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. …
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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 …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : The Basis of Unity
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : The Basis of Unity – by Yasir Qadhi The Transcript: PART I When we turn to ahadeeth of the Prophet sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam, we find that a small hadith might contain so much benefit that volumes can be written about it. As he himself …
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Quotes : Dr Maurice Bucaille
Dr. Maurice Bucaille was an eminent French surgeon, scientist, scholar and author of “The Bible, The Quran and Science.” Dr. Maurice Bucaille, said in his book, “The Quran, and Modern Science” : “A totally objective examination of it [the Quran] in the light of modern knowledge, leads us to recognize …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : People’s Rights
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : People’s Rights – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah Husayn ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz Aal Sheikh from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on Rabee’ul-Awwal 23, 1422 (June 15, 2001) The Transcript: Brothers in faith! When one considers the sources of the noble Islamic Shari’ah it will be apparent …
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‘Fear Allah & be just with your children’ – Does Justice Mean Equality? By – Hajar al-Rajhi Source : www.islamtoday.com Al-Nu’man b. Bashir once addressed the people from the pulpit and told them about what took place between the Prophet and his father, saying: My father gave him a gift. …
Read More »Calling to Allah through the Prophet’s Impeccable Character
Calling to Allah through the Prophet’s Impeccable Character By – Dr. Muhammad b. Lutfi al-Sabbagh Source: www.islamtoday.com It is one of Allah’s great blessings to humanity that he sent a kind, well-mannered, compassionate and gentle a person like Muhammad (peace be upon him) to carry His message. Allah says: “And …
Read More »Quotes : ‘Islam: The Misunderstood Religion’
James Michener in “Islam: The Misunderstood Religion”, Reader’s Digest, May 1955, pp. 68-70. “No other religion in history spread so rapidly as Islam. The West has widely believed that this surge of religion was made possible by the sword. But no modern scholar accepts this idea, and the Quran is …
Read More »The Importance of Planning & Persistence
The Importance of Planning & Persistence By – Dr. Muhammad b. Lutfi al-Sabbagh Source : www.islamtoday.com The Prophet (peace be upon him) showed us the importance of planning. He was meticulous in his planning, and in that way, he taught those around him how important it is to plan one’s …
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