DEEN al-ISLAM

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DEEN al-ISLAM
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THE RELIGION OF ISLAM
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Aspects of the Religion of Islam
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USUL-E-DEEN
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ROOTS OF RELIGION
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FURU-E-DEEN
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BRANCHES OF RELIGION
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Definitions
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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
  
  

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• 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.

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QUESTION
WHAT ARE THE ABOVE ISSUES CALLED?
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Are These Issues Called

• Pillars of Faith?
• Basic Doctrines of Faith?
• Theoretical Issues?
• Issues Related to Mans Intellectual Dimensions?
• Scientific Devine Issues?
• Practical Issues?
• Pillars of Islam?
• Fiqh Issues?
• Issues Related to Mans Physical Actions?

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These Issues are Called

• Pillars of Faith.
• Basic Doctrines of Faith.
• Theoretical Issues.
• Issues Related to Mans Intellectual Dimensions.
• Scientific Devine Issues.

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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
  

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• 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.

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QUESTION
WHAT ARE THE ABOVE ISSUES CALLED?
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Are These Issues Called

• Pillars of Faith?
• Basic Doctrines of Faith?
• Theoretical Issues?
• Issues Related to Mans Intellectual Dimensions?
• Scientific Devine Issues?
• Practical Issues?
• Pillars of Islam?
• Fiqh Issues?
• Issues Related to Mans Physical Actions?

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These Issues are Called

• Pillars of Islam.
• Practical Issues.
• Issues Related to Mans Physical Actions.
• Fiqh Issues.

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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.

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(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-MASAIL 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-MASAIL 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.

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Practical Issues
Theoretical Issues
Islamic Issues
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1. Theoretical Issues

• Definition
• Issues Related to Man's Intellectual
  Dimensions,
• (Basic Doctrines
• of the Faith).

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2. Practical Issues

• Definition
• Issues dealt with
• Man's Physical Actions
• (Practical Laws and Commandments of Religion).

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Islamic Issues

• Scientific Divine Issues
• Theoretical Divine Issues
• Theological Divine Issues

• Practical Divine Issues
• Action Deeds

'AQEEDAH
FIQH
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(1) CLASSIFICATION OF AQEEDAH ISSUES
MAJOR ISSUES clear issues
MINOR ISSUES problematic
'AQEEDAH
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(1) CLASSIFICATION OF FIQH ISSUES
MAJOR ISSUES clear issues
MINOR ISSUES problematic issues
FIQH
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Definition of Major or Clear Issues

• 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.

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Definition of Minor or Problematic Issues

• 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.

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ISLAMIC ISSUES OR MASAIL-E-DEEN


FIQH ISSUES
AQEEDAH ISSUES
(1) MAJOR
(1) MAJOR
(2) MINOR
(2) MINOR
BRANCHES OF THE RELIGION
ROOTS OF THE RELIGION
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Masail Ususl

• The Major or Clear Issues of both the Theoretical
  and the Practical issues are called
• the Cardinal Principles,
• the Fundamental,
• Basic,
• Primary Issues Masail Usul.

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Masail 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.

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Masail 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 Masail Furu.

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Masail Furu

• THOSE ISSUES, which are Not Entirely, Clear Open
  to Various Interpretations.
• Furu refers to extra-Things that are Not Basic.

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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 Quran is the word of Allah
  is an issue of Uusl ( ), Furu ( ).
• 6. To establish Salah is an issue of Uusl (
  ), Furu ( ).

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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
  Miraj?
• 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) Rakah?
• To pay Zakat al-Fitr in Cash.

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• CASE (3)

What are the Points of Differences between the
Fundamental and the Non-Fundamental Issues?
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Points of differences Masail Usul Fundamental or Primary Issues. Masail Furu Non-Fundamental or Secondary issues
(1) Theoretical issues
(2) Practical issues
(3) Major issues -
(4) Minor issues -
(5) Type of evidence (a) QatI Dalel. (b) Zani dalel. - -
(6) Ijma Al-Ummah -
(7) The one who does not believe in it? Kafir -
(8) Status if Ijtihad. -
(9) Are these issues changed by time, place and circumstances? Not changed Changed
(10) Another names. Hujjiayat, Kulliayat, Qatiayat and Muhkamat. Zanniyat or Juziayat.