The Islamic Ruling On Wearing Charms, Amulets, & Talismans (Ta’weez or Tamimah) The practice of writing Quranic verses, supplications, remembrances or the names of Allah upon pieces of paper or cloth and then placing them upon the body in the form of a necklace, bracelet, pouch or band has not …
Read More »Soul of a Believer
Al-Baraa’ ibn ‘Aazib stated that the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said: “When a believer is leaving this world and entering the next, angels with faces shining brightly like the sun descend from the heavens carrying a shroud and embalming fragrance from Paradise, and [then they] sit down within sight-range. The …
Read More »Where is Allah?
WHO IS ALLAH? Allah is the proper name applied to the true God who exists necessarily by Himself comprising all the excellent Divine names and attributes of perfection. Allah is One and Unique. He has no son, no partner, nor equal. He is the sole Creator and Sustainer of the …
Read More »Jinn and the meteors
Among the jinn are those who eavesdrop on the angels in the lowest heaven. The jinn then convey this information to some fortunetellers. ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Abbas reported an incident: “A person from the Ansar who was amongst the Companions of Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) reported to me: “As we …
Read More »Does Allah come down to the first heaven on the night of fifteenth Sha’baan?
Praise be to Allah. This is mentioned in some ahaadeeth, but there is some scholarly difference of opinion as to the soundness of those ahaadeeth. There is no saheeh hadeeth concerning the virtue of the night of the fifteenth of Sha’baan. It was narrated from Abu Moosa al-Ash’ari that …
Read More »The Dream of the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam)
Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 87, Number 171: [Interpretation of Dreams] Narrated by Samura bin Jundub: Allah’s Apostle very often used to ask his companions, “Did anyone of you see a dream?” So dreams would be narrated to him by those whom Allah wished to tell. One morning the Prophet …
Read More »The Lofty position of Mothers
The position of my mother remained unknown to me, until I contemplate what my Lord revealed through His prophet – That I worship none but Him and be kind to my parents and say not a word of contempt in the least bit (uff) and obey in all their orders …
Read More »Are you aware of the day of regret??
Commanding His Prophet in the Quran, Almighty Allah says: “And warn them of the Day of regret, as the Command is decreed, and they are in a state of heedlessness, and they do not believe.” (Surah Maryam 19:39) On that day, horrors of unspeakable scale will be seen, no way …
Read More »Allahu Akbar – Allah is Greater
Source: Al-Istiqaamah, Issue No.4 – November 1996 Allah – the Most High – says: “Allah will not call you to account for thoughtlessness in your oaths, but for the intention in your hearts; and He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Forbearing.” (Surah Al Baqarah 2:225) “The Day whereon neither wealth nor sons …
Read More »Currency of Jannah
Every country has its particular financial currency. Indian rupees cannot function in America, where the currency is the dollar, and whoever has more dollars will live that much more comfortably. Likewise, the currency of Saudi Arabia is the riyal, and whoever has more riyals will be that much richer than …
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