By Imam Shams Al-Din Ahmad b. Sulayman Kamal Pasha. Commentary By Shaykh Sa'id Foudah. Translated ByAbdul Aziz Suraqah. Author's Bibliography By Shaykh Galal 'Ali 'Amer Al-Jihani. Paperback 92 Pages. ISBN: 9789079294299. First Edition 2018. Publisher: Sunni Publications, Rotterdam. They follow Imam Abu Hanifa and hold the beliefs of Ahl-e-Sunnah wal-Jamaat and associate themselves to Hazrat Shah Waliullah and his pupils and their disciples like Hazrat Maulana Rashid Ahmad Gangohi and Hazrat Maulana Qasim Nanotawi. Although the words Maulvi, Maulvi and Maulana are interchangeable in the Indian subcontinent as a title of respect, Maulana is more often associated with formal qualification following study at a madrasa or darul uloom whereas Maulvi is usually more a general title for religious figures. Please explain to me the difference between a Mufti and a Maulana. I have been told that a Maulana is higher in status than a Mufti. Is this correct information? A. The title of a 'Maulana' is given to one who has completed a course of studies on Islamic education at the tertiary level. Maulana or Mevlana (Master) Jalaludin Rumi (1207-1273 AD) was born in Balkh, a great medieval city in northern Afghanistan, who with his family while in his teens fled Genghis Khan's advancing armies through Persia to modern-day Turkey. Hence he is known by Persians and Afghans as Jalaludin Balkhi, by the world as Rumi (from Rum or Rome The difference between Sunni and Shīʻa Sharia results from a Shīʻa belief that Muhammad assigned ʻAlī to be the first ruler and the leader after him Imam Husayn was grandson of Muhammad, who was killed by Yazid ibn Muawiyah, the second Caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate (and the first one by heredity). One group of Sunni Scholars have Islam vs. Judaism. Judaism is the oldest of all the Abrahamic religions. Its founding prophet is Moses, who, according to Jewish beliefs, had been chosen by God to lead the Israelite slaves out of Egypt. Jews believe that camped under Mount Sinai, Moses gave the Israelite slaves the Torah of their God, and after wandering in the desert for 40 The differences may occur even among the scholars of the same school of thought. Imam Muhammad (ra) and Imam Abu Yusuf (ra), the favorite followers of Hazrat Imam-e-Azam Abu Haneefa (ra), occasionally differed with him, or on certain points, confronted each other but, not in a scornful manner but rather with full respect and regard. Hiding in a mosque, they attacked the British forces. It was in this battle that Maulana Qasim Nanautavi played a prominent role. With him were the likes of Maulana Imam Rabbani, Maulana Rashid Ahmed and Maulana Hafeez, later to be involved in the dissemination of education among the faithful. They fought the British army tooth and nail in Shamli. There were difference of opinions between Imam Abu Hanifah, Imam Abu Yousuf and Imam Mohammad Shybani on many issues, yet they loved and respected each other. Today, all the doors of ijtihad are closed. All learned ulema from Maulana Shibli to Maududi have denied that Imam used to pray whole night. Even the seerah of the Prophet (saw) never 9TcUzl.