The First Sermon of the Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) The Prophet Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) started the speech by praising Allaah and thanking Him then said: “Verily, Ar-Raid (one whom his people send to search for water and grass) does not lie to his people. By Allaah! Even if I …
Read More »Why Allaah created us?
Shaikh Abdullaah Bin Muhammad Bin Humayd (rahimahullaah) said: In The Name of Allaah, The Most Merciful The Bestower of Mercy. All praise belongs to Allaah and may the peace and blessings be upon His trustworthy Prophet; and may peace and blessings be upon the Prophet’s family, his companions and those …
Read More »The three categories of Tawheed, defined in the Quran
In the Name of Allaah, the All-Merciful, may His Salaah and Salaam be upon His final Messenger, and upon all his family members and companions, and those who follow his way, to proceed… Tawheed has three categories understood directly from Allaah’s Book. This division of tawheed is not from someone’s opinion, …
Read More »7 Fundamental Questions Regarding Islam
Question 1. What is Islam? Islam is an Arabic term that means: “To submit oneself to Almighty God by worshipping him alone, to yield in obedience to Him, and to free oneself from idolatry and those who worship other than Almighty God”. Unlike the names used for other religions, the …
Read More »The Story of the Boy and the King from Surah al-Buruj
The Story of the Boy and the King – from Surah al-Buruj: Tafsir Ibn Kathir Imam Ahmad recorded from Suhayb that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said: Among the people who came before you, there was a king who had a sorcerer, and when that sorcerer became old, he …
Read More »The value of an Action
It has been narrated on the authority of Umar ibn al-Khattab that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “(The value of) an action depends on the intention behind it. A man will be rewarded only for what he intended. The emigration of one who emigrates for the …
Read More »Islam’s Rational Monotheism
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad explains: ‘In the Western milieu, converts to Islam claim that they are attracted to what they regard as its clear, rationally-accessible teachings, unobscured by elaborate mysteries. It is not only insiders who wish to take this view. Non-Muslim academic accounts… now frequently draw attention to the …
Read More »Healing the Weak Iman
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful By – Shaykh Muhammad Salih al-Munajjid Thinking about and trying to understand meanings of the Glorious Quran, which Allah has sent down for His slaves to clarify all things and as a Light that He gives to whom He …
Read More »Who ALLAH is?
One of the central aspects of Islam is Tawheed, the belief in Divine Unity, or the Oneness of God. In answer to the question as to who God is, Allah revealed Surah Al-Ikhlas (The Purity Of Faith). In answer to who Allah is, Allah says: “Say! He is God, the One! …
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