Omar, The Criterion (part 3 of 3)
Omar Ibn Al Khattab was the second Caliph of the Muslim Ummah (Nation), and the first Muslim leader to be called the Commander of the Faithful. After Prophet Muhammad's death, his closest friend Abu Bakr became his successor and led the Muslims for around two ...Continue Reading
The 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 ...Continue Reading
Emily, Ex-Christian, New Zealand
Growing up in New Zealand, I was raised as a Christian however my parents were not overly religious. As a young girl I went to Sunday school every week and attended church with my grandmother and went to Christian classes as part of the school curriculum. As I got older I stopped going to ...
Continue ReadingJamaa'at al-Ahbaash (the Habashis)
Q: what's the
Islamic point of view concerning the new group that appeared in
Islam "AL AHBASH"? what are we supposed to do with them? and would
you please tell me in brief what are the mistakes they have in
their Aqeedah?
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
Praise be to Allaah Alone, and peace and ...
Jonathan Abdilla, Ex-Christian, Canada
I feel honored to be a Muslim...
And I feel that way for many reasons. There are many norms in the
society I live that are opposite to what it is to be Muslim. And
when I first came to this way of life, I didn't know how well I
would fair with it. To become Muslim was essentially to join ...
Extravagant Sufism 3/3
I - The Sufis believe that the prayer, the fast, the Hajj and the Zakat are all types of worship that are reserved for the commoners! The Sufis are special people, and thus practice a higher type of worship. Hence, the various Sufi Turuq ...Continue Reading
Melissa Riter, Ex-Christian, USA
I was raised in a sadly dysfunctional family. My father was anti-religion (all religions) and my mother was a non-practicing Southern Baptist. On my father's side of the family, religion was something to ridicule while one was "straight" and to adopt when one was drunk or high. On my mother's ...
Continue ReadingThe status of the imams of the Ithna 'Ashari Shi'ah
Q: What is the
position on the 12 Imams of the Shia, especiallt the later
ones?
A: Praise be to
Allaah.
Firstly:
The Raafidis, Imamis or Ithna 'Asharis ("Twelvers") are one of the
branches of Shi'ism. They are called Raafidis because they rejected
(rafada) most of the Sahaabah and they ...
Rulings on menstruation
Q: What are the rulings on menses in
women?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
There are many rulings to do with menstruation, more than twenty,
of which we will mention those which we think are most essential.
They are:
1 - Prayer
It is haraam for a menstruating woman to pay both obligatory ...
Ruling on hating the Sahaabah
Q: I was having a discussion with some people about the Sahaabah (may Allaah be pleased with them), and he told me that it was possible for any one of us to hate any one of the Sahaabah without that contradicting Islam. He said perhaps that (hating the Sahaabah) may put a person beyond the pale ...
Continue ReadingHeinz, Ex-Christian, UK
Abdul Hakeem Heinz was brought up in the south of London. He was
first introduced to Islam at the tender age of seven when his
mother embraced Islam.
Years later he traveled and lived in Egypt for a few years and
further developed his knowledge and understanding of Islam as well
as his skills ...
The reason why jihaad is prescribed
Why do Muslims wage
jihad?
Praise be to Allaah.
Allaah has enjoined jihad for His sake upon the Muslims, for the
great benefits that result from that and because of the harm caused
by abandoning jihad, some of which are mentioned in Question no.
34830.
Some of the reasons why jihad for ...
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