Who is Valentine's Day for?
By Khaled ibn Abdul-Rahman Al-Shayi'
People naturally like occasions of happiness and pleasure, whether private or public, including eids (feasts or days of celebration). For the sake of this inclination, the Shari'a came with the legitimacy of the Fitr and Adha Eids: Two valid eids in ...
Continue ReadingEvidences of Equality in Islamic History
First Evidence:
Abu Zarr of the
Ghifar tribe somehow got angry with the freed slave of Abu Bakr,
Bilal of Abyssinia. Both of them were the companions of the
Prophet. The altercation became prolonged and Abu Zarr in his fury
called Bilal the son of a black skinned mother. Bilal ...
15 Tips to Earning Rewards from Allah
1- Avoid Things that Allah has forbidden, including the great sins as well as continually performing the lesser sins, and perform what Allah orders us to perform: The prophet peace be upon him said: "Allah has recorded the good deeds and the evil deeds. Then he made them clear: He who ... Continue Reading
7 Reasons to Read The Glorious Quran
- (1) Intimate:
It dares you to disprove it. How? It says that humans can not write a book like this even if they pooled all their resources together and got help also from the spirits. The Quran said this fourteen hundreds years ago and yet no one has been able to disprove it. Billions of ...
Shahada
The words that are spoken when one becomes a Muslim, are few but so significant. With the utterance of these words, a person acknowledges Allah as the Creator and Sustainer of all, and the messengership of His Prophet (peace be upon him). With these words, which come from the heart, ... Continue Reading
Ali, son of Abu Talib (part 2 of 2)
Ali was the fourth rightly guided Caliph.[1] He followed in the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad, Abu Bakr, Omar, and Uthman, and ruled the Muslim Empire, according to the divinely revealed law of God, from approximately 656 to 661 CE. Ali was the young cousin and son ...
Continue ReadingFour Principles for a Noble Character
It is not imagined that one can have noble character except if
it is founded upon four pillars:
The
First: Sabr
(Patience)
The
Second: 'Iffah
(Chastity)
The
Third: Shujaa'ah
(Courage)
The
Fourth: 'Adl
(Justice)
Patience
inspires him to be tolerant,
control his anger, endure the harms that he ...
The Story of Adam (part 3 of 5)
Islam rejects the Christian concept of original sin and the notion that all humans are born sinners due to the actions of Adam. God says in the Quran:
{And no bearer of burdens shall bear another's burden.} [Quran 35:18]
{وَلَا تَزِرُ ...
How Do Muslims Treat the Elderly?
In the Islamic world, one rarely finds "old people's homes." The strain of caring for one's parents in this most difficult time of their lives is considered an honor and a blessing and an opportunity for great spiritual growth. In Islam, it is not enough that we only pray for our parents, but ...
Continue ReadingThe Story of Joseph (part 3 of 7)
Lead astray by the whisperings of Satan and filled with jealousy and pride, the brothers deceived their father Jacob and betrayed their young brother. Thrown deep into a well by his older brothers, Joseph the beloved son of Prophet Jacob, clung throughout the long night to a ...
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Hani Helmi
Prevented by Excuse
Sheikh Hany Hilmy
Saturday, 06 December 2008
We will anticipate the reward of the pilgrims. We shall use the slogan we followed last year "Oh Lord, we were prevented by the excuse, please don't deprive us the reward".
If we were at ...
Rulings on istihaadah
Q: What are the rulings to do with
istihaadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding)?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
We explained when bleeding is menses (hayd) and when it is
isthaadah. When it is menses then it is subject to the rulings on
menses, and when it is istihaadah it is subject to the rulings ...
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