The cheerful little girl with bouncy golden curls was almost five. Waiting with her mother at the checkout stand, she saw them, a circle of glistening white pearls in a pink foil box. “Oh mommy please, Mommy. Can I have them? Please, Mommy, please?” Quickly the mother checked the back of the little foil box […]
PROPHET ADAM.
When Allah had created the heavens and the earth, He said to the angels, “I will create a Khalifa on earth, someone to carry out my orders.” They asked Allah, “Will you place someone on earth who will make mischief and shed blood, while we praise you and glorify your name?” And Allah said, “I […]
Salvation from Hellfire.
God has said in the Quran: “Those who have disbelieved and died in disbelief, the earth full of gold would not be accepted from any of them if one offered it as a ransom. They will have a painful punishment, and they will have no helpers.” (Quran 3:91) So, this life is our only chance […]
The Fourty Nawawi Ahaadeeth,The second Hadeeth.
Yahya ibn Ya`mar, may Allaah have mercy on him,said:“The first individual to speak regarding predestination was Ma`bad Al-Juhani. So, I went with Humayd ibn `Abd Ar-Rahmaan Al-Himyari to make Hajj or `Umrah, and we said: „If we come across anyone from the Companions of Allaah‟s Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, we should ask about what […]
The Fourty Nawawi Ahaadeeth-The first Hadeeth.
Umar, may Allaah be pleased with him, reported that theMessenger of Allaah, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, said:“Actions are based on intentions, and everyone will have what they have intended. Whoever‟s migration was to Allaahand His Messenger, then their migration is to Allaah and HisMessenger, but whoever‟s migration was for some parts of worldly life that […]
The Disciples Of Jesus (Part 1 Of 2): Who Were Al-Hawariyoon?
The disciples of Jesus are known in the Quran and the traditions of Prophet Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, as Al-Hawariyoon. This is an Arabic word meaning simply, the disciples of Jesus. However, hawariyoon, like many words in the Arabic language, has specific and general meanings, and in some […]
FLIGHT JANAZAH.
AsSalaam WaAlaykum WaRehmatullah WaBarkaatuhu Welcome aboard Fly Air Janazah When we are leaving this world for the next one, it shall be like a trip to another country. Where details of that country won’t be found in glamorous travel brochures but in the Holy Qura’an and the Hadiths. Where our plane won’t be Indian Air […]
An Immolation (Sacrificing an animal as worship to Allah In EidulAdha)
The Immolation is Sunnah enacted by the prophet Ibrahim (pbuh) while Allah ransomed the prophet’s son Isma’il with a sheep from the paradise.When the prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلمappeared ,he confirmed this great Sunnah to be done for those who are not in AlHajj(piligrmage) in Makkah.The Immolation is a religious rite that every Muslim […]
What are the rights of the husband and what are the rights of the wife?
Praise be to Allaah. Islam has enjoined upon the husband duties towards his wife, and vice versa, and among these duties are some which are shared by both husband and wife. We will mention – by the help of Allaah – some of the texts of the Qur’aan and Sunnah which have to do with […]
Marriage Breakdown.
Nowadays, the general trend governing marriages is that the husband views his responsibility towards his family as being a purely materialistic one i.e. to provide financially for them (a house, car, clothes, etc). This attittude is resulting in many marriages breaking down since many husbands are seriously deficient in not spending sufficient time with their […]