Various Scholars
Insulting scholars and pursuing their defects are blameworthy
Abdullah ibn Al Mubarak, the master of the science of Hadith who died in 181 AH, was asked: Who are the best among people?
He said: Scholars.
It was asked: Who are the best among kings?
He said: The ascetics.
Somebody asked: Who are the low people[1]?
He said: Those who replace religion with the ...
Continue ReadingTranslation of the meanings of surah Al-Baqara (2)
(101) And when a messenger from Allah came to them confirming that which was with them, a party of those who had been given the Scripture threw the Scripture of Allah [i.e., the Torah] behind their backs as if they did not know [what it contained].
(102) And they followed [instead] what the ...
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Why Pork is Forbidden in Islam (part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 we discussed the primary reason for Muslims abstaining from eating pork and pork products, and that is, that God has forbidden it. As the Creator of humankind and all that exists, God knows what is good for us, and He ...
VII. Great Israel in the Schemes of Early Zionist Sages
Zionists never had in mind to have the tiny land between the Dead Sea and the Midetrainnian as the Eretz Yisrael of the Talmud but rather the claimed Promised Land from the Euphrates to the Nile, as stated at the entrance to the Kenest.
This aspiration is reflected on the Israeli flag. The ...
Yusuf Estes
Muhammad: A to Z
By Yusuf Estes, Former Christian Preacher
While others are clamoring over what to do when someone draws a cartoon or a picture of one of the prophets of Almighty God, (peace be upon them all), we decided it was time to show the "Real Picture of Mohammed" - everything we could find from A ...
Dr. Saleh as-Saleh
Display of Beauty
Transcribed by Aboo Uthmaan [1]
1. Tabarruj is disobedience to Allaah and His Messenger (sall-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam)
The one who disobeys Allaah and His Messenger (sall-Allaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) can only harm himself and can not in any way ...
Dr. Ragheb El-Sergany
Origins of Shia
Scholars of Usul Al-Fiqh (Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence) stated the following rule, "One cannot pass a judgment on something unless one has a clear conception of it". Based on this rule, it is meaningless to pass a judgment on Shia unless you have good knowledge about them. It is also ...
Continue ReadingDelaying prayer
Q: My question is about the time for prayer; the time
begins when the adhaan is given, but when does the time end? Is
there a difference between delaying prayer and missing the time for
prayer? And what is the punishment for both?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
To find out about the times of prayer ...