Hajj of the Prophet
Hajj of the Prophet (prayers and
peace of Allah be upon him) As it is narrated by Jabir IbnAbdullah
(may Allah be pleased with him and his father too)
In the name of Allah
the Most Gracious the Most Merciful
All praise is due to Allah
alone. And prayers and peace of Allah be upon the ...
The Nature of Life in the Grave
Hardening of the Heart
The Prophet Muhammad Peace be upon Him informed us in a very
famous tradition, commonly quoted with reference to halal and
haram, about the importance of the heart. He said:
«There is in the body a clump of flesh
- if it becomes good, the whole body becomes good and if it becomes
bad, the ...
It is permissible to say Ya Muhammad (O Muhammad)?
Q: Can we say like ya Muhammad to our
prophet?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It was not permissible to address the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) by saying "Ya Muhammad" during his lifetime,
because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Make not the calling of ...
Troy Bagnall, Ex-Christian, USA
My name is Troy Bagnall. I'm a 22-year-old (soon to be 23)
college student at Arizona State University (ASU) from Phoenix,
Arizona in the US. I'm in a film & media studies program at ASU
too.
I accepted Islam this past February for a multitude of reasons. I
had been interested in Islam for ...
Why Muslims Love the Month of Ramadan?
Islam uses a lunar calendar-that is, each month begins with the sighting of the new moon, therefore because the lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than the solar calendar, Islamic months "move" each year. This year (2008) the Islamic month of Ramadan coincides almost exactly with the month ...
Continue ReadingPunishments for neglecting jihad for the sake of Allaah
Is there a specific punishment
that is deserved by those who neglect jihad for the sake of
Allaah?
Praise be to Allaah.
The command to wage jihad for the sake of Allaah, and the warning
against neglecting jihad, appear in many verses of the Qur'aan and
ahaadeeth.
If the Muslims neglect ...
Repeating the name of Allaah on its own, or the pronoun "Huwa" (He), Sufi bid'ah
Q: Is there any harm in repeating the names
of Allah SWT?
As zikr, or anything else?
I understand saying "Astagh firullah" or "Subhan Allah" or "Alhamdo
Lillah" are ok...
A: Praise be to Allaah.
There is ...
La Bianca, Ex-Christian, Australia
This article is based on an interview with Sandra La Bianca,
a Muslim revert who lives in Perth, Western Australia.
La Bianca is a country girl; she was brought up on a farm in
Western Australia. When she was a child, she had a pet kangaroo and
helped with taking care of the cows and sheep. ...
The Call for the Unity of Religions
Definitions:
Deen - Way of life
Kaffir - "One who rejects", specifically rejects belief in Allah, in His Oneness, in His Angels, in His Books, in His Messengers, in the Day of Resurrection, in Al-Qadar ...
Who is the Dajjaal?
Q: Who is the Dajjaal and what are his
attributes?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Meaning of the word Maseeh
(Messiah)
There are over fifty scholarly comments on the meaning of the word
Maseeh (Messiah). They said that this word is applied both to the
Truthful One [True Messiah, i.e., 'Eesa ...
Deobandis
Q: Are Deobandis
part of Ahlus Sunnah? Are they within the folds of Islam?
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
The Deobandis are one of the groups of Muslims. This group is
connected to and named after the University of Deoband - Dar
al-Uloom - in India. It is an intellectual school of thought that
is ...