Toma’aneenah is tranquillity. Allah says, “Those who believe and whose hearts find toma’aneenah in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find toma’aneenah.” [13:28] “O you the one with toma’aneenah! Come back to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you, then among My honored slaves, and enter My […]
Islam for Our Times: How & Why?
What do we mean when we say Islam is good for all times? How could it be applied in our time? Islam, exactly as it was revealed to Prophet Muhammad, sallallahu alayhe wa sallam, and without any changes or alterations, is the religion that Allah chose for all people from the time he sent His […]
Divorcing the fourth wife and marrying another.
Question: When a man divorces his fourth wife, and wishes to replace her with a(nother) wife, does he have to wait (for the passing of) the duration of the ‘iddah of the divorced (fourth) wife? Response: It is prohibited for the one who has divorced his fourth wife to marry another until the divorced (fourth) wife comes […]
Pronouncing divorce whilst intoxicated.
Question: Is the (pronouncement of) divorce by the one who is intoxicated carried out? Response: We do not issue fatwa rulings in these matters, unless such an issue has actually occurred with a particular person. However, the general rule is that this matter should be taken to the (sharee’ah) court. And if the court decides […]
Husband divorced his wife without informing her.
Question: A man remained absent from his wife for a long period of time, and then divorced her without informing her (or anyone else). So does the divorce stand? Response: The divorce stands even if he did not inform his wife. If a person pronounces the divorce and says: “I have divorced my wife”, then […]
Why God’s Book Cannot Contain Errors.
1. God Revealed it “Those who disbelieve in the Reminder when it comes unto them (are guilty), for indeed it is an unassailable Scripture. Falsehood cannot come at it from before it or behind it. (It is) a revelation from the Wise, the Owner of Praise” (Qur’an 41:41-42). “Praise be to Allah* Who has revealed […]
A Call to the Real Salvation.
This is an invitation to observe, to ponder and to be with us, aware and certain that it is our duty and moral obligation to convey the message of our Creator. In the search for truth, it is indispensable that we take some time and effort to know the basis of our faith, and as […]
Sûrat Al-Ahzâb (The Confederates) XXXIII.
n the Name of Allâh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful 1. O Prophet (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم)! Keep your duty to Allâh, and obey not the disbelievers and the hypocrites (i.e., do not follow their advice). Verily, Allâh is Ever All-Knower, All-Wise. 2. And follow that which is revealed to you from your Lord. Verily, […]
The Belief (I’tiqad) and Essentials of the Ahl Al-Sunnah.
No school of thought (madhhab) was needed during the Age of Happiness and the time of the Four Rightly Guided Caliphs, because people learned the faith directly from Prophet Muhammad (saas) and his Companions. As heretical movements and divisions based on un-Islamic ideas and practices (bid`ah) gradually emerged, devout scholars still following the path of […]
The Prophet (saas) explained that Allah possesses infinite might.
In order that people should appreciate the power of Allah and adopt a nobler morality out of awe of Him, the Prophet (saas) used to tell people of the might of Allah and of the proofs of the splendour in His creation. He thus became the means whereby they would love Allah and fear him. […]