believers stronger. Isnad policing or textual criticism can help in political and legal Ijtihad or textual reasoning but for psychological transformation of society we cannot throw away baby with the water of tradition like Protestants. And, intellectual bibliophilic pride is very common in my own family which needs healing through anti bibliophilic spirituality like Dawud Tai a student of Abu Hanifa threw his books in the river. Of course I would not give this advice to an anti intellectual sufi but we the pious modernists need this advice immensely

اشعریت کی بنیاد پر اسلامی سائنس کی بنیاد رکھی جاسکتی ہے لیکن امت کی اکثریت اس وقت غزالیت اور تیمیت میں تقسیم جن کے نزدیک صالح علم کلام شاید نا ممکن ہے لیکن مجھے اس روایت سے اطمینان ملتا ہے بمهدينا تنقطع الحجج

Quran teaches do not seek glory through other than God. Aymen Tamimi losing friends on both sides may be a consequence of seeking glory through other than God. Ishmaelites of Banu Tamim are destined to play an eschatological role against the alternative Messiah.

Philosophers do not serve the glory of Jerusalem. They provide us with alternative Moshiach to divert us from real Messiah and Mahdi.

Abdul-halim Vaz

Asharis were a synthetic reaction to Mutazili contempt while Ghazzali is a reaction of self respectful indifferent skepticism.

Robert Rosenwald I wished if I had the privilege to deepen and enrich our dialogue. God bless you on your journey of bridging Spinoza and Maimonides and may be mission impossible of integral hagionomocracy in Jerusalem.

A young Pakistani Shia apologizes after unintentional blasphemy. May God reward him. Did Paul embolden Greco-Roman blasphemers.

Met a poor Aryanized Fatimi Ishmaelite. God’s hidden heroes are yet to be recognized by humanity.

Saddam was a socialist and socialist Hitchens wanted him dead. Lesson: Socialism cannot save you from xenophobes, only God can.

A matrilineal Alvi here. We are too Aryanized to be able to relate to our roots emotionally and spiritually. The cultural ghazwa within does not require nukes but self awareness.