An introduction to the Maliki Madhhab: Understand our Deen series

Characteristics of the Mālikī School by Shaylh Ali Laraki al-Husaini

 

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I. The hadith of the Prophet(s) regarding the Scholar of Medina

An amazing factor that characterises the school of Imam Mālik and singles it out regarding other schools of fiqh is the fact that the appearance of its eponym was prophesised by the Messenger of Allahr. We can find evidence in the following hadith narrated by Abū Hurayra and transmitted by al-Tirmidhī in his Sunan[1] and al-Ḥākim in his Mustadrak:[2]

The Messenger of Allahr said, There will come a time when the people will beat the livers of their camels in search of knowledge and they will not find a scholar with more knowledge than the one of Medina.

Al-Tirmidhī said that this hadith is ḥasan, whilst Al-Ḥākim said that it is ṣaḥīḥ, according to Muslim’s rules of authenticity.[3]

The expression “to beat the livers of their camels” is a metaphor indicating the speed of the journey and desire to arrive at a desired destination due to fear of missing one’s aim. The reason is that camels were the only means of travel during that era.

The hadith is a notification from the Prophet(s) that very soon the people will be eagerly searching for knowledge, but will not find a scholar more knowledgeable than the scholar of Medina.

 But, who is this scholar whose coming has been heralded? Sufyān b. ʿUyayna and other contemporaries of Mālik and those who came after him have said, “Verily it is Mālik b. Anas.”

The hadith is one of the prophetic miracles, in that the Prophetr informed of a matter that happened in a future time just as he said it would happen. Accordingly, history has registered that the people used to travel to Mālik from the east and the west seeking knowledge and fatwā. The number of those who have narrated on his authority has reached one thousand and three hundred (1300) scholars of hadith. Such has happened neither for anyone before nor anyone after him. The hadith from another regard is a testimony for Mālik—may Allah show him mercy—in that he is the most knowledgeable and the one with the greatest understanding of the people of his time, and sufficient a testimony it is from the Messengerr for Mālik, for his madhhab, and for his fiqh.[4]



II. The Uṣūl (sources) of the Mālikī School

Islam, Iman and Ihsan by Shaykh Ali Laraki

Islam Iman and Ihsan: A talk by Shaykh Ali Laraki 


The following is a talk which Shaykh Ali Laraki gave for the Leeds New Muslims in May 2013 at the Cardigan Centre. Click [HERE] to listen to the talk.

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Islamic Sufism in the West by Dr Aziz El-Kobaiti Idrisi

Please find the video by clicking on the following link http://themuslimfaculty.org/islamic-sufism-west

Dr. Idrissi tells the story of the first arrivals of Sufism in the West and the various strands, both orthodox and heterodox, that developed there. He focuses particularly on the Shadhili Darqawi order and then takes as an example, the Habibiyya order that under the tutelage of Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir as-Sufi (Ian Dallas), and became known for a period as the Murabitun. The lecture is based on the book of the same name published by Diwan Press.

Shaykh Ali: Islam, Iman and Ihsan THIS SUNDAY

Leeds New Muslims invites you to:

Islam, Iman, Ihsan

Date: Sunday, 19th May, 4pm-6pm

Venue: Cardigan Centre, Cardigan Road, Leeds

Leeds New Muslims would like to invite you to our next event, which is a talk by Shaykh Ali Laraki on the three fundamental aspects of the Deen: Islam (Submission), Iman (Belief)  and Ihsan (Excellence).

Shaykh Ali is the founder and principal teacher of the Meem Institute, an organisation which provides online courses in various aspects of Islamic Studies. A brief biography is below.

New Course: The Ajurrumiyya by Shaykh Ali Laraki

The Meem Institute is pleased to inform you of its intention to host the second part of its online course “Commentary on the Ajurrumiyya”.

The course will deal with MARFŪ‘ĀT AL-ASMĀ’ (nouns in nominative case)

This will include:

1.    The Fā‘il (doer),

2.    The Maf‘ūl (direct object) whose Fā‘il is not named or mentioned

3.    The Mubtada’ (subject)

4.    Its Khabar (predicate)

5.    The Ism (noun) of Kāna and its sisters

6.    The Khabar (predicate) of Inna and its sisters

7.    The Tābi‘ (follower or modifier) of the Marfū‘, consisting of four;

         (1) Na‘t (qualifying adjective or descriptive noun)

(2) ‘Aṭf (conjunction)

(3) Taukīd (corroborative)

(4) Badal (substitute).

Duration: 8 weeks.

In order to publish this course, we need a minimum of five students enrolled.

Please let us know if you are interested in enrolling on this course as we hope to begin the course as soon as possible.

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New Course by Shaykh Ali Laraki. Not to be missed!

The Meem Institute is pleased to announce its new online course entitled:

Introduction to the Fiqh of the Prayer

According to the School of Imam Malik

Part II

This is an 8 week (one hour a week) course, starting on the 25th of March 2013 taught by Shaykh Ali Laraki al-Husaini, author of the the book: The Practical Guidebook of Essential Islamic Sciences: A Commentary on IBN Ashir's Al-Murshid Al-Mu'in, which is available [here]

The topics covered will be:

·         Types of prayer

·         Care and burial of the dead.

·         Funeral prayer

·         Travel prayer

·         Fear prayer

·         Eid prayer

·         Rectification of prayer

·         Friday prayer

·         Group prayer


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Dallas College is Recruiting New Students for 2013

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Introduction To The Science Of Tasawwuf by Shaykh Ali Laraki

The Wahhabis and the Sufis A Commentary by Shaykh Dr. Abdalqadir As-Sufi

[Please note, this article was first published 07/06/2004]

Madinah Press (www.madinahmedia.com) have just published a very important book, ‘Sufis and Sufism: a Defence’, that has been written by two of the leading ‘ulema of Morocco with the dual purpose of defending one of the Ummah’s greatest and most distinguished sons, Shaykh Dr. Muhammad ‘Alawi al-Maliki, while at the same time providing an overall defence of Sufis and Sufism, significantly including the positive opinions of Ibn Taymiyya, Al‑Jawziyya and Ibn Abdulwahhab. These latter views happen to reveal that the self-styled wahhabism of the ghastly Saudi regime is simply an innovatory political position against Islam, and not even that of the historically known reformers.

The authors, Shaykh Abdu’l-Hayy al-‘Amrawi and Shaykh Abdu’l-Karim Murad, are enormously prestigious ‘ulema based at the great Qarawwiyyin Mosque of Fes. Lest anybody think that the militant opposition to Sufism has stopped or even abated, we should be aware that the Saudi regime—we cannot call them a government—continues to promote the Zindiq teachings which they themselves openly see as a war against Islam and the Muslim masses.

We would not have mentioned this issue but for a recent evidence that the Zindiq regime arrogantly continues its progress, as if its militant sector just over two years ago had not spent the night with prostitutes drinking vodka-sours in a bar before flying two airliners into the now notorious skyscrapers. Yet in November of last year the Zindiq regime sent a representative to harangue the respected Muslim Judicial Council of Cape Town and film himself for an official Saudi television station. The obese form of Mr. Wajdi al-Ghazzawi berated the Council with that insolence we have foolishly taken for granted among the thuggish exports of the regime. He learned his Islam inside Arabia and studied something he calls ‘Interfaith Dialogue’, itself an open door onto kufr. Apparently he is an imam at the Al‑Minshaawi Mosque in Makkah.

Prepare Yourself for Ramadan - Introduction to the Virtues and the Fiqh of Ramadan

Instructor: Shaykh Ali Laraki al-Husaini
Language of Instruction: English

Date(s): 7th July, 2012 – 11th August, 2012 (seven week course)

Start time: 8:00pm British Summer Time. Please note the time will change to 6pm during Ramadan.

Price: Early registration up until 30th June is £40 / €50 / $63 

Price after deadline:  £50 / €63 / $78.

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Introduction to the Sunni 'Aqida

According to the Ash'ari School

by Shaykh Ali Laraki

Online course. For more information click here: