On the authority of Abū Hurayrah, `Abdur-Raḥmān bin Ṣakhr, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلم) say: “What I have forbidden to you, avoid; what I have ordered you [to do], do of it what you are able. For it was only their excessive questioning and their contradiction of […]
The Holy Qura”an-The Cow -Al Baqarah verses 251-286
[2.251] By the permission of Allah, they routed them. David slew Goliath, and Allah bestowed on him the kingship and wisdom, and taught him from that He willed. Had Allah not pushed the people, some by the other, the earth would have been corrupted. But Allah is Bountiful to the worlds. [2.252] These are the verses […]
VISITING THE SICK.
It is a Sunnah of our Beloved Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to visit the sick. We should always visit those who are sick because it helps us to reflect and take heed, as those who are ill are close to Allah Ta’ala. We have only to consider that the sick person has no […]
Are All Types Of [Tawhid] The Oneness Of Allah Correlative?
Yes, They Are Correlative. Whosoever Disbelieves In One Type, He Disbelieves In The Rest As Well. For Instance, Invoking Anyone Or Thing Other Than Allah And Asking Him/Her/It To Do What Can Not Be Done But By Allah The Almighty. The Invocation Itself Is Some Kind Of Worship, Rather, It Is The Core Of Worship […]
Ashura’ commemorates the day that Allah saved the Children of Israel from Pharaoh.
Fasting on Muharram 10, known as the Day of ‘Ashura’, expiates for the sins of the past year. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) arrived in Madinah in 622 CE, he found that the Jews there fasted on Muharram 10 and asked them the reason for their fasting on this day. They […]
At The Face Of Death
This is something that is very personal and important to me. I hope that you will learn and benefit from it. Let me begin by saying “Bismillah.” When I first started University, I had met another Muslim brother. We had become good friends, but this friendship was not like any other ordinary friendship, I would […]
A good Sealing State:Husn AlKhatimah
The final state of a person at the time of death is what matters in the Hereafter. In this article, we discuss some of the causes for both good and evil sealing states, and how a person’s inner traits will dominate at the time of death. In a hadith transmitted by Ibn Abi ’al-Dunya in his Commanding […]
The Ineitable
All praises are for Allah who has given us life, the air to sustain us and has made us from amongst the best of mankind. Preparation! So much preparation. Everyday we prepare, either for a ceremony or a special occasion or just for our routine household activities in general. But we forget that there is an inevitable […]
The Concept of Charity in Islam.
Charity, preached by every religion of the world, is a way of bringing justice to society. And justice is the essence of religion, Islam has therefore made charity, that is zakat, obligatory and binding upon all those who embrace the faith; it has been made into an institution in order to give in permanence and […]