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ഹാതിം അസമ്മ്‌ വിശ്രുതനായ പണ്ഡിതനായിരുന്നു. വിട്ടുവീഴ്‌ചയില്ലാത്ത ഭക്തിയായിരുന്നു അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്റെ പ്രത്യേകത. ഒരിക്കല്‍ റയ്യ്‌ പട്ടണത്തിലെത്തിയ ഹാതിം അസമ്മ്‌ ആ നാട്ടിലെ ഇമാം രോഗശയ്യലിയാണെന്നറിഞ്ഞ്‌ അദ്ദേഹത്തെ സന്ദര്‍ശിക്കാന്‍ ചെന്നു. ഇമാമിന്റെ ആഡംബര ജീവിതവും വലിയ വീടും കണ്ട്‌ ഹാതിം അസമ്മ്‌ നിരാശനായി.
ഇമാം ഇരിക്കാന്‍ ആവശ്യപ്പെട്ടെങ്കിലും ഹാതിം അസമ്മ്‌ ഇരുന്നില്ല.
``ഒരുകാര്യം ചോദിച്ചോട്ടെ?'' -ഹാതിം ചോദിച്ചു.
``എന്തു വേണമെങ്കിലും ചോദിച്ചോളൂ''
``ശരി, ആരില്‍ നിന്നാണ്‌ താങ്കള്‍ അറിവ്‌ നേടിയത്‌?''
``പ്രഗത്ഭരായ താബിഉകളില്‍ നിന്ന്‌''
``അവര്‍ ആരില്‍ നിന്ന്‌ അറിവു നേടി?''
``സ്വഹാബിമാരില്‍ നിന്ന്‌''
``അവരോ?''
``നബി തിരുമേനിയില്‍ നിന്ന്‌''
``നബി തിരുമേനി എവിടെ നിന്ന്‌ അറിവ്‌ നേടി?''
``അല്ലാഹുവിങ്കല്‍ നിന്ന്‌ ജിബ്‌രീല്‍ എത്തിച്ചുകൊടുത്തു''
``ശരി, എനിക്കു ചോദിക്കാനുള്ള കാര്യമിതാണ്‌: താങ്കളുടെ അറിവ്‌ താങ്കള്‍ക്ക്‌ താബിഉകളില്‍ നിന്നും അവര്‍ക്ക്‌ സ്വഹാബിമാരില്‍ നിന്നും അവര്‍ക്ക്‌ നബിതിരുമേനിയില്‍ നിന്നും തിരുമേനിക്ക്‌ അല്ലാഹുവിങ്കല്‍ നിന്നും ലഭിച്ചതാണല്ലോ. വലിയ വീടുകളും അതില്‍ ആഡംബര ജീവിതവും ഉള്ളവര്‍ക്ക്‌ അല്ലാഹുവിങ്കല്‍ ഉയര്‍ന്ന പദവി കൈവരുമെന്ന്‌ ആ വിജ്ഞാനത്തില്‍ എവിടെയങ്കിലും പറയുന്നുണ്ടോ?''
``ഇല്ല. അങ്ങനെയൊന്നും ഞാന്‍ കണ്ടിട്ടില്ല''
``എങ്കില്‍ ഒന്നുകൂടി ചോദിക്കട്ടെ. ഭൗതിക സുഖങ്ങളില്‍ മുഴുകാതെ പരലോകത്തേക്ക്‌ വേണ്ട വിഭവങ്ങള്‍ ഒരുക്കുകയും അഗതികളെയും ദരിദ്രരെയും സ്‌നേഹിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നവര്‍ക്ക്‌ അല്ലാഹുവിങ്കല്‍ ഉന്നതപദവി ലഭിക്കുമെന്ന്‌ അതില്‍ പറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ടോ?''
``ഉണ്ട്‌. പറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ട്‌''
ഇത്രയും പറഞ്ഞപ്പോഴേക്ക്‌ ഹാതിം അസമ്മിന്റെ കണ്ണു നിറഞ്ഞിരുന്നു. ഇമാമിന്റെ മുഖത്തേക്ക്‌ കോപവികാരങ്ങളോടെ നോക്കി, തുടര്‍ന്ന്‌ പറഞ്ഞു: ``അല്ലയോ ഇമാം, ആരുടെ ജീവിതത്തിലാണ്‌ താങ്കള്‍ മാതൃക കാണുന്നത്‌?''
നബിതിരുമേനിയുടെയും സ്വഹാബികളുടെയും താബിഉകളുടെയും ജീവിതത്തിലോ അതോ, ഫിര്‍ഔനിന്റെയും ഖാറൂനിന്റെയും ഹാമാന്റേയും ജീവിതത്തിലോ?''പിന്നീടദ്ദേഹം കൈകളുയര്‍ത്തി പറഞ്ഞു: ``ദുഷ്‌ടരായ പണ്ഡിതന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങളുടെ ഈ ജീവിതരീതി, പാവപ്പെട്ടവരും വിജ്ഞാനം കുറഞ്ഞവരുമായ സാധാരണ ജനങ്ങളില്‍ എന്തു പ്രതികരണമാണുണ്ടാക്കുക എന്ന്‌ നിങ്ങള്‍ ആലോചിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടോ? പണ്ഡിതന്മാര്‍ക്ക്‌ ഇങ്ങനെയൊക്കെ ആവാമെങ്കില്‍ ഞങ്ങള്‍ക്ക്‌ പിന്നെ എന്തും ആകാമല്ലോ എന്നല്ലേ അവര്‍ ചിന്തിക്കുക!''
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ഇസ്‌ലാമിന്റെ വിത്ത്‌, നമ്മുടെ മണ്ണിലും മനസ്സിലും നട്ടുവളര്‍ത്തിയ വിഖ്യാത പണ്ഡിതനാണ്‌ മാലിക്‌ബ്‌നു ദീനാര്‍(റ). അനീതിയെയും അനിസ്‌ലാമികതയെയും നെഞ്ചൂക്കോടെ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്‌ത വിജ്ഞാനിയായിരുന്നു അദ്ദേഹം. ആര്‍ക്കു മുന്നിലും പതറാത്ത ഈമാനിന്റെ നിശ്ചയ ദാര്‍ഢ്യം ആ മഹാന്റെ സവിശേഷതയായിരുന്നു. അദ്ദേഹം ബസ്വറയില്‍ താമസിക്കുന്ന കാലം. ഒരിക്കല്‍ അവിടുത്തെ ഗവര്‍ണറും സംഘവും മാലിക്‌ബ്‌നു ദീനാറിന്റെ പീടികയുടെ അരികിലൂടെ കടന്നുപോയി. അഹങ്കാരേത്തോടും അലങ്കാര പ്രൗഢിയോടും കൂടിയുള്ള ആ പോക്ക്‌ കണ്ട്‌ ഇബ്‌നുദീനാര്‍ പറഞ്ഞു: ``ഈ അഹങ്കാരവും ജാടയും അവസാനിപ്പിക്കണം!''
അതുകേട്ട്‌, ഗവര്‍ണറുടെ സേവകന്‍ മാലിക്‌ബ്‌നു ദീനാറിനെ അടിക്കാനൊരുങ്ങി. ഗവര്‍ണര്‍ തടഞ്ഞു. പിന്നെ മാലിക്‌ബ്‌നു ദീനാറിനോട്‌ ചോദിച്ചു: ``എന്നെ കണ്ടിട്ട്‌ നിനക്ക്‌ മനസ്സിലായില്ല, അല്ലേ?''
``നല്ലവണ്ണം മനസ്സിലായിട്ടുണ്ട്‌. ഗവര്‍ണര്‍, താങ്കളോര്‍ക്കണം, താങ്കളുടെ തുടക്കം ദുര്‍ഗന്ധമുള്ള ജലത്തില്‍ നിന്നായിരുന്നു. ദുര്‍ഗന്ധമുള്ള ജഡമായിട്ടായിരിക്കും താങ്കളുടെ ഒടുക്കം. ഈ തുടക്കത്തിനും ഒടുക്കത്തിനുമിടയിലെ ഇത്തിരി കാലം അഹങ്കാരം വെടിഞ്ഞ്‌ നല്ലതു പ്രവര്‍ത്തിച്ചുകൂടെ? വിതച്ചതേ കൊയ്യുകയുള്ളൂ.''
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ഒരു ദിവസം ഉമര്‍(റ) തിരുനബിയുടെ വീട്ടിലെത്തി. നബി ഈത്തപ്പനയോലയില്‍ വിശ്രമിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. ഉമറിനെ കണ്ടപ്പോള്‍ തിരുനബി എഴുന്നേറ്റു. ഉമര്‍, നബിയുടെ അരികത്തിരുന്നു. തിരുനബിയുടെ പുറത്ത്‌ പനയോലപ്പാടുകള്‍ തെളിഞ്ഞു കാണാമായിരുന്നു. നബി എന്തോ ചോദിച്ചു. പക്ഷേ, ഉമര്‍ മുറിയുടെ ചുറ്റും നോക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. സ്‌നേഹറസൂല്‍ കൂട്ടുകാരനെ നോക്കി. ഉമര്‍ കരയുകയായിരുന്നു! കൊച്ചുകുഞ്ഞിനെപ്പോലെ അദ്ദേഹം വിതുമ്പി. അദ്ദേഹത്തെ തലോടിക്കൊണ്ട്‌ നബി ചോദിച്ചു:
``ഉമര്‍, എന്തിനാണ്‌ കരയുന്നത്‌?''ആ പാടുകളാണ്‌ ഉമറിനെ കരയിച്ചത്‌. സത്യവിശ്വാസികളുടെ നേതാവ്‌. ഒരു സാമ്രാജ്യത്തിന്റെ അധിപന്‍! ഇതാ, ഈ ചൂടിക്കട്ടിലും വെള്ളപ്പാത്രവും ഒരു പിടി ധാന്യവും മാത്രം സ്വന്തമുള്ള ചക്രവര്‍ത്തി!!
ഇതിനേക്കാള്‍ ദാരിദ്ര്യം ആ രാജ്യത്ത്‌ മറ്റാരും അനുഭവിക്കുന്നുണ്ടാവില്ല. ഉമറിന്റെ മനസ്സ്‌ വേദനകൊണ്ടു വെന്തു. നിയന്ത്രിച്ചിട്ടും നില്‌ക്കാതെ അദ്ദേഹം കരഞ്ഞു. എളിമയുടെ ആ മഹാപ്രവാഹം ഇത്രമാത്രം പറഞ്ഞു:
``ഉമര്‍, സുഖങ്ങള്‍ പെരുകിയാല്‍ സ്വര്‍ഗം നേടാനാവില്ല. രസങ്ങള്‍ കുറച്ചു മതി. എന്റെ മനസ്സ്‌ ശാന്തമാണ്‌. എനിക്കു പരാതികളില്ല; ഞാന്‍ കരയുന്നില്ല. ഉമര്‍, താങ്കളും കരയരുത്‌!''
ചെറിയ ജീവിതവും വലിയ ചിന്തകളുമാണ്‌ മഹത്വത്തിന്റെ മാര്‍ഗം. ഇങ്ങനെ മാതൃകയാകേണ്ടവര്‍ തന്നെ ഇതിനു വിപരീതമാകുന്ന സങ്കടകരമായ അനുഭവങ്ങള്‍ നമ്മുടെ കാലത്തും സുലഭമാണല്ലോ! തിരുനബി പറഞ്ഞപോലെ നമുക്കും കുറച്ചുമതി; കൊതി തീരുവോളം ഒന്നും കിട്ടരുത്‌. സ്വര്‍ഗത്തില്‍ വിശ്വാസമുണ്ടെങ്കില്‍ ആ സ്വര്‍ഗത്തിനാവട്ടെ നമ്മുടെ കൊതി! l

Lets Welcome Ramadan .... Lets plan for it

Assalamu Alaikkum Brothers..

Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) ascended the minbar and said: “Ameen, ameen, ameen.” It was said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah, you ascended the minbar and said, ‘Ameen, ameen, ameen.” He said: “Jibreel (peace be upon him) came to me and said: ‘If Ramadaan comes and a person is not forgiven, he will enter Hell and Allaah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘O Muhammad, if both or one of a person’s parents are alive and he does not honour them and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allaah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen. He said: ‘If you are mentioned in a person’s presence and he does not send blessings upon you and he dies, he will enter Hell and Allaah will cast him far away. Say Ameen.’ So I said Ameen.”
Narrated by Ibn Hibbaan, 3/188; classed as saheeh by al-Shaykh al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Targheeb, 1679.
"When the month of Ramadan arrives, the gates of heaven are opened, the gates of Hellfire closed, and the shaytans are chained."
[Bukhari]

The Prophet said, "There is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Raiyan, and those who observe fasts will enter through it on the Day of Resurrection and none except them will enter through it. It will be said, 'Where are those who used to observe fasts?' They will get up, and none except them will enter through it. After their entry the gate will be closed and nobody will enter through it."

1.     Abu Huraira related that the Prophet said: Allah the Majestic and Exalted said: "Every deed of man will receive ten to 700 times reward, except Siyam (fasting), for it is for Me and I shall reward it (as I like). There are two occasions of joy for one who fasts: one when he breaks the fast and the other when he will meet his Lord" (Muslim).

1.     The Messenger of Allah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) addressed his companions on the last day of Sha`ban, saying, "Oh people! A great month has come over you; a blessed month; a month in which is a night better than a thousand months; month in which Allah has made it compulsory upon you to fast by day, and voluntary to pray by night. Whoever draws nearer (to Allah) by performing any of the (optional) good deeds in (this month) shall receive the same reward as performing an obligatory deed at any other time, and whoever discharges an obligatory deed in (this month) shall receive the reward of performing seventy obligations at any other time. It is the month of patience, and the reward of patience is Heaven. It is the month of charity, and a month in which a believer's sustenance is increased. Whoever gives food to a fasting person to break his fast, shall have his sins forgiven, and he will be saved from the Fire of Hell, and he shall have the same reward as the fasting person, without his reward being diminished at all." [Narrated by Ibn Khuzaymah]

Some links regarding Ramadan:

http://www.submission.org/ramadan.html
Ramadan - An opportunity to know your inner self 
Things to do in Ramadan 

The Inner Dimensions of Fasting - by Imam Ghazali

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50 Questions to refresh our faith ......

Q.1 Who is your Rubb? (the Lord,the Creator etc).
A. My Rubb is Allah Who has created me and all that exists. He nourishes me and all creatures by His Bounties.


Q.2. What is your religion?
A. My religion is Islam, which is submission and obedience to the Order oF Allah and His Messenger with love, hope and fear.


Q.3. How did you know Allah?
I know Him by His signs and creation like the day and night; the sun and the moon; the heaven and the earth, and all that is there in and between them.


Q.4. Where is Allah?
A. Allah is above the heavens raised over the Throne and separated from His creatures.
Q.5. Is Allah with us (in person)?
A. Allah is settled over His Mighty Throne, but He is with us by His Knowledge, hearing ,seeing and other attributes. As He said: "Fear not verily! I am with you both hearing and seeing (V,20. :46)


Q.6. Who are the friends of Allah?
A. Those people are the friends of Allah who are pious and righteous, fear Him much abstain from all kinds of sins and perform all kinds of goods, and holdfast to the Qur`an and Sunnah.


Q. 7. How do you worship Allah?
A. I worship Allah in a manner in which all my ibadah is dedicated to Him Alone. I do not ascribe anyone with Him in worship.


Q-8. Why did Allah send Messengers?
A. Allah has sent Messengers so that they call the people to worship Him Alone, not ascribing any partner with Him, and in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah.


Q-9 What is the meaning of Islam ?
A. Islam means i.e. submission to Allah with Tawhid .


Q-10 What are the pillars of Istam?
A. 1. Testimony of Faith (There is no true God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah )
2. To establish Salat (prayers).
3. To pay Zakat.
4. To observe Saum (fasting) in Ramadan.
5. Hajj (pilgrimage to the Sacred House) if one can afford the journey.


Q-11 What is Iman?
A. Iman (Faith) means to believe in the heart, to confess by the tongue and to act with the parts of the body.


Q-12 Can there be any variation in Iman?
A. By some words and deeds it may increase and by some words and deeds it may decrease.


Q-13 What do you mean by increase and decrease in Iman?
A- Iman (Faith) increases by obedience to Allah and good deeds while it decreases by sins and evil acts.


Q-14 What are the pillars of Iman (Faith)
A. The pillars of Iman are six i.e. to believe in:
1. Allah.
2. His Angels.
3. His Messengers.
4. His Books.
5. The Last Day.
6. Divine Preordainments good or bad.


Q-15 What is Belief in Allah?
A. The Belief in Allahi is that you should believe that Allah is the Sole Creator Sustainer Provider and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs. Everything stands in need of Him, but He stands in need of none. He is the Only One Who is worthy of being worshipped. He has the Best Names and Perfect Attributes.


0-16 Who are the angels?
A. The angels are creatures of light. They are Allah's obedient slaves, they do that which they are commanded and are incapable of disobedience.


Q-17 What do you mean by Belief in the Book and the Messengers?
A. It means that Allah sent the Messengers like Moses, Jesus,Abraham. Noah etc. and sent down the books like the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor (Psalms) etc. to call the people to worship Allah Alone, associating nothing with Him. He sealed (finalized) the Messengers with Prophet Muhammed and abrogated all previous books with the Qur'an. Therefore the worship should be done according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet .


Q-I8 What is meant by Belief in the Last Day?
A. The Belief in the Last Day means to believe that Allah has ordained a fixed term for everything, and a term for this world. He will assuredly raise the dead from their graves and will account for everyone their deeds in this world. On that Day of Resurrection, rewards and punishments will be assigned. Every one will be justly rewarded or punished.


Q-19 What is meant by Belief Preordainment (Qadar)?
A. The Belief in Preordainment (Qadar) means to believe that everything — good or bad — happens or takes place according to what Allah has ordained for it. He has created everything in due proportion.


Q-20 What is the cleaning of "There is no God but Allah"?
A. It means there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Negating all false gods and affirming that Allah is the only true God.


Q-21 What is the meaning of ^Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?
A. It means total submission to him in whatever he ordered, and avoiding what he forbade and believing in all those matters he informed us about.


Q-22 What are the conditions of the testimony of Faith?
A. There are seven conditions of the testimony of Faith:
1- Knowledge whick negates ignorance.
2- Certainty which negates doubt.
3- Sincerity and purity of intent which negates Shirk.
4- Truthfulness which negates hypocrisy.
5- Love and devotion which negates disdain of Allah`s religion.
6- Submission which negates disobedince.
7- Acceptance which negates rejection or denial.


Q-23 What is the greatest thing that Allah has enjoined?
A. The greatest thing Allah has enjoined is Tauhid (Monotheism).


Q-24 What is Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)?
A. Tauhid means declaring Allah to be the only God who deserves to be worshipped in truth and confirming all attributes with which He has qualified Himself or that are attributed to Him by His Messenger .


Q-25 What are the aspects of Tauhid?
A. There are three aspects of Tauhid:
1- Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah.
2- Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah.
3-Tauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat.


Q- 26 What isTauhid-ar-Rububiyah?
A. It is declaring Allah to be One and Unique in His work, Iike creation, sustenance, bringing to life and causing death etc.


Q-27 What is Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah?
A. It is declaring Allah as the Only God to whom all acts worship must be dedicated such salat (prayers), Zakat, Sawm(fasting), supplications vowing etc.


Q-28 What isTauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat?
A. It is an affirmation of all the Divien Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner that
suits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.


Q-29 How would you describe Ibadah?
A. It is a comprehensive word comprising deeds and words that Allah loves and is pleased with whether manifested or hidden,


Q-30 What are the conditions of Ibadah?
A. There are two conditions of Ibadah:
1. Sincerity to Allah.
2. Submission to Allah's Messenger i.e. to act according to his Sunnah.


Q-31 Write some types of Ibadah.
A. Some types of Ibadah are the prayers, the obligatory charity,
fasting, the pilgrimage, fear of Allah, hope in His Mercy, Seeking His aid. and other acts of worship which Allah has commanded and enjoined.


Q-32 What is the greatest thing Allah has forbidden?
A. The greatest thing Allah has forbidden is Shirk (polytheism).


Q-33 What is polytheism?
A. It means to believe that there is one who shares Allah in His acts i.e. ascribing partners or setting up rivals to Allah in His rights.


Q-34 What are the types of polytheism?
A. There are three types of polytheism:
1. The greater polytheism (Shirk Akbar).
2. The lesser polytheism (Shirk Asghar).
3. The inconspicuous polytheism (Shirk Khafi).


Q-35 What is greater polytheism?
A. The greater polytheism is to devote any form of worship to other than Allah Allah will never forgive one who dies upon Shirk,nor accept his good deeds, and he would be cast out from the folds of Islam.


Q-36 What are the types of greater polytheism?
A. There are four types of greater polytheism:
1- The polytheism in invocation i.e. involving supplications to other than Allah.
2. The polytheism in intentions i.e. purpose and intentions not for the sake of Allah but directed towards other deities.
3, The polytheism in obedience i.e. rendering obedience to any authority against the Order of Allah.
4. The potytheism in love i.e showing love to others which is due to Allah Alone.


Q-37 What is lesser polytheism?
A. The lesser polytheism is Ar-Riya, that means the acts of worship done to gain praise or fame rather than to please Allah, this type of polytheism, however, does not cast the person committing it out of the fold of Islam.


Q-38 What is inconspicuous polytheism?
A. The inconspicuous polytheism implies being dissatisfied with the conditions ordained by Allah.
Q-39 What is the proof of the inconspicuous polytheism?
A.The proof of the above Shirk is the saying of the Prophet "The inconspicuous polytheism is more hidden among this nation than the track of a black ant over a black stone on a dark night" (Musnad Ahmad)


Q-40 What are the types of Kufr (disbelief)?
A. There are two types of Kufr :
1. The majorKufr which cast its people out of Islam,
2. The lessor cr minor Kufr which does not cast the one who commits it out of Islam. It is Kufr of ungratefulness.


Q-41 What are the types of major Kufr?
A. There are five types of major Kufr :
1. The Kufr of denial.
2. The Kufr of arrogance associated with recognition of the truth.
3. The Kufr of doubt.
4-. The Kufr of disregard,
5. The Kufr of hypocrisy.


Q-42 What are the categories of hypocrisy ?
A. There are two categories of hypocrisy:
1. Hypocrisy in Belief.
2. Hypocrisy in deeds and actions.


Q-43 What is the hypocrisy in Belief?
A. Hypocrisy in Belief is of six types:
1. Denial of the Messenger .
2. Denial of the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
3. Hating the Messenger
4.Hating the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
5. Rejoicing at the disgrace of Islam.
6. Disliking the prevalence of Islam.


Q-44 What is the hypocrisy in deeds and actions?
A. The hypocrisy in deeds and actions is of five types:
1- When he speaks, he lies.
2- When he promises., he breaks it.
3. When he is entrusted, he betrays.
4. When he disputes, he acts immorally.
5. When he makes a pact, he makes acts treacherously.


Q-45 Are good deeds accepted (by Allah) with the polytheism?
A. Never! None of the deeds are accepted when mixed with polytheism.
Allah says: " If they had joined in worship others with Allah all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them" (V.6: 88)
"Verily! Allah forgives not setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases sins other than that" '(V.4:116)


Q-46 What are the nullifiers of Islam?
A. The nullifiers of Islam are ten:
1. Polytheism of worship.
2. He who does not believe that the polytheists are disbelievers, or doubts their infidelity or holds their belief to be valid.
3. He who sets up intermediaries between one's self and Allah, supplicating them, trusting them and asking them to intercede on his behalf.
4. He who believes that the guidance of others is more perfect than the Prophet .
5. He who hates anything that the Prophet was sent with.
6. He who denies the religion of the Prophet or ridicules its reward or punishment.
7. Sorcery.
8. Supporting the polytheists against the Muslims.
9. He who believes that some people are exempted from abiding by the Shari`ah as Khidr was exempted by the laws of Musa.
10. Turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning nor applying it.


Q- 47 What are the three fundamentals that every Muslim must learn?
A. The three fundamentals are:
I, Knowing Your Rubb (the Lord, the Creator, the Sustainer, and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs).
2. Knowing your religion (Islam).
3. Knowing your Prophet Muhammad 


Q-48 What is Taghut?
A. Everything that is worshipped. or followed or obeyed other than Allah is Taghut.


Q-49 How many Taghut are there and who are their leaders?
A. They are many but their leaders are Five:


Q. 50-Who are the leaders of Taghut ?
A. They are:

• 1. Satan, may Allah curse him
• 2. Anyone who is worshipped with his consent
• 3. A person who calls the people to be worshipped instead of Allah
• 4. A person who claims the knowledge of Ghaib (unseen, hidden, invisible, absent etc)
• 5.The ruler who rules by laws other than the law sent down by Allah