Status of the righteous forefathers in Hajj
All praise is due to Allah, Who enjoined upon His servants pilgrimage to His ancient house, although He Almighty is Free of all needs. And prayers and peace of Allah be upon our prophet Muhammad, the perfect model imitated by performers of Hajj and 'Umra, and upon all his family and companions ...
Continue ReadingSearching for Happiness?
Happiness is a common goal that everyone strives to attain.
Philosophers, intellectuals, doctors and artists alike have all
strived in search of the causes of happiness and ways to escape
anxiety.
The reality is, however, that
the proposed solutions achieve only partial or ...
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 ...
the enemies' plans & the Muslim's Betrayal
Islaam, between the enemies' plans & the Muslim's Betrayal
Abu Sunaynah
Summary
1) Encouraging
adherence to the Sunnah.
2) The pathetic state of the
Muslims and how their enemies conspire against them.
3) The great sacrifices of the
Sahaabah for Islaam.
4) The grave dangers awaiting
the ...
Troy Bagnall, Ex-Christian, USA
My name is Troy Bagnall. I'm a 22-year-old (soon to be 23)
college student at Arizona State University (ASU) from Phoenix,
Arizona in the US. I'm in a film & media studies program at ASU
too.
I accepted Islam this past February for a multitude of reasons. I
had been interested in Islam for ...
Quran on Human Embryonic Develpment
In the Holy Quran, God speaks about the stages of man's embryonic development, 1,400 years before modern day scientists 'discovered' important information on creation of man and his development:
{We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a ...
Jamaluddin Zarabozo
Speaking About Allah Without Knowledge
Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo
Al-Qurtubee in his tafseer, he talks about such people who say when they read the Quraan, in my mind this comes to my mind, or my heart tells me this, and he concludes who reads the Quraan and says, "ask your heart" or "my heart tells me," and so forth, they are ...
Continue ReadingApril Fool
Praise be to Allaah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allaah from the evil of our own selves and from our evil deeds. Whomsoever Allaah guides, none can lead astray, and whomsoever He sends astray, none can guide.
Lying is an evil characteristic, which all ...
The other half of a man
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All praise be to Allah alone,
and peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet after whom
there are no other prophets.
There is has not been a woman
on the course of human history who has gained as much as the woman
has enjoyed ...
Abu Bakr, the Truthful (part 1 of 3): The First
«If I had taken anyone as my closest
friend I would have taken Abu Bakr, but he is my brother and
companion.» [1] These
are the words of Prophet Muhammad, may God shower him with praises,
and Abu Bakr was his closest earthly companion. Abu Bakr was known
as As Siddeeq (the truthful). The ...
Who was al-Ghazzaali?
Q: Could you shed
some light on who Imam al Ghazzali was?
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
Al-Ghazzaali was Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad
al-Toosi, who was known as al-Ghazzaali. He was born in Toos in 450
AH. His father used to spin wool and sell it in his shop in
Toos.
The life of ...
Ruling on celebrating the middle of Sha'baan
Praise be to Allaah Who has perfected our religion for us, and
has completed His Favour upon us. And blessings and peace be upon
His Prophet and Messenger Muhammad, the Prophet of repentance and
mercy.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meanings):
{This day, I have perfected your
religion for ...
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