Mary in Islam (part 1 of 3)
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, holds a very special position in
Islam, and God proclaims her to be the best woman amongst all
humanity, whom He chose above all other women due to her piety and
devotion.
{And (mention) when the angels said, 'O Mary! Indeed God has chosen
you, and purified you, and ...
How to be successful in life
(In the light of the Glorious Qurân and the Sunnah)
By:
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid
Question:
How to obtain success and prosperity in this world and hereafter? What kind of success or prosperity that Islam wants the Ummah Islam gain in this world?
Answer:
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The Pleasures of Paradise (part 2 of 2)
The Eternalness of the
Hereafter
The Pleasures of this world are transient whilst the joys of the
hereafter are lasting and eternal. In this life when a person
enjoys something, it is only a short while before they get bored
with it and proceed to search for something they feel is better, ...
Al-Ibaadiyyah
Q: Who are the
Ibaadis?
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
1 - Definition.
The Ibaadis are a group of Khaarijis* who are named after their
founder, 'Abd-Allaah ibn Ibaad al-Tameemi. They claim that they are
not Khaarijis, and they deny this origin. But the truth is that
they are not extreme Khaarijis ...
It is permissible to say Ya Muhammad (O Muhammad)?
Q: Can we say like ya Muhammad to our
prophet?
A: Praise be to Allaah.
Firstly:
It was not permissible to address the Prophet (peace and blessings
of Allaah be upon him) by saying "Ya Muhammad" during his lifetime,
because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Make not the calling of ...
The Deen of Islam
Islam is the Deen which Alaah has sent Mohammed (Salla Allaah
Aleihi Wasallam)
with; Allaah made it the last of religions and perfected it for His
creation; He made it a completion of His Favors upon them, and
chose it to be their Deen; No other religion is accepted from any
one except the Deen ...
Jamaluddin Zarabozo
Modernism in Islam
Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo
WHAT IS MODERNISM AND WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
We can relate, ideologically, the modernist movement spreading these days to one sect in the past. This sect is called the Muta'zila, which is dated back to the third Islamic century. Although those people accepted the ...
Muhammad Bin Salih Al-Uthaimeen
Definition of udhiyah and ruling thereon
What is meant by udhiyah (sacrifice)? Is it obligatory or Sunnah?
Praise be to Allaah.
The word udhiyah means an animal of the 'an'aam class (i.e., camel, cow, sheep or goat) that is slaughtered during the days of Eid al-Adha because of the Eid and as an act of worship, intending to ...
The aqtaab and abdaal in Sufi thought
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 ...
Ruling on zakaat al-fitr and how much is to be paid
Q:
Is the hadeeth "The fast of Ramadaan will not be taken up [to
Allaah] until zakaat al-fitr is paid" saheeh?
If the fasting Muslim is in need and does not possess the threshold
(nisaab) of zakaah, is he obliged to pay zakaat al-fitr because of
the soundness of this hadeeth or other saheeh ...
"Key" to Paradise
What Every Muslim Needs to
Know - The 9 Conditions of "Shahadah"
Based on an Article entitled (The Conditions of "La illah illa-allah")
taken from
AL-BASHEER magazine
The complete statement of the creed of the Muslim is: "Ash-shadu
anna Laa elaha illa lah. Ash-shadu anna Muhammadar ...
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 ...
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