Some points discussed during this lesson:
The reason the scholars encourage those involved in da’wah to focus on the books of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمهم الله).
The importance of tying historical facts to what is being studied in order to have a holistic understanding.
The meaning of the title of the book.
The āyah that encapsulates the essence of every single revealed book.
A description of the contents of the book (Madārij as-Sālikīn).
Manāzil as-Sā’irīn of Shaykh al-Islām Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī al-Anṣārī (رحمه الله).
The political situation in Khurāsān in the late 4th century Hijrī.
The effect of a ruler on his subjects.
The golden age when the people of Khurāsān were upon istiqāmah.
One of the main reasons Abū Ismā’īl adopted the way of the Salaf.
How the ‘Abbāsid Khalīfah al-Qādir Billāh and deputy leader Sulṭān Maḥmūd b. Sabuktakīn (رحمهم الله) benefitted Ahlus-Sunnah and dealt with Ahlul-Bid’ah.
The danger of arguing with kalām and how it leads to inventing principles in creed.
The death of Sulṭān Maḥmūd and Khalīfah al-Qādir Billāh.
The state of affairs as it relates to knowledge and the ‘ulamā in the time of Shaykh al-Islām Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī.
Adh-Dhahabī on the great imām Yaḥyā b. ‘Ammār, a shaykh of Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī (رحمهم الله).
The heads of various fields in that time.
Brief biography of Shaykh al-Islām Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī.
Ibn al-Qayyim’s great service to Abū Ismā’īl in exonerating him from the Sūfīs’ misuse of his book.
Trials faced by Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī.
Honorary titles given to him after forty years of trials.
His tafsīr of the Qur’ān.
Selected Benefits from Madārij Al-Sālikīn of Imām Ibn Al-Qayyim رحمه الله – By Shaykh Abu ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafīq حفظه الله. Monthly class at Masjid Salafi, Small Heath, Birmingham, UK.
Some points discussed during this lesson:
The reason the scholars encourage those involved in da’wah to focus on the books of Ibn Taymiyyah and Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمهم الله).
The importance of tying historical facts to what is being studied in order to have a holistic understanding.
The meaning of the title of the book.
The āyah that encapsulates the essence of every single revealed book.
A description of the contents of the book (Madārij as-Sālikīn).
Manāzil as-Sā’irīn of Shaykh al-Islām Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī al-Anṣārī (رحمه الله).
The political situation in Khurāsān in the late 4th century Hijrī.
The effect of a ruler on his subjects.
The golden age when the people of Khurāsān were upon istiqāmah.
One of the main reasons Abū Ismā’īl adopted the way of the Salaf.
How the ‘Abbāsid Khalīfah al-Qādir Billāh and deputy leader Sulṭān Maḥmūd b. Sabuktakīn (رحمهم الله) benefitted Ahlus-Sunnah and dealt with Ahlul-Bid’ah.
The danger of arguing with kalām and how it leads to inventing principles in creed.
The death of Sulṭān Maḥmūd and Khalīfah al-Qādir Billāh.
The state of affairs as it relates to knowledge and the ‘ulamā in the time of Shaykh al-Islām Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī.
Adh-Dhahabī on the great imām Yaḥyā b. ‘Ammār, a shaykh of Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī (رحمهم الله).
The heads of various fields in that time.
Brief biography of Shaykh al-Islām Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī.
Ibn al-Qayyim’s great service to Abū Ismā’īl in exonerating him from the Sūfīs’ misuse of his book.
Trials faced by Abū Ismā’īl al-Harawī.
Honorary titles given to him after forty years of trials.
His tafsīr of the Qur’ān.
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