My name is Abdullah DeLancey. I am Canadian and I am employed as a Patient Service Worker at the local hospital. I have been married for almost 20 years and we have 3 wonderful children.

Alhamdulillah, I am now a Muslim. I wasn't always a Muslim, though. Previously; I was a Protestant ...

This page is dedicated to those who would sincerely like to know what is behind one of the fastest growing problems facing Muslims today -"Dividing up into groups or sects of Islam"

There are many people insisting on misrepresenting Islam and Muslims whether from a lack of proper knowledge ...

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 ...

Repeating the name of Allaah on its own, or the pronoun "Huwa" (He), is a 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 ...

Should he respond to non-Muslims when they wish him a Happy New Year?

Q: Is it permissible for me to say to non-Muslims "And the same to you" when they wish me a Happy New Year or say Best Wishes?.


A: Praise be to Allaah.

It is not permissible to greet or congratulate the kuffaar on ...

Q: If a woman bleeds so much that it is istihaadah (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding), how should she pray?.

A: Praise be to Allaah.

Istihaadah means three things:

1 - The woman had a regular period before she experienced istihaadah. In this case she should refer to the regular period that she ...

Allah Almighty is most Merciful. He likes to provide to His servants opportunities for repentance, and He likes to see His servants seek nearness with Him by the acts of obedience. Therefore, Allah Almighty makes to us days of blessing, every year, in which He multiplies the reward to encourage ...

Q: I have heard and read about what are known as abdaal and aqtaab etc. Do they really exist amongst us? Is the hadeeth, "Do not revile the people of Syria, for there are abdaal among them" saheeh or not?.

A: Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:
According to Ahl al-Sunnah, the wali (in the sense of ...

Q: Is the giving of the azan a necesssity?we college students do not have a mosque near our dorm and so pray in a mussala،now do we have to give the azan b4 the prayer،we do hear the sound coming from distant mosques.

A: Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:
Adhaan in Arabic means ...