Islam
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Fraternity in spite of Rivalry
“And never let your Hatred, against any People, prevent you from behaving justly.”…”Those whom believe pay attention: If a Sinner presents News, then verify. Or else you’ll end-up harming Others foolishly, causing you to be Regretful for what you’ve done.”(Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.8; Chpt.49, V.6) Initial-Contact between Tālib Nathaniel & Gareth Bryant When Tālib Nathaniel (one Continue reading
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The Portraits of my Life&Style
From 1425, A.H./2014, C.E. till the Present, Gareth Bryant has tried their Hand at Modeling. It’s been a very Interesting-Journey. Personally, it’s been awesome exploring a Realm so/too many Muslim-Men think/feel Self-Conscious about. I myself: I’ve literally been personally attacked via Fellow-Muslims, as per the Modeling I’ve done, for no other Reason than Gross-Fallacies about Continue reading
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From the Essence of the Street
I specifically remember having an Indepth-Convo with a Fellow-Muslim. Them & I were literally debating about how “Street” I was/wasn’t. I kept telling the Person, that in spite of me actually doing Negative-Things in my Life that I’ve never been a “Street-Nigga”. The Person I conversed with differed with me greatly. They kept arguing the Continue reading
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The Mythos of “Unconditional-Love”
Allah states: “Those whom believe pay attention: Revere Allah and speak a Straight-Word.” (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.33, V.70) Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “Always speak Truth, even if it’s bitter (even if it rubs People the Wrong-Way).”…”Beware of loving anyone extremely, because 1-Day you may have to hate them.”. (ibn-Hibbān&al-Bayhaqī, at-Tirmidhī) When anyone pontificates/claims that they Continue reading
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The Dhāt/Essence of al-Ijtihād/Decision-Making
Allah states: “Those whom believe pay attention: upon you are yourselves.” (Noble-Qur’ān: Chpt.5, V.105) Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “Avoid/abandon whatever makes your Heart uneasy.” (Muslim, at-Tirmidhī, an-Nasā’ī, ad-Dārimī, Ahmad, ibn-Hibbān) The Religio Urban-Legend surrounding al-Ijtihād When Most-Muslims hear or think about the Concept/Term “Ijtihād”: immdeiately it’s exclusively implied to refer to domething Religio-Scholastic. Continue reading
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The Haqqover/Super-Hizbī: Debunking the Pseudo-Justifications for Takfīr-Culture
Muhammad (Peace be upon them) stated: “Always speak Truth, even if it’s bitter (even if it rubs People the Wrong-Way).”.(ibn-Hibbān, al-Bayhaqī) When you try to be Nice People think you’re “Soft” Yep…I’m choosing Violence On-Purpose. Since the Release of my “Tafwīdh vs. Ta’wīl” Article, detailing the Differences between Theological-Concepts interpreted via al-Athariyyah/Atharism & al-Ash`ariyyah/Ash`arism…there’s been Continue reading
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at-Tafwīdh/Neutrality vs. at-Ta’wīl/Interpretation concerning the Sifāt/Qualities-Of-Allah
Author’s-Note: This-Article is an Unofficial-Sharh/Commentary of a Previous-Article I’ve written about the Fitrah/Nature-Of-Allah. al-Athariyyah vs. al-Ash`ariyyah There have been, classically & contemporaneously, (various Persons, Groups, Schools, etc.)-Those whom have taken a Theological-Position that the Features which Allah describes Himself with are only “Allegorical”, and not Literal/Real…these’re predominantly the Theological-Adherents of al-Ash`ariyyah/Ash`arism. This is based solely Continue reading
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