The following is a list
of the major changes to the ASFA Website over time, most recent
changes first:
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The Specialties of the
Night of Mid-Sha`ban
(Arabic and English)
added to Ibadaat
section.
Recitations and Du`a of
the Night of Mid-Sha`ban
رأي شرعي في المولد
الشريف وقضايا خلافية أخرى
On Fasting in Sha`ban
(English & Arabic) added to Ibadaat
section.
On Fasting in Sha`ban
(Arabic) added to Ibadaat
section.
On Rajab
by Shaykh Abdul Ghani an-Nablusi - added to Ibadaat
section.
Ghawth, Qutb, Abdal
- added to Answers.
How
Imam Abu Hanifa received his kunya
Explanation of the
Hadith Regarding Prophet’s Knowledge of the Unseen “except five” -
Shaykh Abdullah al-Ghumari
Incident of Istigatha during life
of the Prophet (s) - Dr. GF Haddad
Sayyidina al-Khidr
Junayd al-Baghdadi (d.
297 H) updates.
Hadith: "If not for you
I would not have created creation" and Ibn
Taymiyyah’s Elucidation of Law Laak
Women Scholars of
Hadith - Dr. Muhammad Zubayr Siddiqi added to Source/Hadith
Section
Refutation of al-Khumayyis
- Dr. GF Haddad
The Light of the Prophet
- Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi
The Hand of the Prophet -
Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi
The Blessed Sandals of the Prophet (s)
Abdur-Razzaq's Musannaf,
the Lost Volume - Dr. Isa al-Mani` of Dubai | First
juz added.
Shadows over Mecca
- The Independent
Infallibility of Prophets
Sagacity of Imam
Abu Hanifa | Imam
Abu Hanifa's Restraint
Latest
Relief Operations by ISCA/Naqshbandi-Haqqani Foundation of Indonesia
Beautiful Dhikr from the
Sunnah of the Prophet (s).
Relief
operations by ISCA/Naqshbandi-Haqqani Foundation of Indonesia
Three complete books by
as-Sayyid Muhammad Alawi al-Maliki
added to Arabic section: Mafaheem
yajib an tusahah, Mafhoom at-tatawur and Tahqiq al-aamal
Excerpts from The Lives of Man
- Abdallah Ibn Alawi Al-Haddad
Tafsir
Surat Al Maun - video by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani,
added to the newly updated Video Site.
November 2004
In Honor of
As-Sayyid Muhammad `Alawi al-Maliki al-Maliki - Shafiq Morton
Tafsir
Surat Al Masad - video by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani,
added to the newly updated Video Site.
Tafsir
Surat Al-Humazah - video by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, added
to the newly updated Video Site.Essence of
Abstinence - a poem
From the Aphorisms (al-Hikam
al-`Ata'iyyah) - Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah, added to Tasawwuf section.
What the Seeker Needs -
Ibn Arabi
Tafsir
Surat Al-Falaq - video by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, added to
the newly updated Video
Site.
Maxims of Jurispudence (qawa'id
al-fiqh)
- Dr. Hashim Kamali added to Usul al-Fiqh/Principles of Jurisprudence
section.
Ramadaniyyat in Worship/Ibadaat section - Look here for
ongoing updates.
October 5, 2004
Trip report - Sidi Shiker Sufi Conference, Marrakech.
Ahadith on Benefits of Sha`ban
added to Worship/Ibadaat section
August 18, 2004
Wall Street Journal: Iconic Clash:
Saudi Fights to End Demolition Driven By Islamic Dictate
Imam Ibn Hajar
al-Asqalani - by Sidi Abdal Hakim Murad added to Scholars section
Stepping Forth on the Path of Wayfaring to
the Divine Presence - Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, added to Tasawwuf section; excerpted from
ISCA's latest publication: the Naqshbandi Guidebook.
August 12, 2004
Rajab - the Month of Allah added
to Worship/Ibadaat section.
Freedom from Sin - Shaykh
Ahmad Hendricks added to Tasawwuf
section.
Sainthood (Wilayah) -
Shaykh Ahmad Hendricks added to Tasawwuf
section.
Mawdudi: Ideas | Calumniations against Prophet and
Companions added to Innovators
section.
On the Benefits of Sending
Blessings on the Apostle of Allah
and its Significance as a
Token of the High Esteem in which His Guardian Lord Holds him -
Professor Al-Hassan bin Asseddiq added to Guest Articles section.
Recapturing Islam from the
Terrorists - Abdal Hakim Murad
Acceptability
of Hadith Narration by Meaning vs. Literal Wording - Dr. G.F.Haddad
added to Source/Hadith
Section.
July 13, 2004
Mawlana Shaykh Nazim: Campaign
to Halt Wahabi Desecrations
Excerpts from Advice
to our brothers the scholars from Najd by Shaykh
as-Sayyid Yusuf ar-Rifa`i
Past desecrations by
Wahabis
Photos
of other reverenced locations demolished by Wahabis
History of
the Mawlid House of the Prophet 
Academic
History of the Birthplace of Prophet Muhammad 
Purchase Shaykh Kabbani's
latest book online: Classical
Islam and the Naqshbandi Sufi Tradition
July 1, 2004
ISCA Press Release Regarding Desecration of the Prophet's
Birthplace

Article on the Birthplace of the
Prophet
(Arabic)
Reflections
on the birth of the Prophet
- guest article by
Ibrahim ibn Muhammad Radwan Hakim added to Other
Articles section.
Events Page updates
June 11, 2004
ISCA Press Release Regarding Desecration of Venerated
Relics from the time of the Prophet

Qasidat al-Burdah -
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani added to Worship
Section.
Additions to Forty
Hadith on the Benefits of Praising the Prophet
Tazkiyyat an-Nafs (Purifying the Self): a Driving
Sufi Principle - Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani added to Tasawwuf Section.
Uwais al-Qarani - a spiritual
"companion" of the Prophet (s) added to History/Sahaba Section.
al-Muhasabah -
Self-inventory added to Tasawwuf
Section.
Forty Hadith on
the Benefits of Praising the Prophet (s) added to Worship
Section.
April 24, 2004
Grand
Mawlid Celebration - Oakland, California
Obligation of Nasiha to
the Prophet - al-Qadi Iyad added to Tasawwuf
Section.
Wahhabism:
Understanding the Roots and Role Models of Islamic Extremism -
article by guest author Zubair Qamar added to Other
Articles section.
February 24, 2004
Shaykh Hisham Kabbani and ISCA at 1st International
Conference of Islamic Scholars, hosted by Nahdlatul Ulama, Jakarta.
February 22, 2004
Shaykh Hisham Kabbani at Dhikrullah session of
140,000 in Jakarta.
Foreordained Destiny and the Inefficacy of
Material Causes-and-Effects - Ibn ‘Ata’ Allah, Hikam No. 3 added to
Tasawwuf Section.
The Doctrine of Ahl as-Sunna
Versus the "Salafi" Movement, by Jamal Effendi al-`Iraqi
al-Zahawi, translated with notes by Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, ASFA,
in full, added to Doctrine Section.
In Russian language: СУННИТСКАЯ
ДОКТРИНА ПРОТИВ
ВАХХАБИЗМА
Suicide by Smoking -
Mustafa Madani added to Other Articles
section.
Preparation for Returning to Allah
- Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani added to Tasawwuf
Section.
Qiyam al-Layl (Night Vigil) - Shaykh Faraz
Rabbani
Domes over Graves - Dr. G. F. Haddad
Tahajjud -
The Night Vigil Prayer - Shaykh Faraz Rabbani added to Worship
Section.
The Meaning of Sunnah
- Dr. G. F. Haddad added
to Usul al-Fiqh Section.
New additions to Tafsir Section: Surat
ash-Shams, text, part 2, Surat al-Fil audio, Surat al-Kawthar audio
Eighty ahadith on the
Prophet's Knowledge of the Unseen, part 1 of 5
Eighty ahadith on the
Prophet's Knowledge of the Unseen, part 5 of 5
Imam Muslim (202 - 261H)
Eighty ahadith on the
Prophet's Knowledge of the Unseen, part 4 of 5
Imam Abu Dawud (202 -
275H)
Imam Tirmidhi (209
- 279H)
An example of
young Imam al-Shafi`i's jurisprudence
Eighty ahadith on the
Prophet's Knowledge of the Unseen, part 2 - 3 of 5
Hadith
are Revelation from Allah - Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani, from
his new book, The Approach of Armageddon: An Islamic Perspective.
Eighty ahadith on the
Prophet's Knowledge of the Unseen, Introduction
Updated Sources Page
Updated Events Page
Ibn al-Baqillani
The Kharijites and their Successors - Tauheed Qadiri
New series - 26 Hadith
on the Superlative Eloquence of the Prophet (s), hadith 2 and 3
Biographies of the Scholars:
Al-Sabuni
New series - 26
Hadith on the Superlative Eloquence of the Prophet (s), hadith 1
Biographies of the
Scholars: Abu Nu`aym al-Asbahani
Biographies of the Scholars:
Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi
Worship - Going Beyond the Minimum - Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ahmad
al-Saffarini al-Hanbali
May 3, 2003
2003 Mawlid of Prophet
Muhammad (s) Schedule
The King of Yemen and the
Prophet (s)
Hâdir And Nâzir and the Divine
Attributes
Hadith: When a man follows the
Sunnah, it will be said of him, "Innovation!” - Shaykh Muhammad Hisham
Kabbani
Biography: Saif
ud-Din al-Bokharzi
Fiqh of Salawat
Khutba:
Leave this Dunya Behind | Text
Hadith: Seek knowledge even in China
The Alchemy of Happiness, part 2
- Imam Ghazali
IslamOnline:
Dhikr in a Group - Fatwa by ECFR headed by Shaykh Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Salat
al-`Eid, El-Cerrito,
California, lead by Shaykh
Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
The Alchemy of Happiness, part1 -
Imam Ghazali
Seeking Affilation with the Awliya - Shaykh `Umar ibn Sa`eed
Al-Futi
Tafsir Surat
ash-Shams part 1 - Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
On the Hadith: "the Ulama are
inheritors of the Prophets" - Sayyid Muhammad `Alawi al-Maliki
The Kharajites and their impact on
Contemporary Islam - part 6 - Shaykh Seraj Hendrick
Forty Hadith on the Merits
of saying "la ilaha ill-Allah"
Importance of Praising the Prophet
(s) - Ismail Ebrahim
The Kharajites and their impact on
Contemporary Islam - part 5 - Shaykh Seraj Hendricks
Those who are imitated in Islam -
Dr. G.F. Haddad
The Kharajites and their impact on
Contemporary Islam - part 4 - Shaykh Seraj Hendricks
Ibn `Adi - Dr. G.F. Haddad
The Kharajites and their impact on
Contemporary Islam - part 3 - Shaykh Seraj Hendricks
The Meeting between Sayyidna Ali and the Kharajites
(part 2 of The Kharajites and their impact on Contemporary Islam) - Shaykh Seraj Hendricks
Sincerity
The Kharajites and their impact on Contemporary Islam,
part 1 -
Shaykh Seraj Hendricks
Inner Dimensions of Zakat
- Imam Ghazali
Purification of the Heart
Weak Hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari?
Questions on Hadith Science:
Authentication and Transmission
Sending
Salawat with `Adhan
Proofs for Visitation
of Graves by Women

Sufyan al-Thawri (97-161)

Abu Hanifa's Foresight

Dawud al-Ta'i (d. 160
or 165) 
Fitnatul Wahhabiyyah:
the menace of Wahhabism - Shaykhu-l-Islam Ahmad Zayni Dahlan
al-Makki ash-Shafi'i
Al-Ghazali's Treatise on Direct
Knowledge from God (al-Risala al-Laduniya)
Q&A:
on Leadership in Islam
The Twin Pillars of the Hanafi Madhhab:
Qadi Abu Yusuf and Muhammad Shaibani
Al-Imam al-Qadi Yusuf al-Nabahani
(1265-1350H)
Biography of Ibn Furak (d.
406)
A wise boy
Nasiha
- Al-Habib `Umar
Seeing with Both Eyes
- Abdal Hakim Murad
September
21, 2001
Media
excerpts of Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani speaking on tragic terrorist
attacks.
A great
woman saint from the Salaf - Nafisa at-Tahira
(145 - 208H) - by Imam Metawalli ash-Sha`rawi
The Book of Knowledge -
Chapter 1 - by Imam Ghazali
Levels of People with regard to
their Prayer - Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
Dhikr - Ibn
Juzayy
Articles
in Malaysia Star: Shaykh Kabbani: Leading 'lost lambs', Show sweeter side of Islam" and "Where is the sweetness?"
Probability
and the Coming of Judgment Day, khutba and explanation by
Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani
July
20, 2001
Ibin Taymiyya dari sudut
Aqidah [Behasu Malay] - Ustadh Mohamad Ghouse Khan Surattee
Istiwa is a Divine Act
added to Topics/Aqida
Strangeness of Islam and its
Adherents - al-Hafidh Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali
July 12, 2001
ASFA Chairman Shaykh Kabbani addresses 120,000 in Indonesia
Ibn Qutayba (213 - 276H)
- Dr. G.F. Haddad.
Al-Sulami (325 - 412H) - Dr. G.F. Haddad.
April 1 - June 1, 2001
Shaykh Nazim al-Haqqani & Shaykh Hisham Kabbani Eastern World
Tour, 2001
April 26, 2001
Mawlid - Shaykh Yusuf al-Qardawi
On the Validity of Ijtihad
- Dr. Mohammed Fadel
Asking "Ya Shaykh Madad!"
Tamperings of the Salafis,
guest article: Virtues of Salawat/Durood.
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