When Friends Hurt Each Other From a speech by Muhammad Alshareef One day, Imam Malik entered Masjid An-Nabawi after Asr, and sat down towards the front of the masjid. RasulAllah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam had commanded that anyone who enters the masjid should not sit until he first prays …
Read More »TO ALLAH IS OUR RETURN
TO ALLAH IS OUR RETURN The Ayah and it’s Meaning Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi Raji’un — “To Allah we belong, and to Him is our return.” (Surah Al Baqarah 2:156) The translation of the verses mentioned before and after this ayah is (Surah Al Baqarah): 2:155 “Be sure We …
Read More »Have You Ever Tasted Jannah?
In Sahih Muslim (Book #001, Hadith #0361), Ibn Masood narrates from RasulAllah sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam the warming story of the last man to escape Hellfire: “His crawl away from Hellfire is filled with his face sliping into the dirt, a tremoring walk, and a fire that licks him …
Read More »Out of Egypt: The Story of Pass-over in the Quran
Out of Egypt: The Story of Pass-over in the Quran – By Prof. Shahul Hameed Many Jews may be surprised to learn that Islam as preached by Muhammad (peace be upon him) was the same religion preached by Abraham, as well as of all other prophets mentioned in the …
Read More »“My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath”
“My Mercy Prevails Over My Wrath” – By Hala Salah “The willingness to forgive and not to punish” is a definition frequently used for the word mercy, but what is mercy in Islam? With Islam, mercy was given a deeper meaning that created a vital aspect in the life of …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Go Back and Pray, for You Have Not Prayed
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Go Back and Pray, for You Have Not Prayed by Muhammad Alshareef In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. In the dark of the night, Abu Lu’lu’ Al Majoosi hid in the shadows in preparation for the Fajr Salah, during which he would execute …
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Quotes : Muhammad, the man in a cloak of his own clouting
Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish historian wrote about the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Excerpt from “Lectures on Heroes”, p. 66. “They called him Prophet, you say? Why, he stood there face to face with them; bare, not enshrined in any mystery, visibly clouting his own cloak, cobbling his own shoes, fighting, counselling, …
Read More »The Prophet & the Servant
The Prophet & the Servant By – Dr. ‘Abd al-Wahhab al-Turayri Source : www.islamtoday.com The Prophet (peace be upon him) was paying a visit to a sick person who was very dear to him. He was visiting a Jewish boy who had been working for him as his personal servant. …
Read More »Eating : An Act of Worship
What strikes your mind when someone mentions worship? Most people would answer a ritualistic act performed in a prescribed place in a set manner, or something along those lines. In Islam, every act done in day-to-day life is considered as worship if done in accordance to the ways prescribed by …
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