DEEN al-ISLAM

1. DEEN al-ISLAM Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

2. THE RELIGION OF ISLAM Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

3. ( 1 ) Aspects of the Religion of Islam Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

4. USUL-E-DEEN 1 ROOTS OF RELIGION Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

5. FURU’-E-DEEN 2 BRANCHES OF RELIGION Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

6. Definitions Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

7. CASE (1) PART (1) • Abu Hurairah reported: (One day Rasul Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) appeared before the public. • Then a man came to him and asked: Rasul Allah! What is Iman? Upon this He (Rasul Allah: (Peace Be Upon Him) replied: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

8. That you affirm your faith in Allah, • His angels, • His Books, • His meeting, • His Messengers and • that you affirm your faith in the Resurrection hereafter. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

9. QUESTION WHAT ARE THE ABOVE ISSUES CALLED? Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

10. Are These Issues Called: • Pillars of Faith? • Basic Doctrines of Faith? • Theoretical Issues? • Issues Related to Man’s Intellectual Dimensions? • Scientific Devine Issues? • Practical Issues? • Pillars of Islam? • Fiqh Issues? • Issues Related to Man’s Physical Actions? Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

11. These Issues are Called: • Pillars of Faith. • Basic Doctrines of Faith. • Theoretical Issues. • Issues Related to Man’s Intellectual Dimensions. • Scientific Devine Issues. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

12. CASE (1) PART (2) • Abu Hurairah reported: He (the man) (again) asked: Rasul Allah! What does Islam signify? He (Rasul Allah; Peace Be Upon Him) replied: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

13. Islam signifies that; • You worship Allah and do not associate anything with Him, • You perform the prescribed Prayer, • You pay the obligatory poor-due (Zakah), • You observe the Fast of Ramadan. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

14. QUESTION WHAT ARE THE ABOVE ISSUES CALLED? Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

15. Are These Issues Called: • Pillars of Faith? • Basic Doctrines of Faith? • Theoretical Issues? • Issues Related to Man’s Intellectual Dimensions? • Scientific Devine Issues? • Practical Issues? • Pillars of Islam? • Fiqh Issues? • Issues Related to Man’s Physical Actions? Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

16. These Issues are Called: • Pillars of Islam. • Practical Issues. • Issues Related to Man’s Physical Actions. • Fiqh Issues. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

17. CASE (1) PART (3) • At the end of this Hadith, Abu Hurairah said: Then the person turned back and went away... Rasul Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) said: Bring that man back to me. They (the Companions of the Holy Prophet present there) went to bring him back, but they did not find him. • Upon this Rasul Allah (Peace Be Upon Him) remarked: He was Gabriel. He came to teach people their religion) Hadith numeration in Sahih Muslim. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

18. (Gabriel Came to Teach People their Religion) • TWO ASPECTS OF DEEN al-ISLAM: A detailed study of the above Hadith reveals that the Islamic teachings, and, in fact, the teachings of all heavenly religions consist of two parts: • 1. al-MASA’IL al-‘ILMIYYAH; Scientific Issues, Doctrine, theoretical Issues,..... etc. This section relates to man's intellectual dimensions and consists of the basic doctrines of the faith. • 2. al-MASA’IL al-‘AAMALIYYAH; Practical Issues, Fiqh Issues,… etc. This section deals with man's physical actions and consists of the practical laws and commandments of religion. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

19. Theoretical Issues Practical Issues Islamic Issues Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

20. 1. Theoretical Issues • Definition: Issues Related to Man's Intellectual Dimensions, (Basic Doctrines of the Faith). Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

21. 2. Practical Issues • Definition: Issues dealt with Man's Physical Actions (Practical Laws and Commandments of Religion). Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

22. Scientific Divine Issues Theoretical Divine Issues Theological Divine Issues Practical Divine Issues Action Deeds Islamic Issues 'AQEEDAH FIQH Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

23. (1) CLASSIFICATION OF ‘AQEEDAH ISSUES MAJOR ISSUES = clear issues MINOR ISSUES = problematic 'AQEEDAH Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

24. (1) CLASSIFICATION OF FIQH ISSUES MAJOR ISSUES = clear issues MINOR ISSUES = problematic issues FIQH Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

25. MAJOR OR CLEAR ISSUES Those are the Issues whose Meaning or Sense is Clear, OR: Either because the Grammar and Composition of Words and Sentences has no Ambiguity, OR: Because the Meaning are Ascertained and Fixed by: The Prophetic Traditions, and The Unanimity of the Companions of the Prophet, or The Great Muslims Scholars, or by The Established Principles of Islam. Definition of Major or Clear Issues Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

26. MINOR OR PROBLEMATIC ISSUES Those are the issues, which are highly sensitive to human understanding and while going deep down, the Mujtahid does not catch reality and is susceptible to doubt and uncertainty, or ambiguity. Definition of Minor or Problematic Issues Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

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29. ISLAMIC ISSUES OR MASA’IL-E-DEEN FIQH ISSUES AQEEDAH ISSUES (1) MAJOR (2) MINOR (2) MINOR (1) MAJOR BRANCHES OF THE RELIGION ROOTS OF THE RELIGION Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

30. Masa’il Ususl • The Major or Clear Issues of both the Theoretical and the Practical issues are called; the Cardinal Principles, the Fundamental, Basic, Primary Issues = Masa’il Usul. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

31. Masa’il Usul • These issues, as a matter of fact are the Root and the Fundamental Floor of the Whole Firmaments of the Teachings of Al-Islam. • Usul refers to the basic things, They are free from all obscurity and admitting of only one interpretation. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

32. Masa’il Furu’ • The Minor or Problematic Issues of both the Theoretical and the Practical issues are called; • the Cardinal Principles, • the Non-Fundamental, • Non-Basic, • Secondary Issues = Masa’il Furu’. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

33. Masa’il Furu’ • THOSE ISSUES, which are Not Entirely, Clear Open to Various Interpretations. • Furu’ refers to extra-Things that are Not Basic. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

34. Case (2) 1. Some of the ‘Aqeedah issues are Usul and others are Furu’…. Yes ( ). No ( ). 2. Some of the Fiqh issues are Usul and others are Furu’…. Yes ( ). No ( ). 3. To have Iman in Allah is an issue of: Uusl ( ), Furu’ ( ). 4. To know that Allah is aware of all things is an issue of: Uusl ( ), Furu’ ( ). 5. To know that the Qur’an is the word of Allah is an issue of: Uusl ( ), Furu’ ( ). 6. To establish Salah is an issue of: Uusl ( ), Furu’ ( ). Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

35. Case (2) Which of the following issues are Usul or Furu’: • Whosoever has Iman that The Divine Being is not seen by our naked eyes. • Had Rasul Allah seen Allah at the night of Mi’raj? • Seeking to approach (Allah) by the virtue of the status and virtues of some created being, such as saying, (O Allah! I ask You by virtue of Your Prophet and so on. • Reciting al-Fatihah behind the Imam. • Taraweeh prayer: (8) or (20) Rak’ah? • To pay Zakat al-Fitr in Cash. Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

36. CASE (3) What are the Points of Differences between: the Fundamental and the Non-Fundamental Issues? Sheikh: Mohammed Ramadan

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