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Asalamu alaykum brothers and sisters I have been beginning to study about Islam in Somalia and I would like someone to explain to me 2 things I have in mind What islamic sect is Somalia? Hanafi or Shafi'i Salafism is there any somali scholars who follow Salafism?

Happy Eid ul Adha :banderas::ahh::damnmusic::banderas:

Note this is coming from a critical lense Firstly the Walashama Dynasty was installed by Emperor Amlak establishing Walshama Dynasty sounds this sounds like Ethiopian revisionisim 🤔 As we shall see the sultanate fluctuated from being a Vassal to being independent from the Emporers The most...

It's from the Sunnah to love the Arabs and hating them is from the way of Shu'ubiyyah and Ahlul Bid'ah. Imam Ahmed said: "We acknowledge the rights of the Arabs and their superiority and we also love them for the Hadith of the prophet ﷺ {love for the Arabs is Iman and hating them is...

Al-Mughirah reported from his father: "The Prophet ﷺ, peace and blessings be upon him, wore a Roman coat with tight sleeves." Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1768 __ Abdullah. the freed slave of Asma' (the daughter of Abu Bakr). the maternal uncle of the son of 'Ata, reported: Here is the cloak...

Very Interesting article. I'll mention key parts; https://islamiclaw.blog/2023/03/31/islamic-law-the-taliban-and-the-modern-state/ How should Muslims relate to pre-modern Islamic ideas and experiences? How should Muslims relate to their tradition? There is a spectrum of responses generated by...

I am taking a break from social media hence why i posted hardly anything this past week but i was watching this video which goes into detail about the origin of western schools of thought and how should a muslim navigate this current social climate.I thought it was a great insight and...

How would Somalis back home react to this prank?

Al-Harith ibn al-Ash’ari reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, Allah commanded John, the son of Zechariah, with five words to practice and to command the Children of Israel to practice. He was nearly slow to act, so Jesus said: Verily, Allah has commanded you...

Islamic cultures have historically almost always venerated the Arabs over others - in nearly every Islamic nation in the world, one can find a variety of peoples claiming heritage from some semi-mythical Arab ancestor, the veracity of which is often disputed at best and oftentimes an outright...

This is a subject that has been bothering me for months. However, I have been able to rationally resolve issues that I wish to share with all of you. To begin with, there is a minority opinion that Aisha was 19 years old at the age of marriage. I'm not sure about the legitimacy of this, but I...

In this thread i want to explore the popularly known buzzword.The “Matrix” is notoriously known from the movies and the red-pill spaces. Matrix The set of societal lies we all agree upon. Paper money or digital money is an example of a societal lie that we all accept. Although it has no value...

For me, I felt lost and was searching for something that had a meaning. I found out about my heritage as an African-American and I discovered that I descended from the Igbos. Also, I read up on Judaism and Kabbalah it connected with my views on spirituality AKA a belief system. How about you...

This thread will not be political. Judaism and Islam both believe in one Monotheistic G-d that is without partners. Jews and Muslims BOTH can pray in a synagogue or masjid. I at one point considered following Islam in 2015 and own a Quran. However Judaism called me because I felt more in...

This is a discussion to clear up some thoughts regarding the numerous hadiths that state leadership is only for the quraysh here are pre requisites before reading my post here are ayaht and hadiths that do not make this a clear cut legislation 1. وَعَدَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟...

Wallahi i dont wanna cause fitnah or hate to any of these scholars i just want to understand why they forbid speaking in a language other than arabic here are my reasons why speaking in a language other than arabic isnt haram 1. وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ خَلْقُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ...

Muslims were present in Africa for thousands of years before the Ferenjis arrived, too bad they were busy sending slave-hunting caravans deep into the continent instead of converting the natives to Islam.

First years of his life Sheikh Uways was born in Baraawe in 1847 and was ethnically Somali from the Tunni Dafaradhi clan. He was from a well-off family in Baraawe and his father al-Hajj Muhammad Bashir was a minor religious official in the city. As a kid he begann to learn more about the...