Hasan al Muthanna and his son ‘Abdullah al Mahd —A glimpse into their noble lives—

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   A few sayings of Hasan al Muthanna   He once said to a person advising about the practice of Taqiyyah (subterfuge):   ويلك التقية انما هي باب رخصة للمسلم، إذا اضطر إليها وخاف من ذي سلطان أعطاه غير ما في نفسه يدرأ عن ذمة الله. وليست باب فضل، وإنما الفضل في القيام بأمر الله وقول الحق. وأيم الله ما بلغ من التقية أن […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Trials and Tribulations   This illustrious Imam had to also face severe trials and tribulations, which is the wont of the pious believers and scholars of din. Allah subhanahu wa ta ‘ala says:   أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَن يُتْرَكُوْا أَن يَقُوْلُوْا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لَا يُفْتَنُوْنَ Do the people think that they will be left to say, “We believe” and they will not be tried?[1] […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Demise of Hassan al Muthanna Sayyidina Hassan al Muthanna rahimahu Llah passed away in the year 97 A.H according to the most authentic reports, when he was around his mid-fifties.[1] When Sayyidina Hassan al Muthanna rahimahu Llah was in his final illness he appointed Ibrahim ibn Muhammad ibn Talhah ibn Ubaidullah al Taymi—his uterine brother from Khawlah bint Manzur al Fazariyyah—as the executor […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Names of a few scholars from the progeny of Hassan al Muthanna   From His Progeny The Kings of Ghana from Sudan; the progeny of Salih ibn Musa ibn ‘Abdullah al Saqi. The progeny of Numayy ibn Sa’d ibn Qatadah, Kings of Makkah, may Allah bless its sanctity.   From His Descendants The result when nobility courses through your veins: ابى منبت العيدان […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Sayyidina ‘Abdullah al Mahd ibn Hassan al Muthanna       Name and lineage   He is the esteemed and noble Sayed Abu Muhammad ‘Abdullah ibn Hassan ibn Hassan ibn ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib al Hashimi al Qurashi al Madani, great grandson of the Prophet salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, who was titled Al Mahd[1]. He possessed the same virtues and noble disposition […]