A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Abu Hanifah Nu’man ibn Tsabit ( r.a. ) was the founder of the Hanafi madzhab .  It was reported by Imam Muhammad Amin ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abidin ( r.a. ), in ad-Durr al-Mukhtar , that Imam Abu Hanifah ( r.a. ) said, “If it were not for two years, I would have perished.  For two years I accompanied Ja’far asw-Swadiq, and I acquired the spiritual knowledge that made me a gnostic in the Way.”  He was referring to his shaykh , Imam Ja’far ibn Muhammad asw-Swadiq ( q.s. ).   This was further explained by Imam ibn ‘Abidin ( r.a. ): “Abu ‘Ali ad Daqqaq received his path from Abu al-Qasim al-Naswirabadi, who received it from ash-Shibli, who received it from as-Sirri as-Saqathi, who received it from al Ma’ruf al-Karkhi, who received it from Dawud ath-Tha’i, who received the knowledge, both the external and the internal, from the imam , Abi Hanifah.”  Shaykh Abu ‘Ali Hasan ibn ‘Ali ad-Daqqaq ( q.s. ) was the shayk...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Muhammad Amin ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abidin ( r.a. ) said, “ Fiqh was planted by ‘Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, irrigated by ‘Alqamah, harvested by Ibrahim an-Nakha’i, threshed by Hammad, milled by Abu Hanifah, kneaded by Abu Yusuf, and baked by Muhammad ash-Shaybani.   As a result, the Muslims are nourished by this bread.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Imam Muhammad Amin ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abidin ( r.a. ) said, “The seekers in this Sufi Way do not hear, except from the Divine Presence, and they do not love any but Him.   If they remember Him, they cry; and if they thank Him, they are happy.”

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The great Hanafi jurist, Imam Muhammad Amin ibn ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz ibn ‘Abidin ( r.a. ), stated, “As for his statement, ‘according to our creed’, those things we believe in aside from secondary juristic issues, which are incumbent on every legally bound individual without following another’s scholarly opinion.  These are what is found amongst the people of the sunnah who are none other than the Ash’ariyyah and Maturidiyyah , and they are both in agreement except for a few minor points, most of which can be reduced to a difference in technical language.”  He was referring to the creed of the Muslims, and a quote from Imam Abu Manswur Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Maturidi ( r.a. ).