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Advice to 'Umar ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz from Al-Hasan al-Basri
When 'Umar ibn 'Abdul-'Aziz became Caliph, he wrote to Al-Hasan al-Basri to write him the description of a just Imam, and Hasan wrote him ... more
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The Advice of Sufyan ath-Thawri
Sufyan ath-Thawri wrote to 'Abbad ibn 'Abbad al-Khawwas al-Arsufi saying: ... more
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The Death of Jesus
Al-Baydawi
Al-Baidawi (d. 1286), a Qur'anic exegesist, wrote the text, Anwar at-Tanzil wa Asrar at-Tawail (The Lights of Revelation and the Secrets of Interpretation). He took from earlier works such as those by Zamakhshari and expanded them, subsequently his work is considered to be ...
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Wise Words of the Salaf
'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him (d. 32H)
"Be content with what you have,
"Be satisfied with your dwelling place to accommodate your enterprise,
"Restrain your tongue,
"And shed tears of regret regarding past sins you committed knowingly, and those you do not ...
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Benefitting the Dead
Consequently, when a person dies, the opportunity for that person to do good ends with the person's death. However, the chance to harvest good from deeds which were done prior to death remains. ... more
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Anger, Lust and Forgetfulness; The Traps of Shaytan
Shaytan can persuade a person to come and use one of these three doors to make a person slip. It is like he is ambushing them. ... more
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Allahs Command Ordering Obedience to His Apostle
"Whoever obeys the Apostle has obeyed Allah."[Al-Qur'an 4:82]
So Allah instructed men that their homage to the Apostle is homage to Him, and their obedience to him is obedience to Him.
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Women in the Quran and Women in the Bible
Sultana Yusufali
"And the believers, men and women, are protecting friends one of another; they enjoin the right and forbid the wrong, and they establish worship and they pay the poor-due, and they obey Allah and His messenger. As for these, Allah will have mercy on them. Lo! Allah is ...
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Concerning the Good Treatment of One's Parents
"Allah commands His servants to be dutiful to parents ... because a person's parents are the cause of his existence (by His permission). So he must treat them with the utmost kindness and respect, his father for spending on him and his mother because of her compassion for him." [Tafsir ibn Kathir] ... more
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Muslim Women in History - Jamilah bint Thabit ibn Abi'l-Aflah
Jamilah bint Thabit ibn Abi'l-Aflah
Jamilah bint Thabit ibn Abi'l-Aflah, sister of 'Asim, wife of Umar ibn al-Khattab, was also called Umm 'Asim. Her name used to be 'Assiyah (means "intractable") and the Prophet changed it to Jamilah (means "beautiful"). After she embraced Islam, she ...
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Muslim Women in History - Umm Aban bint Utbah
Umm Aban bint Utbah
She journeyed to Syria and witnessed its opening to Islam with her brother Abu Hashim and her husband Aban ibn Sa'id. She was widowed on the day of the Battle of Ajnadayn. It is said that they were together no more than two nights before she was widowed. Another ...
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The Story of Idris (Enoch) - Ibn Kathir
Ibn Kathir
Allah has praised Enoch, describing him as being a Prophet and truthful:
"Mention in the Book (Qur'an) Idris (Enoch). Verily! He was a man of truth (and) a Prophet. We raised him to a high station." [Al-Qur'an 19:56-57]
Enoch was born and raised in Babylon following the ...
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