Say (O Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam)): “O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honor whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, …
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Source : http://azizaizmargari.wordpress.com/ | By : Margari Aziza Hill When I began my research on depictions of Blacks and Africans in pre-modern Arabic Literature, I came across a passage: It was related that a black man came to Said ibn Musaib Radiyallahu’ anhu (A wise man too) for asking him advice and …
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Signs’ of Allah’s Existence By Imam Ibn Kathir “O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may acquire Taqwa. Who has made the earth a resting place for you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down water (rain) …
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Selflessness of the Ansar Source : Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Abridged), Volume 9 [Darussalam 2000] – Imam Ibn Kathir “(And there is also a share in this booty) for the poor emigrants, who were expelled from their homes and their property, seeking bounties from Allah and (His) good pleasure, and helping …
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Elevation or Crucifixion of Jesus? Source : Stories of the Prophets (Darussalam), Imam Ibn Kathir Allah says: “And when Allah said: ‘O Jesus! I will take you and lift you up to Me, and purify you of those who disbelieve, and will make those who followed you above those who …
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