Goodbye My Beloved
Goodbye My Beloved – Extracted from a Khutbah by Muhammad Alshareef Usama ibn Zaid radi Allahu anhu narrated in a hadith that: “We were with the Prophet when suddenly there came to him a messenger from one of his daughters who was asking him to come and see her son …
Read More »“My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath”
“My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath” – By Hala Salah “The willingness to forgive and not to punish” is a definition frequently used for the word mercy, but what is mercy in Islam? With Islam, mercy was given a deeper meaning that created a vital aspect in the life of …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Go Back and Pray, for You Have Not Prayed
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Go Back and Pray, for You Have Not Prayed by Muhammad Alshareef In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. In the dark of the night, Abu Lu’lu’ Al Majoosi hid in the shadows in preparation for the Fajr Salah, during which he would execute …
Read More »Respect your Elders
Allah says in the Holy Quran: “Thy Lord hath decreed that ye worship none but Him, and that ye be kind to parents. Whether one or both of them attain old age in thy life, say not to them a word of contempt, nor repel them, but address them in …
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Quotes : Muhammad, the man in a cloak of his own clouting
Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish historian wrote about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Excerpt from “Lectures on Heroes”, p. 66. “They called him Prophet, you say? Why, he stood there face to face with them; bare, not enshrined in any mystery, visibly clouting his own cloak, cobbling his own shoes, fighting, counselling, …
Read More »Reply to the Adhan (The Call to Prayers)
Reply to the Adhan (The Call to Prayers) Narrated by Abu Said Al-Khudri: “Allah’s Apostle said, “Whenever you hear the Adhan, say what the Mu’adhdhin is saying.”” (Sahih Bukhari, Book #011, Hadith #0585) Narrated by ‘Isa bin Talha: that he had heard Muawiya repeating the words of Adhan up to …
Read More »Men vs Horse
MEN vs HORSE Source : http://radioislam.orgza.info/ Recently, a Shaikh gave an excellent talk where he focussed on Surah Al ‘Adiyat (100th chapter of the Quran). In this surah, Allah takes an oath in the name of a horse. The Shaikh was saying that why is a horse so significant to …
Read More »The Prophet & the Servant
The Prophet & the Servant By – Dr. ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Turayri Source : www.islamtoday.com The Prophet (peace be upon him) was paying a visit to a sick person who was very dear to him. He was visiting a Jewish boy who had been working for him as his personal servant. …
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