Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna (Mohammed Manna) hails from the Udupi district of Karnataka-India.

He completed his B.E (Aeronautical Engineering) in 2012, from M.V.J College of Engineering, Bangalore. Alhamdulillah he was guided to follow The Manhaj of Ahlul-Hadith during his engineering days after which he decided to spend time in learning and teaching the religion of Islam. In this regard he worked at Al-Furqan Islamic English Medium School (Moodbidri, Karkala) as a formal education and Islamic Studies teacher for a year and nine months.

During the same period he learnt a few books under Shaikh Abdul Lateef Madani (Hafidhahullah) directly, most notable being Kitab-ut-Tawheed (of Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab) for a year, and then Nawaqidul-Islam, Usool Ath-Thalathah etc.

After that he worked as an Islamic Studies teacher in Madrasatul-Huda Al-Islamiyyah, Mangalore for seven years, teachings various Islamic books and topics to students of various levels from teenagers to higher classes. In this very institution he also learnt some books, issues and texts, directly with Shaikh Ashraf bin Room Salafi and Shaikh Ain-ul-Haq Salafi (Hafidhahumallah). Besides these he has completed many books in short and long online and offline courses under various Ulama and students of knowledge, Alhamdulillah.

During his meeting with Shaikh Abdul Waris Athari Madani (Hafidhahullah) from Shiroor, he was inspired by and advised by Shaikh Abdul Waris to teach the Biography of The Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) only from authentic sources and avoid extremely weak and fabricated narrations.

In this regard Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna worked with a dedicated team of students and staff from Madrasatul-Huda Al-Islamiyyah, who helped him in compiling and bringing out two of his works on the Seerah (Biography of the Prophet Muhammad). Namely, ‘Famous But Unauthentic Stories From The Seerah’ [which is a summarized translation of an Arabic book by Shaikh Muhammad bin Abdullah Al-Ushan into English], and ‘The Biography of The Prophet Muhammad (Salallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) From Reliable And Credibly Established Narrations (3 Volumes, 1245 pages)’ – this is the first book of Seerah in the English language that uses only authentic narrations for the Seerah, Alhamdulillah. (Shaikh Uthman bin Farooq, a Salafi research scholar and Daee from the USA, praised this book in one of his videos, Alhamdulillah. Shaikh Abdur Rahman Haran Makki also praised and mentioned this book in one of his QnA audios.)

Apart from this Mohammed Manna has also authored (or worked on), ‘The Authentic Biography of Bilal bin Rabah (Radi Allahu ‘Anhu)’, ‘Mukhtasar Sahih Seeratun Nabi’,  ‘The Fitnah of Shakeel bin Haneef’-The false claimant of being Prophet Isa and Imam Al-Mahdi [Translation, originally in Urdu by Moulana Abrar-ul-Haq Qasmi], Uncovering The Falsehood That Was Propagated In (The Bollywood Movie) ‘The Kerala Story’, Actions That Are Equivalent To Hajj In Rewards and ‘The Fiqh Regarding The Issue of Criticizing The Evil Perpetrated By The Muslim Ruler’ [Translation, originally in Arabic by Shaikh Faisal bin Qazzar Al-Jasem], etc.

Mohammed Manna regularly translates many essays, Fatawa and lectures of Salafi Ulama, mainly from Arabic, and less often from Urdu, into English.

He has participated in various Dawah initiatives, and also actively participates in Islamic summer camps for teenagers, Islamic awareness sessions in schools and Muslim institutions and writing and speaking on Islamic and current issues. He actively participates in counselling Muslim students on youth and related matters.

Mohammed Manna  completed his B.A (Islamic Studies) from Preston International College (Chennai) in 2024. He also completed an Advanced Diploma in Islamic Studies from Aspire College of Excellence, and is currently pursuing a Masters in Social Work from TNOU (Tamil Nadu Open University, 1st year).

Website: authenticseerah.com
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Having many children who live and die upon Islam is beneficial even if they do not make Dua for you particularly. Since you as a Muslim parent are the source of their Islam, thus all the good deeds that they do will add up as Sadaqah Jariyah (ongoing charity) for you In-sha-Allah. This will continue down the line to your grandchildren and great-grandchildren and so on InshaAllah…

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “When the human being dies, his deeds end except for three: ongoing charity, beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who prays for him.” (Sahih Muslim 1631)

In Mirqat al-Mafatih (commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih), it is mentioned:

“The Prophet specifically mentioned the child’s supplication to encourage the child to pray for his father.

It has been said that the parent receives the reward for the righteous deeds of the child, whether the child prays for the parent or not,

… just as the one who plants a tree receives a reward when its fruit is eaten, whether the one who eats the fruit supplicates for him or not.” (Mirqat al-Mafatih, commentary on Mishkat al-Masabih, 1/453, Rashidiyah Library edition).

Note: This is just one of the many benefits of having a lot of children.

Shaikh Muhammad bin Saleh Al-Uthaymeen (Rahimahullah) generally disallowed protesting, but he considered it permissible in Non-Muslim lands subject to certain conditions. (See Fatwa below:)

Question (16): Among the issues that have become common in America and some European countries are the protests and peaceful marches in which some Muslims participate, like the Palestinians or others, demanding their rights and expressing their grievances. Are such peaceful marches and protests, which are permitted by the laws of those countries, legitimate means of expressing opinions and demanding rights according to Shariah? Is it permissible to participate in them?

Answer: It appears that if these protests occur in countries where such demonstrations do not result in any rebellion, chaos, or harm, and are considered a normal practice among the people without causing any issues, then there is no problem with it.

However, in Islamic countries, there is no doubt that such actions cause significant harm by leading to chaos, rebellion, and insurrection against the authorities. It is known that rulings may change according to circumstances and situations. End quote.

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The Permissibility Of Protests In United Kingdom Under Certain Conditions- Fatawa by The Lajna (Committee Of Ulama) In Pakistan

Question

In UK against vilification of Prophethood or vilification of the Quran and to defend against similar matters, according to European laws, protest rallies are organised, whose aim is to make our voice reach rulers and people of influence and to obtain our right. We do not have any better way or mean other than this. We have two kinds of people who look at these rallies from the religious perspective:

1. Doing a protest is not a Shar’i way.
2. This is the only way we have, we can’t do without it.
   So is a peaceful protest permissible in the Shari’ah? Sometimes the crowd carried by emotions especially the youth, without desiring, some violence and loss occur, what does the Shari’ah say in such a case?

Answer

Al-Hamdullilahi Wahdah, was Salatu was Salamu ‘ala man la Nabiya Ba’dah!

Allah Ta’ala says in the noble Quran:

“Allah does not like the public mention of evil except by one who has been wronged “ (Surah An-Nisa: 148)

We find in this verse the permissibility of Ihtijaj (protest) against any form of injustice. We also have evidence from Hadith. Indeed Abu Hurayrah (Radi Allahu ‘Anhu) said:

“A man came to the prophet (May peace be upon him) complaining against his neighbor. He said: go and have patience. He again came to him twice or thrice. He then said : Go and throw your property in the way. So he threw his property in the way and the people began to ask him and he would tell them about him. The people then began to curse him; may Allah do with him so and so! Then his neighbor came to him and said: Return, you will not see from me anything which you dislike.” (Abu Dawood: 5153)

Hence Ihtijaj (protest) can be done, although some rules and conditions should be taken into account:

The aim of the protest should only be to make your voice reach rulers, record your protest, and outside this there should not be any insult or such kind of comments
The protest should be in such a manner that those crossing should not have any obstruction or difficulty
There should be no burning, encircling and breaking of things as in our place in most cases protestors in intense zeal break things, encircle and bring destruction to state properties, and burn cars of those passing nearby. So in such a case, protesting is not permissible at all and Haram. This is not a protest but thuggery and corruption.
Yet if all above mentioned conditions are taken into account, then protesting is allowed

Wa Aakhir Da’wana Anal Hamda Lillahi Rabbil Alameen

Noble Muftis (Signatories):

His excellence Shaykh Abu Muhammad AbdusSattar Hammad (President of the Lajnah)sss
His excellence Shaykh Abdul Haleem Bilal (may Allah preserve him)
His excellence Shaykh Javed Iqbal Sialkoti (may Allah preserve him)
His excellence Shaykh Dr.Abdulrahman Yousuf Madani (may Allah preserve him)
His excellence Shaykh Saeed Mujtaba Saeedi (may Allah preserve him)
His excellence Shaykh Muhammad Muneer Qamar (may Allah preserve him)
His excellence Shaykh Hafiz AbdurRauf Sindhu (may Allah preserve him)
His excellence Shaykh Muhammad Idrees Athari (may Allah preserve him)

Note:
This is a translation of the original text of the fatwa which was issued in the Urdu language.
Translator: Ali Hasan Khan

Original Source

It is said that the ‘Beary‘ Muslim community were descendants of Yemeni merchants who settled and married in the Malabar coast in South India.

Beary is a Dravidian language that has a lot of words taken from other languages as well. One famous alternative name of Beary is ‘Naknik’.

In a narration where Abdullah bin Umar scolds Hajjaj bin Yusuf, Abdullah bin Umar uses a word that is no longer used by Arabs but a corrupted form of it is used in Urdu.

Ibn Umar said, ‘Baqbiq bada dhalika ma shi-ta min Baqbaqah‘, meaning ‘Babble as much as you want to babble afterwards’.

In Urdu we say ‘Bakbak‘ for blabbering.

Another narration in Tareekh Al-Islam of Adh-Dhahabi says, Ibn Umar said, ‘Naqniq ma shi-ta min Naqnaqah’, meaning, ‘Chatter as much as you want with your chattering’.

So just like how Baqbiq became Bakbak in Urdu, it is possible (perhaps) that the Arabs who came to the Malabar coast heard the Bearys talk and felt that they were ‘Chattering’ something and called it ‘Naqniq’, and it soon was called ‘Naknik‘ by the local people. And Allah knows the best.

Smile. It’s just my theory.

-Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna.
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B.E [Aeronautical Engineering], B.A [Islamic Studies]. Islamic Studies Teacher, Author of ‘The Biography of Prophet Muhammad (From Reliable and Credibly Established Narrations)’ [Three Volumes, 1400+ pages] which is the first book of Seerah in the English language that uses only authentic narrations for the storyline of the Biography of The Prophet [SalAllahu Alaihi Wa Sallam]. Download some chapters of the book from HERE for free.

To buy email: getauthenticseerah@gmail.com

Other books by Mohammed bin Thajammul Hussain Manna: Famous but Unauthentic stories from The Seerah of The Prophet Muhammad (Translated and summarized from Arabic into English), The Authentic Biography of Bilal bin Rabah [Radi Allahu ‘Anhu], Mukhtasar Sahih Seeratun-Nabi [A very summarized, authentic biography, filled with references from Ahadith for every story mentioned. Sal Allahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam].

Question: If this statement is a Hadith (from the Prophet [Peace and blessings be upon him]), explain it to us. It says: “Verily, Allah prevents by the authority (Sultan, ruler), what He does not prevent by the Qur’an.”

Answer: This is a well-known narration from Uthman (Radi Allahu ‘Anhu) and it is also proven from Uthman bin Affan, the third rightly guided Caliph, and it is also narrated from Umar (Radi Allahu ‘Anhu) . (The narration) “Verily, Allah prevents by the authority (Sultan), what He does not prevent by the Qur’an.”

It means: The ruler prevents people from committing forbidden acts more than the Quran prevents; because some people have weak faith and the warnings and prohibitions of the Quran do not affect them, but they commit forbidden acts without caring (about the repercussions).

However, when they know that there is a punishment from the ruler, they refrain, fearing the ruler’s punishment. So, Allah repels with the ruler, meaning the punishments of the ruler, the (evil of the) Mujrimeen (criminals), more than He repels with the Quran; due to their weak faith and lack of fear of Allah. But they fear the ruler, lest they be imprisoned, beaten, fined from their wealth, or exiled from their land.

They fear that and refrain from some forbidden acts which they fear the ruler’s punishment for, while their faith is weak and they do not refrain due to the warnings and prohibitions of the Quran; due to their weak faith and lack of insight. And there is no power or strength except with Allah.

Presenter: May Allah reward you with good.

-Answered by Shaikh Abdul Azeez bin Abdullah bin Baaz (Rahimahullah)

Arabic Source