Islam

The Hadith Jibril – The Foundation of Prophetic Guidance This was discussed in an online course at SunniPath.com. This is the 2nd Hadith in the acclaimed Forty Ahaadith by An-Nawawi. If one ever needs a Hadith to encompass our core Islamic beliefs, tenants & faith. This would be it. `Umar …

THE SUPERIORITY OF LAILAT-UL-QADR (THE NIGHT OF DECREE) Allah, the Exalted, says: “Verily, We have sent it (this Qur’an) down in the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree). And what will make you know what the Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is? The Night of Al-Qadr (Decree) is better than a thousand months …

(The story of Ka’b ibn Malik (radi Allahu ‘anhu) He made a mistake, the repentance from which, turned out to be a major test of his faith.  Ka’b was the son of Malik, a great poet of the tribe of Khazraj of adinah, composer of heroic poems during the wars …

Zakat literally means ‘growth’ or ‘increase’ and according to some ‘purity’. The tax has been named Zakat with respect to the first meaning of the word because its payment increases prosperity in this world and enhences religious merit (sawab) in the next and with respect to the second meaning because …

Is he a Muslim? A man once came to the learning-circle of Imam Abu Hanifah (may God have mercy on his soul) and asked the great Imam whether or not his neighbor was a Muslim. He asked the Imam that if his neighbor died, if he had to wash his …

Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi (RA) that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) delivered a sermon on the last day of the month of Sha’ban. In it our beloved Prophet (SAW) said:  “O People! The month of Allah (Ramadan) has come with its mercies, blessings and forgivenesses. Allah has decreed this month …

A Dutch member of parliament has called for the Quran to be banned in the Netherlands, describing it as a “fascist book” which calls on people to kill non-believers and rape women. Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Freedom Party, called for the ban in a letter dated 8 August, …

A man reached 70 years of age and he faced a disease; he could not urinate. The doctors informed him that he was in need of an operation to cure this disease. He agreed to have the operation done as the problem was giving him much pain for days. When …

Sheikh Hamza Yusuf: ************************** “If you take a child and you throw the child up, there’s a point where they go into this state of complete panic. And then when they come back to your arms they’re laughing. THAT is Dunya. I guarantee you. That moment, that is your life. …

Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, as saying: “Allah said: ‘Every action of the son of Adam is for him except fasting, for that is solely for Me. I give the reward for it.’ The fast is a shield. If one is fasting, …