Islam

The Story of a Man and His Damp Bed by: Sis Zabrina I was with my group of friends at a coffee place, happily chatting, when suddenly one of them developed an excruciating pain in her tummy. The pain was so intense for my friend that we had to bring …

“The Fast of David… There is No Better Fast than That” – Sheikh Muhammad Muhammad Salim `Abd al-Wadud The Prophet (peace be upon him) said to `Abd Allah b. `Amr b. al-`as: “Fast one day and break your fast one day. This was the fast of David (peace be upon …

Time is of the essence. It is too precious to be wasted or neglected. The wise person is one who pays attention to time and does not treat it as a vessel to be filled with cheap things and vain talk. Instead, the wise person limits it to worthy efforts …

“O ye who believe! Do your duty to Allah, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive (with might and main) in His cause: that ye may prosper.” [Surah Al Ma’idah 5:35] A large no of scholars and Mufassirs have explained the word “Wasila” as a method to get …

Says Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala : “Read in the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, the One who created you.” (Surah Al Alaq 96:1) At the very inception of the final divine revelation, our beloved Messenger (salla Allahu alayhi wasallam) is instructed to read. With these simple words, Allah most …

One of the first words that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said on entering Madinah were: “O people! Spread Salaam (glad tidings/greetings of peace), feed (the poor and needy), maintain the ties of the wombs, and offer prayer when the people are normally asleep, and (thus) enter …

The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) arrived in Madinah on Friday, 12th Rabi‘ Al-Awwal 1 Hijri, i.e. September 27th. 622 A.D. On Friday morning, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), sent for Bani An-Najjar, his maternal uncles, to come and escort him and Abu Bakr to Madinah. …

A’ishah reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you more than I love myself, and I love you more than I love my family, and I love you more than I love my children. …