tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post115335703702875699..comments2023-11-03T03:26:57.112-05:00Comments on Planet Grenada: ideology and temperament (the habashis)Abdul-Halim V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03811018180731403335noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-77723173689257873192011-04-11T18:53:59.116-05:002011-04-11T18:53:59.116-05:00Asalam-alaikum, thanks for stopping by and comment...Asalam-alaikum, thanks for stopping by and commenting. I would say that all groups and individuals have their faults and limitations. But the Habashis in particular put so much emphasis on being Ashari and Shafi I wouldn't be so quick to just call them deviant. They are still basically orthodox Muslims. They may be more than a little eager to do takfir but then one should be careful not to fall into the same error. As for the issue of "where is Allah?" I would just recommend trying to read about the topic from multiple Sunni scholars.Abdul-Halim V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03811018180731403335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-29417498542380905312011-04-11T14:37:22.112-05:002011-04-11T14:37:22.112-05:00I know this blog is 5 years old but I just want to...I know this blog is 5 years old but I just want to inform you and other readers about the Habashis.I'll tell one thing about Habashis. DEVIANT! These people are making such ridiculous claims and attacking the righteous Salaf and there students. They heavily rely on there "Sheikh" and they ALL SOUND THE SAME. My brother follows these groups and we kept giving him Dawah but he doesn't listen and just wants to argue. I've met several people like him. I asked these people if they're Habashis? They asked me how I know? I said because you guys sound the same, preach the same without using your own intellect or evidence. And whatever evidence they bring, they corrupt the meaning of it. Such Qur'an and Sunnah.I advise all my brothers and sisters of Islam to be aware of these cults. If someone calls you a "wahabi" know that they're either Shias,Sufis or some other form of Innovators. Stick with the Sunnah and always ask for evidence!<br /><br />Another thing the Habashis love to argue is that they ask where is Allah subhan wa'tala? If you say He's above the Heavens, they say you left the fold Islam. There's clear evidence in the Qur'an and in the Sunnah that it mentions where Allah subhan wa'tala is. They deny it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-1153509824308183382006-07-21T14:23:00.000-05:002006-07-21T14:23:00.000-05:00Right,I'm very big on the imams. I actually take a...Right,I'm very big on the imams. I actually take a lot of inspiration in Husayn (ra), but this does not conflict (in my view) with respecting the rashidun and other Sahaba. I honestly think Shia views insult Ali as much as they do anyone else. Abu Bakr was an usurper....But Ali gave his daughter to him in marriage? Umar was a lying reprobate.....But Ali served as his chief council? They were responsable for Fatima's death....But Ali did nothing? To me, these views paint Ali as a coward and a fool. I could never be a Shia, I'll just stick to being a Sunni who loves the Ahul-l-Bayt :-)DAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739114075174944887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-1153441083733614382006-07-20T19:18:00.000-05:002006-07-20T19:18:00.000-05:00I've blogged about him a little here before. I act...I've blogged about him a little <A HREF="http://planetgrenada.blogspot.com/2005/08/islam-and-world-peace-explanations-of.html" REL="nofollow">here</A> before. I actually think he still is pretty "hippie-ish" but that's not necessarily so bad. I think every Islamic group/movement/organization out there has there good poinbts and their bad points, their strengths and weaknesses. No one is perfect. It is best to just say "mashaAllah" for the good stuff and move on.<BR/><BR/>And yes, some people think that sunnis are supposed to be anti-imams. But that's not the point, the imams were still from the family of the prophet, and they were sahabas and tabiin etc.Abdul-Halim V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03811018180731403335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-1153425659266749812006-07-20T15:00:00.000-05:002006-07-20T15:00:00.000-05:00I heard an apocrpyphal but interesting story about...I heard an apocrpyphal but interesting story about M.R. Bawa Muhayadeen...Apparently in the early days of teaching in America, he did not teach prayer or fiqh or anything else identified with a certain mudhub. His followers eventually approached him and asked which they should follow. "Which would be easiest?" He asked them. "Hanafi" they said. "So be Hanafi" he replied and they went with that. He also is said to have written that the Aimmah of the twelvers were spiritual heirs of Muhammad (pbuh) even though he was Sunni. A lot of Muslims aren't big on the BMF, but I've been told (by multiple people) that the hippie-ish lovey dovey image has come from a very selective publishing of Bawa's work, and that there are tons of unpublished writings anyone can read if they go to the BMF's archives, that balance out the perspective somewhat.DAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739114075174944887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11506454.post-1153412299546997262006-07-20T11:18:00.000-05:002006-07-20T11:18:00.000-05:00Salaam 'AlaikumI was told that they are called Hab...Salaam 'Alaikum<BR/><BR/>I was told that they are called Habashis because their founding leader was from Ethiopia. Personally not a group I would be interested in following or listening to in the slightest, but that's coming from personal communication from people from Lebanon. -- Umm ZaidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com