وَأُقِـرُّ بِـالْـمِـيْـزَانِ وَالْـحَـوْضِ الَّـذِي
And I affirm the Scale as well as the (prophet's) Pond, which...
أَرْجُـو بِـأَنِّـي مِـنْـهُ رَيًّـا أَنْـهَـلُ
...I hope to drink from till I quench my thirst
وَجَـمِـيـعُ آيَـاتِ الـصِّـفَـاتِ أُمِـرُّهَـا
And all the āyāt concerning the attributes, I affirm...
حَـقًّـا كَـمَـا نَـقَـلَ الـطِّـرَازُ الْأَوَّلُ
...in truth, just as the first generation have transmitted
8⃣
وَأرُدُّ عُـهْـدَتَـهَـا إِلَـى نُـقَّـالِـهَـا
And I refer its responsibility back to those who transmitted them
وَأَصُـونُـهَـا عَـنْ كُـلِّ مَـا يُـتَـخَـيَّـلُ
and I gaurd them from all that…
5. Likewise, this line contains a refutation against ibn Baṭūṭah; who claimed that when he arrived in Damascus, he saw Sheikhul Islām on the pulpit delivering a sermon, and during that sermon he heard
However, this is a vicious slander; because this man entered Damascus while Sheikhul Islām was still in prison. What's more, look at what Sheikhul Islām says in this line; he clearly states that he affirms Allāh's descension without designating a how.
6. There are some side issues which the scholars in the past spoke about, however, it is more befitting that we avoid indulging in these issues; for example, does…
EXPLANATION OF THE
LĀMIYYAH OF IBN TAYMIYYAH
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1. In our last class, we explained the first half of line 10. Today, we are going to complete the other half of this line by Allāh's permission.
2. The second matter of belief mentioned in this line is to affirm that Allāh descends during the last third of the night in a manner befitting His Majesty, as is authentically established in the…
وَأُقِـرُّ بِـالْـمِـيْـزَانِ وَالْـحَـوْضِ الَّـذِي
And I affirm the Scale as well as the (prophet's) pond, which...
أَرْجُـو بِـأَنِّـي مِـنْـهُ رَيًّـا أَنْـهَـلُ
...I hope to drink from till I quench my thirst
"When those deserving of Paradise would enter Paradise, the Blessed and the Exalted (Allāh) would ask: Do you wish Me to give you anything more? They would say: Have you not brightened our faces? Have you not made us enter Paradise and saved us from Fire? He (the narrator) said: He (Allāh) would then lift the veil, and of things given to them nothing would be dearer to them than the sight of their Lord, the Mighty…
EXPLANATION OF THE
LĀMIYYAH OF IBN TAYMIYYAH
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LINE 10:
The author, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
وَالْـمُـؤْمِـنُـونَ يَـرَوْنَ حَـقًّا رَبَّـهُـمْ
And the Believers will see their Lord in truth
وَإِلَـى الـسَّـمَـاءِ بِـغَـيْـرِ كَـيْـفٍ يَـنْـزِلُ
And to the (lowest) heaven does He (Allāh) descend without (designating) a how
1. In this line, the author mentions two matters…
وَالْـمُـؤْمِـنُـونَ يَـرَوْنَ حَـقًّا رَبَّـهُـمْ
And the Believers will see their Lord in truth
وَإِلَـى الـسَّـمَـاءِ بِـغَـيْـرِ كَـيْـفٍ يَـنْـزِلُ
And to the (lowest) heaven does He (Allāh) descend without (designating) a how
May Allāh bless you all
It seems like we will be memorising one line a day from now on insha Allāh.
Those who wanted to continue at the same pace, may Allāh aid you and make easy all your affairs.
Those who chose to stick to the target, I hope that Allāh allows you to accomplish every goal that will bring you closer to Him.
O Allāh, make us sincere and grant us Tawfeeq to accomplish all good.
حياكم وبياكم أيها الإخوة الفضلاء
Today is the 21st of Sha'bān, which means we only have 8/9 days left till Ramaḍhān, and if you remember, our target was to complete the poem before the start of Ramaḍhān. So far we've completed 9 (out of 16) lines and have 7 more left to go. If we are to reach our target, then we need to memorise at least one line a day.
This is where we're at...
So, we have 2 options:
A-…
وَأَقُـولُ فِـي الْـقُـرْآنِ مَـا جَـاءَتْ بِـهِ
And I say concerning the Qur'ān (only) that which is mentioned...
آيَـاتُـهُ فَـهُـوَ الْـكَـرِيـمُ الْـمُـنْـزَلُ
...in it's verses, for it is the Noble Revelation
6⃣
وَأَقُـولُ قَـالَ الـلَّـهُ جَـلَّ جَـلَالُـهُ
And I say, "Allāh The Mighty and Majestic said"
وَالْـمُـصْـطَـفَى الْـهَـادِي وَلَا أَتَـأَوَّلُ
"and likewise the chosen one - the guide (i.e.…
1⃣
يَـا سَـائِـلِـي عَـنْ مَـذْهَـبِـي وَعَـقِـيـدَتِـي
O one who asks about my doctrine and creed
رُزِقَ الْـهُـدَى مَـنْ لِـلْـهِـدَايَـةِ يَـسْـأَلُ
Bestowed with guidance is he who asks for guidance
2⃣
اِسْـمَـعْ كَـلَامَ مُـحَـقِّـقٍ فِـي قَـوْلِـهِ
Listen to the speech of one who is assured in his statement
لَا يَـنْـثَـنِـي عَـنْـهُ وَلَا يَـتَـبَـدَّلُ
He does not turn away from it nor is he…
TIPS on how to read Arabic text without the vowel signs (tashkīl)?
TIP 1:
To be able to read the last vowel on words, you simply have to study Arabic grammar (Naḥu).
For example:
بَيْتٌ، بَيْتٍ، بَيْتًا.
This word has 3 possible endings at any given time, and this is determined by its grammatical position/function in the sentence.
And to be able to read other vowel signs within a word - aside from the last…
These questions have been designed to test your understanding.
Before attempting the questions, make sure you have read over the (CLASS 13) notes.
Once you have done so and feel confident, you may begin:
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Q1. Read and translate the ninth line of the poem (without cheating).
Q2. What two groups of innovation is the author rebuking in this line?
Q3. Who is Al-Akhṭal?
Q4. What do the…
Fourthly: Supposing he did say that, how can we base issues of Aqīdah on the statement of a Christian man who is not an authority in the Arabic language?!
Fifthly: Even if we assume that he was a Muslim, how can you reject authentic Prophetic narrations on the pretext that they are Āḥād (solitary narration), yet readily accept the statement of this individual?!
Sixthly: The meaning of this line is actually incorrect, because it necessitates that everyone who has thoughts in their mind is considered a speaker - even those who cannot communicate vocally, and this is a…
EXPLANATION OF THE
LĀMIYYAH OF IBN TAYMIYYAH
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LINE 9:
The author, may Allāh have mercy on him, said:
قُـبْـحًـا لِـمَـنْ نَـبَـذَ الْـقُـرَانَ وَرَاءَهُ
Disgraced is he who throws the Qur'ān behind his back
وَإِذَا اسْـتَـدَلَّ يَـقُـولُ قَـالَ الْأَخْـطَـلُ
and when evidencing (his claims), says: "Al-Akhṭal said"
1. In this line, Shaykhul Islām rebukes the innovators; namely…
قُـبْـحًـا لِـمَـنْ نَـبَـذَ الْـقُـرَانَ وَرَاءَهُ
Disgraced is he who throws the Qur'ān behind his back
وَإِذَا اسْـتَـدَلَّ يَـقُـولُ قَـالَ الْأَخْـطَـلُ
and when evidencing (his claims), says: "Al-Akhṭal said"