Yousef al Khattab, Ex-Jew, USA

 

 

I was born to a Secular Jewish family, and at the age of 18 years old decided to look "deeper" into belief in God. Like most people, I looked at religion from a view point that was closer to me. Being that my family was Jewish and I was raised to attend Jewish schools I looked into ...
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Punishments 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 ...

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Etiquette of Eid


What are the Sunnahs and etiquettes that we should act in accordance with on the day of Eid?

Praise be to Allaah.

The Sunnahs that the Muslim should observe on the day of Eid are as follows:
1 - Doing ghusl before going out to the prayer.

It was narrated in a saheeh hadeeth in al-Muwatta' ...

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Polytheism in Supplication

Shirk ad-Du'aa (Polytheism in Supplication)

Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid


Question: Ya sheikh, I have question regarding the tawasul, I was telling someone that seeking tawasul at graves and asking the person who died to make dua to Allah it's wrong, he told me what is wrong with if I asked ...

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Are Muslim women oppressed?

Are Muslim women oppressed?

Among the many topics of interest to non-Muslims, the status of Muslim women and the theme of their rights -- or rather, the perceived lack of them - seems to be foremost. The media's portrayal of Muslim women, usually outlining their "oppression and mystery" seems ...
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Retaining One's Composure in Anger

By Sheikh Salman al-Oadah

All of us have to wrestle with the emotion of anger, an emotion that flares up and tests a person's ability to control himself and keep himself from stooping to the level of the one who wronged him.

There are reasons why some people can keep their composure ...

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The Month of Sha'baan

Sha'baan is the name of the (eighth) month, and it is so called because in this month the Arabs used to disperse (tasha''aba) in search of water, or it was said that they dispersed to carry out raids and forays. Or it was said that it is so called because it sha'aba (branches out or emerges) ... Continue Reading

Wake up!

Where are the Malcolms and where are the X's
People of today come back to your senses
Before the day comes where there'll be no recompenses
We are wasting our time at heaven's expenses
Claim over the fences and lay over the Benz's The west looks at me with a funny type of way
Frown, clown do ... Continue Reading

The Light of Guidance

The Light of Guidance

Ahmad ibn 'Abd al-Rahmaan al-Swiyaan

(Al-Bayaan magazine, issue # 152, Rabee' al-Aakhir 1421, pp. 66-67)
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I was coming back from a long journey, and Allaah decreed that my seat in the airplane should ... Continue Reading

I Can't! It's Impossible!

"I Can't, It's Impossible"

Article by: Shaikh Naser Al-Omar

Translated, slightly abridged and adapted by: Samir Siksek

Arabic original found on: http://www.islamtoday.net/

One often hears these words repeated, and they are a major reason for the state of failure that the Ummah ...

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John William Draper's Testimony


            "Four years after the death of Justinian, A.D. 569, was born at Makkah, in Arabia the man who, of all men exerciesed the greatest influence upon the human race .. MUHAMMAD .. " Reference : "A History of the Intellectual Development of Europe"

  • Who is John William Draper ?

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The Qur'aan And What It Means To Muslims


Allah states: { And if anyone of the mushrikeen (polytheists) seeks your protection, then grant him protection, so that he may hear the word of Allah (the Qur'aan) }[Qur'aan 9:6]

The Qur'aan was brought down by Jibreel (Gabriel) to Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallam) and over a ... Continue Reading
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