If a servant strives against himself until he does not care about life and the praise and commendation of people and dedicates all his worship to Allaah The Almighty, he will be one of the people of sincerity whose every action, word, love and hatred is for the sake of Allaah The Almighty alone. The […]
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Husband died and she wants to continue her studies.
Question: Her husband has died and she is required to complete the period of mourning. [Considering] she is a student at school, is it permissible for her to continue her studies or not? Response: It is obligatory for the wife whose husband has died to complete the mourning period in the marital home and no […]
The Earth’s Atmosphere.
By the sky which returns.” (Quran 86:11) “[He] who made for you the earth a bed [spread out] and the sky a ceiling…” (Quran 2:22) In the first verse God swears by the sky[1] and its function of ‘returning’ without specifying what it ‘returns.’ In Islamic doctrine, a divine oath signifies the magnitude of importance of a […]
Surely the Qur’anic ‘Alaqah (the leech-like stage) is easily observed with the naked eye?.
‘Alaqah is a stage in the development of the human embryo. One of the meanings of the term ‘alaqah is a leech. If you examine the illustrations above, you clearly see that the shape of the embryo does in fact resemble a leech. ‘Alaqah refers to the embryo when it is extremely small. Due to the small sizes involved scientists could […]
Utilize Leisure Time.
worry and distress is a great blessing, and to have a body free from diseases is a great blessing, too. However, they are the very blessings on which people are deceived. The Prophet sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam was reported to have said, “There are two blessings in which people are cheated: health and leisure time.” […]
How To Stop Gossip.
If any of us hear gossip about one of our brothers, we are enjoined to oppose it, and correct the speaker- gently, politely, and with wisdom. This is in accordance with the various ways of changing a bad deed which were described by the Messenger of Allah (SAAS) 1, which we should try to do […]
The Virtue of Speaking Up For a Muslim in His Absence and Opposing Ghibah.
From Abu’l-Darda’ (RA): The Messenger of Allah (SAAS) said: “Whoever defends the honour of his brother, this will be a protection for him from the Fire.” [Al-Khara’iti, Makarim al-Akhlaq; Ibn ‘Asakir. There is nothing wrong with its Isnad as there is corroborating evidence. See Ghayah al-Maram (below Hadith No. 431).] From Asma’ bint Yazid (RA), […]
The Ten Who Were Given Glad Tidings of Paradise Dr. ‘Umar Al-Ashqar.
The Messenger, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, clearly stated that ten of his Companions would be in Paradise. Ahmad reports from Sa’id ibn Zayd, and Tirmidhi reports from ‘Abdul-Rahman ibn ‘Awf, that the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, said: “Abu Bakr will be in Paradise, ‘Umar will be in Paradise, ‘Uthman will be in Paradise, ‘Ali will be in Paradise, Talhah
Tips to wake up for Qiyyamul Layl (Tahajjud)ز
Sincerity: We have to be sincere towards Allah (SWT). The icing on the cake is Qiyam ul Layl. It illuminates our hearts. For those who want to soften their hearts, then pray Qiyam Ul Layl. Only Allah can see you pray Qiyam ul Layl while everyone else is sleeping in the house. “Actions are but by […]
Functions of the frontal lobes.
ntroduction. For many years the anterior or frontal parts of the brain, called the frontal lobes, were thought to be silent areas of the brain which had little to do with the control of the functions of the body. The reason these ideas were prevalent was because when the nerve fibers entering and leaving the […]