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Contentions 17

Contentions 17

Number 17 of Sheikh Abdal Hakim Murad’s continuing Contentions series is out! Here’s a selection: 66.         The right objective of war is justice, not victory. 67.         You are either a worshipper or an idol. 68.         Without Sufism, Islam is not Islamic. 69.         Hospitality? You cannot serve both Abraham and Israel. 70.         The secret of marriage: as soon as you look at the clock, she gets angry. 71.         Under the Blue Baroness, the polytechnics did not become universities, the universities became…

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Discuss Contentions

Discuss Contentions

I have started up a new blog where I will post the contentions one by one and open them up to discussion. If you want to join in and offer your thoughts on the contentions go to http://masud.co.uk/contentions. I have posted the first five contentions from the very first Contentions. Here’s the blurb I wrote for the site: WELCOME – as-salamu ‘alaykum Contentions is a series of modern day aphorisms penned by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad that are officially hosted…

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Contentions 13!

Contentions 13!

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad has just released the next installment of his Contentions series. Contentions 13! They are all good but here are a few choice quotes: 2.?Riyadh is the garden of Takfir. 13.?Falah is harvesting what God has done for you, not what you have done for God. 21. The world is most damaged by those who have the highest opinion of themselves. 75.?A pir is like a pier. Admire the sideshows; but remember: his end is His ocean?s…

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