tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post3372202714030694919..comments2024-03-21T11:52:41.971+00:00Comments on Islamic Revival: Remembering Abdul Ghaffar Abu Ibrahim al-HanafiAbualihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06643744851892252884noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-5815597214451505612019-08-24T09:35:11.734+00:002019-08-24T09:35:11.734+00:00Ameen Ameen Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-87216097448316060772013-01-08T22:10:06.185+00:002013-01-08T22:10:06.185+00:00I googled Abdul Ghaffar's name and his kunya, ...I googled Abdul Ghaffar's name and his kunya, Abu Ibrahim al-Hanafi, because I was interested in buying some of the al-Ghazali books he revised, edited and published, and I stumbled across this blogspot. <br /><br />I would like to share a few of my memories and experiences of him from my childhood. He was my cousin-brother, distantly related, however because my extended family were back home in Bangladesh, mine and his were extremely close.<br /><br />I've had the priveliege of being able to receive bits and bobs of Islamic knowledge from Abdul Ghaffar when I was growing up and these concepts and principles positively impacted my character and personality. For example, when he use to tell be about the Islamic stance on Nationalism (Assabiyyah), I could remember trying to disuade two of my close secondary school classmates, of Paskitani and Indian origin, about Islams stance on nationalism.<br /><br />I use to accompany him when I was a kid, whenever he was on various missions. I can remember he use to photocopy pages and pages of entire Islamic books! And then he would put a plastic cover and have them binded. He use to transcribe books, word-for-word and word process them on the computer and then print them out in hundreds of pages! So really, you could say he was 'pubslishing' from very early on in his days! He taught me there is no such thing as 'copyright' in Islam.<br /><br />Some of my fondest memories of Abdul Ghaffar would be when he use to come and bunk up in our house. We would play 'Street Fighter Alpha 3' and 'Bust-a-Move' on the Playstation, you should have seen the kid come out of him in those viedogaming sessions! Those who knew him, knew how much of a humorous and funny guy he was and he never failed to make us laugh. Even in his last days before his passing, when he was weak, fragile and frail and barely able to speak, he would still be able to crack jokes and make us laugh and allow us to appreciate how just a source of pleasure he was to be around with and enjoy his company.<br /><br />May Allah forgive you and have mercy on you. May He forgive your sins, both minor and major, wich you comitted knowingly and unknowingly on your time on Earth. May He reward you for all your good works and deeds, and may He reward you continously in the form of Sadaqah Jariyah, for teaching knowledge and leaving behind knowledge. May He widen your grave for you and fill it with light and warmth you, and with the vegetation and scents of Jannah, and let you sleep in comfort. May He save you from the punishment of the grave, and save you from the punishment of Hellfire and may He grant you Jannatul Firdaws. Ameen.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-5395213020109417722012-10-05T00:17:44.289+00:002012-10-05T00:17:44.289+00:00The following is extract from one text that brothe...The following is extract from one text that brother AG sent to the students in his fiqh of buyu class that a brother shared: <br /><br />"salams ikhwan,<br /><br />Dear ikhwan a reminder for me and you.<br /><br />Please keep in mind dat we are learning some of the fard ayn ahkam that effect our lives.<br />These are ahkam that we shud already know, so we need to prioritise accordingly.<br /><br />Doing a fard kifayah/ or mandub at the expense of a fard ayn is completely wrong and disobedience to Allah azza wa jalla.<br /><br />There is sin for neglecting the fard ayn and the actions of kifayah/mandub will not be accepted because this was done in contravention of the shara. it also means we r putting our hawa, aql etc as a reference point instead of the shara.<br /><br />Please think over this and if you hav any questions or issues of clarification I will do my best to provide answers with dalil and references...so dat you can be reassured and hav sakinah in ur hearts about what you are doing.<br /><br />A final point, if you cant make it to class let me know as early as you can.<br />DONT wait til the last minute.<br /><br />Most people hav free texting on their mobiles and if u dont hav free calls or texts then giv me a miss call and ill ring u back when im free.<br /><br />Jazakallah khayr<br /><br />ws AG"Islamic Revivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200512096222987160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-90001355756443862032012-10-05T00:02:07.991+00:002012-10-05T00:02:07.991+00:00Actually, he said to me once about the issue of Sh...Actually, he said to me once about the issue of Sheikh that when he reached 40 it would be ok as one of the meanings of sheikh is the old man above 40. <br /><br />Also before his passing he taught classes of the fiqh of buyu (trade) and ijara (hiring), when he started the classes he told the brothers present that he wanted to teach as didn't know whether he would live to teach this in future. He taught for many hours at a stretch, sometimes a whole day whilst he was still going through chemotherapy, blood transfusions etc, May Allah (swt) accept his deeds. <br /><br />Abu Ismael <br /><br /><br />Islamic Revivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200512096222987160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-58991463556747624592012-10-04T23:42:55.308+00:002012-10-04T23:42:55.308+00:00Salams,
Firstly, please do not call me sheikh as...Salams, <br /><br />Firstly, please do not call me sheikh as I am only a talib, a student of knowledge. One incident from Ustadh Abdul Ghaffar to share regarding this, the Friday before his passing a good brother went to see him in hospital whilst he was very weak, the brother called him 'sheikh' when talking to him. Before leaving Ustadh AG called him close and said to him, "forget all this sheikh business". As he previously had told him not to call him Sheikh.<br /><br />Some other incidents to share:<br />- He would never buy or eat from a Muslim owned shop which sold alcohol such as restaurants, he saw this as haram from multiple perspectives. <br />- He displayed 'anger for the sake of Allah' even in matters many would overlook such as violation of the Islamic rules of trade, for example once he told me how he was angered after going to a Muslim brothers shop and seeing a sign saying for people to check their goods before leaving the store as they would not be able to return the goods and get their money back. He was angered as this contradicts the shariah right of khiyar al-ayb (the option of defects) which permits anyone to return the good if it is defective. <br />- He was unhappy that Muslims would be employees or employers, trade, hire, borrow etc without knowing the Islamic rules of doing so and before his passing emphasised to many the importance of learning the shariah rules before undertaking actions as otherwise one is sinful even if what he does is in line with the shariah, as he hasn't learn the rule regarding it. <br />- I will share some more examples later inshallah. <br /><br />Abu Ismael <br /><br />Islamic Revivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200512096222987160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-38597168820870556052012-10-03T15:06:40.712+00:002012-10-03T15:06:40.712+00:00May Allah Azza wa Jall grant him his Mercy and ent...May Allah Azza wa Jall grant him his Mercy and enter him into Jannah. He instilled learning into all the brothers he met. He would research widely and was sincere to the deen.displayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12002143175175374059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-79613317046800088202012-10-02T22:36:56.767+00:002012-10-02T22:36:56.767+00:00SOAS in London SOAS in London Islamic Revivalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200512096222987160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-70344709683377666252012-10-02T20:22:45.401+00:002012-10-02T20:22:45.401+00:00where did he do a complete arabic degree from? I n...where did he do a complete arabic degree from? I never knew this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19500355.post-88836974747091006632012-10-02T17:17:34.897+00:002012-10-02T17:17:34.897+00:00May Allah(swt) grant this great mujahid Jannat ul ...May Allah(swt) grant this great mujahid Jannat ul Firdaus n plz sheikh Abu Ismael keep sharing with all of us all the precious moments that you have enjoyed in his company so that we can also benefit.<br />May Allah(swt) grow us stronger so that we struggle till our last breath to uphold our Deen, ameen<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com