Tag Archives: Messenger

Remaining Steadfast After Ramadan Sufyaan ibn `Abdillaah radhiallahu `anhu said: “O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about Islam, which I cannot ask anyone else besides you.” He (SAW) said: “Say: ‘I believe in Allah’ and then be steadfast (upon that).” [Saheeh Muslim (38)] The hadeeth is proof that the …

Barzakh [Grave] When a person dies, he goes to the world of Barzakh and stays there till Qiyamat. The period after your death until Qiyamat is known as Barzakh.Hazrat Jabir radhiallahu anhu quotes Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam as saying, “When the corpse (of a Believer) is placed in the grave, …

LAILAT-UL-QADR – Peace Until Fajr In each of the daily prayer we offer, we solemnly declare to Allah, “iyyaka na’budu” (You alone do we worship). While the intelligent and committed believer realizes that his very lifestyle spells worship, he knows, remembering the words of our Prophet SallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Joys of Ramadan : A few words It is a known fact that in pre-Islamic Arabia, it was a custom to train horses for battle by making them fast and run against the wind. Fasting was prescribed to humans to learn self restraint. “O you who believe fasting is prescribed …

The Demise of Fatimah Fatimah was the youngest daughter of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and her mother was Khadijah Bint Khuwailid. Fatimah was born five years before prophethood, i.e. before Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, was sent as Allah’s Prophet. She was engaged to …