Striving for Allah's Guidance
I was thinking about how rich in meaning Sûrah al-Fâtihah is.
Take verse six, for instance, where we say "Guide us to the
straight way.", {اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ
الْمُسْتَقِيمَ}, Transliteration: Ahdinā Aş-Şirāţa
Al-Mustaqīma.
Here we are offering a ...
Did Islam exist before the Prophet?
Q: Was there a religion called Islam before the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
It should be noted that the word "Islam" may refer to two ...
Why Pork is Forbidden in Islam (part 2 of 2)
In Part 1 we discussed the primary reason for Muslims abstaining from eating pork and pork products, and that is, that God has forbidden it. As the Creator of humankind and all that exists, God knows what is good for us, and He ...
rapprochement between the Sunnis and Shi'ah
On the basis of your knowledge of the history of the Raafidah, what is your opinion on the principle of rapprochement between the Sunnis and them?.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Rapprochement between the Raafidah and ...
A glimpse at the 'Ubaydi (Fatimid) state - its origins and beliefs
Q: What is your opinion about who calls for restoration of the Faatimi caliphate and the state of "Obeidis" saying: "The Faatimi state is the Islamic state that has the right solution at the current time as it had it in the ...
The reality of belief in the Last Day
Q: What is meant by belief in the Last
Day?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
What is meant by belief in the Last Day is:
Firmly believing that everything that Allaah has told us about in
His Book and that His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be
upon him) has told us about what will happen ...
A Christian wants to become Muslim and is asking about the prayer
Q: I have not read about the prayers anywhere yet, at
least how they are performed.(movements,speach ie: what is said if
anything specific) How can one convert not knowing arabic? Isn't
this the only language the Qu'ran should be read and recitted from?
.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Prayer is the ...
Thomas Webber, Ex-Christian, UK
Like most reverts to Islam my story is simple from the
perspective of an outsider. Young man finds a religion that's
different to his family's and eventually tells them and
reverts.
However, like many things in life, it is the travelling of the
journey and not the getting to the destination ...
The wisdom behind jihad
Does Jihad only and simply mean to kill non Muslims?.
Praise be to Allaah.
In Arabic, the word jihad means striving and expending one's
energy.
In Islamic terminology, jihad
means the Muslim striving to make the word of Allaah supreme and to
establish His religion on earth.
The purpose of ...
Virtues of the Day of Sacrifice
Are there any special features of the tenth day of Dhu'l-Hijjah?
Praise be to Allaah.
When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) came to Madeenah, he found that they had two days on which they used to play. He said: «إن الله قد أبدلكم يومين خيراً ...
The Inner Dimensions of Hajj
Abul Ala Maududi
Nature of journey for Hajj
The people of the world are usually aware of two kinds of journey.
One journey is that which is made to earn livelihood. The second one is that which is undertaken for pleasure and sight-seeing.
In both [of] these ...
Greatness of Allah subhaanahu wa ta`aalaa
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al
Jawziyyah
Quoted in "The Weakening of Faith - Its Symptoms - Causes &
Cure"
by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh al-Munajjid
© 1997 Daar of Islamic Heritage
Ibn Al-Qayyim described Allah's
Greatness, saying:
He governs the affairs of ...
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