Shaikh Ali bin Mustafa Al-Tantawi’s (aka Tantavi/Tantâvi/ علي الطنطاوي) roots are from Egypt. He was born in Syria in 1909 and educated in Damascus University, graduating in 1932 with a law degree. The Shaikh combined formal education with private learning under renowned Syrian Islamic and Arabic language scholars.
Shaikh Al-Tantawi served as a teacher in different parts of Syria, Iraq and Lebanon before joining the Judiciary system in Syria, and was involved in formulating family laws during the unity between Egypt and Syria. He was also a journalist since 1926, and one of the first Arab broadcasters serving in radio stations in Java, Baghdad and Damascus. In addition, he was involved in activities relating to the struggle for independence of various Arab nations from British and French rules, and was therefore subjected to continuous harassments, particularly in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
In 1963, he moved to Saudi Arabia where he taught for some years at the Shari’a and Arabic Language Colleges in Riyadh and Makkah, before dedicating his full time to writing, counseling and preaching activities. Shaikh Tantawi’s efforts to spread the spiritual and cultural values of Islam in a simple and compelling manner extended over several decades. He impressed a vast audience with his rich knowledge, wisdom and moderation. He anchored a daily radio program and a weekly television program continuously for 25 years, and both of them were extremely popular. He also authored many books and articles on a wide range of topics and published his memoirs in eight volumes. He died in Jeddah in 1999 at the age of 90.
إن من مشكلاتنا اننا نمشي مع الناس، لا ننظر ايسيرون في طريق الحق ام طريق الباطل. حتى اننا أخذنا عن غيرنا مبدأ اتباع الأكثرية و لو كانت على ضلال. إن مما يعوقنا عن سلوك سبيل الشرع هو اتباع الناس.
*اللهم إن تسألني ﴿ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ﴾ قلت: غرني أنك وصفت نفسك بالكريم، لقد غرني يا ربي كرمك، والكريم لا يرد من وقف ببابه نادمًا مستغفرًا راجيًا*
*إن للباطل جولة، ولكن العاقبة للحق*
كتاب رائع كعادة كتب علي الطنطاوي رحمه الله وجمعنا به في جنته..
خير الكلام ما قلّ ودلّ. كعادة الطنطاوي كلماته تنساب الى قلوبنا وعقولنا بسلاسة و تنفعنا أيما نفع! جزاه الله عنا خير الجزاء.. اقتباس:"اجعلوا الدين هو المقياس، فإن رأيتم الناس يمشون في طريق الحرام، فلا تمشوا معهم. ولا تحتجوا بالأكثرية، فإن أكثر الناس-غالباً- على ضلال.”
رحم الله الطنطاوي كيف وصف ديننا وكيف الدين الاسلام يشمل جميع ابواب الحياة ومنها ابواب القضاء من الصلح للجزائي ل... وكيف ان طريق جنه واضح لكنه صعب وطريق نار سهل قصير مليء بالشهوات