Abu Baseer Al-Tartosi

  Question: What is the ruling on energy healers and those who promote energy healing, sometimes known as advocates of personal development? Some people warn against their falsehoods without issuing the rightful religious verdict they deserve, especially since they introduce themselves as Muslims and believers. What is the Islamic stance on this matter? Answer: Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. From my observation of the words and positions of the advocates of energy healing and what has been said about them, they are, in the religion of Allah, considered heretics and disbelievers. They appear to embrace both disbelief and faith simultaneously. They display disbelief, atheism, and polytheism; and when the proof is established against them, or when their blatant heresy and disbelief are pointed out, they deny it and claim to be Muslims and believers. This is their pattern—whenever they are confronted with their disbelief and polytheism, they deny it and claim to be Muslims and...

  Understanding Allah’s Knowledge: A Reflection on His Attributes “And they encompass not a thing of His knowledge” (Taha: 110). Allah, the Exalted, encompasses all things with His infinite knowledge; nothing of His creation or the conditions of His servants is hidden from Him. His knowledge is complete and all-encompassing, while His servants, however much they search or strive, can never fully comprehend His essence. No matter how deeply they explore or take difficult paths, they will never reach an understanding of God's true nature, for it is beyond human capacity. For this reason, we have been prohibited from attempting to contemplate the essence of God or seeking to understand the true nature of His being. This is a path that leads only to confusion and misguidance. Many have tried and failed in their attempts to grasp the ungraspable. Instead, we are encouraged to reflect on His supreme attributes, His beautiful names, and the signs in the world around us that point to the ...