Feeling fed up of life
Q: I am a young man who has become fed
up of living in this transient world. I have started to feel bored
and tired of it. Is there anyone who can help? There is none who
can help except Allaah!.
A: Praise be to Allaah.
There are many reasons for hating this world. There are some people
who ...
Fawzia Abdul-Rahim Mohamed (Um Sajid)
The Breeze of Ramadan
Translation of the meanings of surah As-Sajda
(1) (1) Alif, Lām, Meem.[1170]
[1170]- See footnote to 2:1.
(2) (2) [This is] the revelation of the Book about which there is no doubt from the Lord of the worlds.
(3) (3) Or do they say, "He invented it"? Rather, it is the truth from your Lord, [O Muḥammad], that you may warn a people to ...
Continue ReadingMadaya: people are starving to death
The importance of al-Quds for the Muslims - and do the Jews have any right to it
As a muslim, I am always told that the city of Jerusalem is important to us, But why? I am aware that Prophet Yaqoob built the Asqa Mosque in it and that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) led the previous Prophets in prayer signigying the unity of the message and all divine revelations; are ...
Continue ReadingThe truth is so obvious and simple
You must have heard it said that we were born in sin - and perhaps you even believe that. But let's think about that for a moment. Would the Just God blame you for a sin you never committed? Would He hold you responsible for what someone else ...
Jesus, son of Mary (part 3 of 5): The Disciples
Chapter 5 of the Quran is named Al Maidah (or The Table Spread with Food). It is one of three chapters in the Quran that deal extensively with the life of Jesus and his mother Mary. The other chapters are chapter 3 Aali Imran (The Family of ...
Rushing upon the holidays of the Christians
To the bewildered Muslims who rush
upon the holidays of the Christians
After your praising of
Allah for at least seventeen times every day and night; you say in
your prayer: {Guide us to the Straight Way} [Surat Al-Fatiha:
6]
Ahmadiyyah (part 1 of 3): Origin and History
Description: A brief look at how Ahmadiyyah
differs and contradicts the teachings of Islam. This first part
mentions its origins and how it differs from Islam and how it broke
up into two groups.
By Abdurrahman Murad (© 2008
IslamReligion.com)
The Prophet, may God praise him, said: «I asked ...
Sufi formulas and bid'ah
Q: In your 'Innovations' sections, you say it's bidah to recite, say a 100 times or something, suras hoping for reward. After reading a Sufi book by Hakim Moinuddin Chishti called 'Sufi Healing", I saw that it justified using such formulas by saying that the formulas and other things had ...
Continue ReadingDeobandis
Q: Are Deobandis
part of Ahlus Sunnah? Are they within the folds of Islam?
A:
Praise be to Allaah.
The Deobandis are one of the groups of Muslims. This group is
connected to and named after the University of Deoband - Dar
al-Uloom - in India. It is an intellectual school of thought that
is ...
A Journey to the Land of Eternity
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
All the praises and thanks be
to Allah, the Lord of the 'Alamîn (mankind, jinn and all that
exists). And peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet
Muhammad and upon all his family and companions.
No matter how long man ...
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