A police officer in a Muslim country wrote the following letter to a Shaykh describing the events that led to his return to Allah. He recalls: Seeing accidents and crash victims was a normal part of my day, but one incident was different. My partner and I had parked on …
Read More »The Backbone that Never Breaks
“And from the people is he who worships Allah as if he were on an edge. If good befalls him, he is content with it. And if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face. He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the clear loss.” …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Chastity
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Chastity – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah Husayn ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Aal Sheikh from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Rabee’uth Thaanee 22, 1422 (July 13, 2001) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Earning Lawfully
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Earning Lawfully – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah Husayn ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Aal Sheikh from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Shawaal 17, 1421 (January 12, 2001) The Transcript: Dear Faithfuls! Islam has come to guarantee a good and clean life that leads Muslims to the highest degree …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Death
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Death – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Bari Ibn ‘Awad ath-Thubayti from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Muharram 19, 1422 (April 13, 2001) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad (SAW) …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : A Good Example at Home
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : A Good Example at Home – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul-Bari ibn ‘Awad ath-Thubayti from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on 15 Rabee’uth-Thaanee 1422 (July 6, 2001) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon the …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Suicide
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Suicide – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul-Bari ibn ‘Awad ath-Thubayti from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on 15 Dhul-Qa‘dah (February 9, 2001) The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah, the Owner of sovereignty. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah …
Read More »History of Adhan (Call to Prayers)
In Makkah, the number of muslims were small. They could make Jama’ah without any call. When Prophet Muhammad (SAW) arrived in Madinah, the number of Muslims started to increase. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) built Masjid Al-Nabawi to offer Salaah regularly. By the second year of Hijrah, the number of Muslims had …
Read More »For Atheists: Watch in the Sand?
For Atheists: Watch in the Sand? Suppose you find a watch in the middle of a desert. What would you conclude? Would you think that someone dropped the watch? Or would you suppose that the watch came by itself? Of course no sane person would say that the watch just …
Read More »Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah
Dhikr (Remembrance) of Allah Dhikr, i.e. mental or verbal remembrance of Allah is so consoling, pleasant and every form of worship that one can perform it continuously at all times and with great benefit. Allah has enjoined his Dhikr in the Quran in the following words: Obviously Dhikr does not …
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