Send This Letter To 13 Friends!
Send this Letter to 13 Friends!
Shaikh Salman Al-`Awdah
One year the people were looking for the new crescent of Ramadhan and did not see it. A man came to the town's judge and said, "In my dream I saw the Messenger of Allah - may Allah bless him and grant him peace - and he informed me ...
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Why Our Prayers and Dua'as are Not Answered
Taken from Khushoo fis-Salaat (p.62) of Ibn Rajab al-Hanbalee - rahimullah.
IBRAHEEM IBN ADHAM - may Allaah have mercy on him - a third century scholar, a teacher and a companion of Sufyaan ath-Thawree, was asked about the saying of Allaah - the ... Continue Reading
Remove Him From This Land!
Prepared by Muhammad Alshareef
In the book, Muslim Judges of Andalus, by Abu al-Hasan ibn Abdullaah al-Maaliqee, he recounts a story about the great scholar of our Ummah: Muhammad ibn At-Tayyib Abu Bakr al-Baaqillaanee (d. 1013). Let's spend a moment in his ... Continue Reading
Woman was made from....
Woman was made from the rib of man,
She was not created from his head to top him,
Nor form his feet to be stepped upon,
She was made from his side to be close to him,
From beneath his arm to be protected by him,
Near his heart to be loved by him.
Contributed by: Sr. Rehman
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Insight of a Muslim Judge
A man came to Iyas Ibn Mu'awiyah, a Muslim judge famous for his wisdom and the following conversation took place between them:
Man: What is the Islamic ruling regarding wine?
Judge: It is Haram (Forbidden).
Man: How about water?
Judge: It is Halal (Permissible).
Man: How ... Continue Reading
The Virtues of Allah's sacred month of Muharram and Fasting on 'Aashooraa'
What are the virtues of the month of Muharram and fasting 'Aashooraa'?
Praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the Worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Chief of the Messengers, and upon all his family and companions. Allah's sacred month of ...
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I Can't! It's Impossible!
"I Can't, It's Impossible"
Article by: Shaikh Naser Al-Omar
Translated, slightly abridged and adapted by: Samir Siksek
Arabic original found on: http://www.islamtoday.net/
One often hears these words repeated, and they are a major reason for the state of failure that the Ummah ...
Mum, I've decided I want to follow Allah
Bullying, depression, and insomnia made Kimberley McCrindle's teenage years particularly difficult. Taunts from classmates about her weight and how she looked left ...
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YA ALLAH
By: Syeda (18 year old Muslimah )
All praises are for you Allah, how I hope that you are there.
For sinful though I know I am, your displeasure I can not bear.
Never, till this moment, did I realize how much I've strayed.
Never, till now, was I more conscious of all those times when ... Continue Reading
Wasted Time (by Shaykh Abdul-Malik Qasim)
Wasted Time
Since last night my young son has been unwell. When I got back from work this evening I decided to take him to hospital despite my exhaustion. Indeed, fatigue for his sake is rest.
There were many waiting.perhaps we will be delayed by more than an hour. I took my number and ...
The Most Extraordinary Incident Ever!
"The oceans, the insects, the planets and their orbits, the light and the darkness, the air and the ...
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Who is Valentine's Day for?
By Khaled ibn Abdul-Rahman Al-Shayi'
People naturally like occasions of happiness and pleasure, whether private or public, including eids (feasts or days of celebration). For the sake of this inclination, the Shari'a came with the legitimacy of the Fitr and Adha Eids: Two valid eids in ...
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