WOMEN, SOCIETY AND A VIRTUOUS CONDUCT
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Being part of the society in which we are existing, the expression/thought of modesty and righteousness may appear to be outmoded. Today's woman, though modern, cultured and unshackled, is more oppressed than any woman in the most culturally oppressive village in Afghanistan. ...
Continue ReadingBringing About Happiness
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
Happiness cannot be purchased with gold and silver. It is far
more precious than that.
Happiness is like a pearl in the depths of the sea. Only the most
expert diver who knows how to seek it out will find it.
Happiness is a good meeting, a nice word, a dream, a ...
Abdullah Ibn Umm Maktum
Scanned from: "Companions of The Prophet", Vol. 1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid.
Abdullah ibn Umm Maktum was a cousin of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Mother of the Believers, may God be pleased with her. His father was Qays ibn Za'id and his mother was Aatikah bint Abdullah. She was called Umm Maktum ...
Continue ReadingVirtues of Friday
Question:
What is the merit of Friday over other days?, and why ?
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
Friday has many distinguishing features and virtues that Allaah has bestowed upon this day and not others.
It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah and Hudhayfah (may Allaah be pleased with them) ...
Lessons from the Seerah
Lessons from the Seerah, Of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad sallaAllahu alayhe wasallam
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Do Not Forget Mum
| Mîrhân Muhsin|
A woman is naturally endowed to endure the physical, mental, and emotional stress of bearing a child in her womb for nine months. She has a heart endowed with love and compassion, and as a new mother, her eyes are made for sleepless nights, while her days are filled with ...
Continue ReadingSome Advice on the Treatment of Children
| Atâ `Utwah|
We have in the life of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) many good examples to study and follow in many aspects of our lives. The longer we study the various aspects of his life, the more we will reap the benefits. We will learn what will benefit ourselves today as well as ...
Continue ReadingThe Strong Muslim
In the Name of
Allaah, the Most Merciful, may His Salaah and Salaam Be upon His
Messenger Muhammad, to proceed:
On the authority of Aboo Hurayrah (radhiyallaahu 'anhu), the
Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) said:
" The strong believer is better and more
beloved to Allaah than the weak ...
The Purification of the Soul - SINCERITY
Compiled from the works of Ibn Rajab
al-Hanbali, Ibn Al-Qayyim
al-Jawziyya, and Abu Hamid al-Ghazali.
SINCERITY
Sincerity is the
freeing of one's intentions from all
impurities in order to come nearer to Allah. It is to
ensure that the intentions behind all acts of worship and
...
Creation is in Need of Allah
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Man always looks for what benefits him and what protects him from harm. However, to accomplish this, man must be able to realize what is harmful. He must then know whom he should need, trust, and love so that he can attain what is beneficial as well as to feel ...
Continue ReadingIndividual Responsibility
Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
The individual is, without
doubt, a part of society and an essential aspect of the Islamic way
of life.
Allah says: "You began to say: Whence
is this? Say: It is from yourselves." [Sûrah Âl
`Imrân: 165]
Allah also tells us: "Truly, Allah
does not change the ...
Retaining One's Composure in Anger
By Sheikh Salman al-Oadah
All of us
have to wrestle with the emotion of anger, an emotion that flares
up and tests a person's ability to control himself and keep himself
from stooping to the level of the one who wronged him.
There are reasons why some people can keep their composure ...