Tag Archives: Tawhid First!

Idol-Breaking in Sunni Persia

I have already written a piece detailing the blessed Islamic tradition of iconoclasm here. In this short treatise, I’d like to expand on one of the greatest idol-breakers and iconoclasts who ever walked the earth: none other than Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham), peace be upon him. This great monotheist obliterated and discarded idolatry without any sugarcoating or appeasement. He is the role model for every Muslim when it comes to lambasting idolatry.

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𝗜𝗱𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗱𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗺 – The Evil of Idolatry

In oh-so-ascetic Buddhism, the oh-so-humble and ascetic monks (often living in impoverished countries) insist on statues of their founding father (these idols have become a source of income for them, from which they fund their monasteries, much like Shia and Sufi shrines are a source of income for ‘pirs’ and ‘ayatollahs’).

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The Efforts Of The Scholars Of Yemen In Refutation Of Grave Veneration

The scholars of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Athar In Yemen have provided one of the best works in refutation of the Qubooris such as the Zaydis, Twelvers, and Sufis (all three are united in the heresy of building lavish structures over graves and venerating the buried saints).

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A real Husayni invokes none but Allah!

No doubt, al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) always invoked Allah alone and taught others to do so.

No doubt, al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) never raised flags of shirk and slogans such as ‘Ya Husayn’, rather his slogan and that of the companions were slogans of Tawhid (such as ‘ya Allah’ and the Takbir that Sunnis are known for).

Al-Husayn never said ‘ya myself madad’ nor ‘ya ‘Ali madad’, rather he prayed to Allah alone, so do Sunnis.

Sunnis are the true Husaynis, they are upon the Tawhid of al-Husayn, Ali ibn Abi Talib, the family of the Prophet (ﷺ):