“Spend little on my shroud, for if I have good awaiting me with Allah, He will give me what is better than that shroud. If it is the other destination, I will be rid of that shroud in a haste. Also, do not make my grave very wide, for if …
Read More »Picture Perfect : feed the hungry…
“Spread wheat on the tops of mountains, so it cannot be said that a bird went hungry in the land of the Muslims.” ~ Caliph ‘Umar bin Abdul Aziz (radhiAllahu ‘anhu)
Read More »The Advice of ‘Umar (radhi Allahu anhu)
If we all tried to improve our servitude to Allah individually, Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala will improve us all collectively. Here are a set of rules to try to abide by every day of our lives insha’Allah. There is so much more guidance and naseeha in the Quran and Sunnah, …
Read More »The Caliph and the New Clothes – An Eid Story
The Caliph and the New Clothes – An Eid Story Posted by Muhammad Wajid Akhter • Source : MuslimMatters Two little boys came running to their mother with a request. “Jarir and Mughiz have both got new clothes for Eid. Can we have some new clothes as well?” Their mother, …
Read More »“I have never seen such a back before.”
Khabaab (RA) is one of those fortunate persons who offered themselves for sacrifice and suffering for the cause of Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala). He was the sixth or seventh person to embrace Islam and therefore, he suffered long. He was made to put on steel armor and lie in the …
Read More »The Sentiments of the Companions When the Prophet Died
The Sentiments of the Companions (ra) When the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) Died The reaction of the Companions regarding the Prophet’s death is another affair altogether: Salim ibn ‘Ubaid (ra) related, during his sickness, the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) became unconscious; when he later recovered consciousness, he said, ‘Has …
Read More »Is There a Parallel in Any Civilization?
Is There a Parallel in Any Civilization? by Dr. Mustafa as-Siba’i Source: www.islaam.com – Extracted from“Some Glittering Aspects of the Islamic Civilization” © 1983, 1990 Hindustan Publications. When ‘Umar ibn ‘Abdul ‘Aziz came to the office of caliphate, a delegation of men from Samarqand saw him and represented that the general …
Read More »Religious Bravery
Amongst the lectures of the second Caliph, ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) is a lecture in which he stated, “O mankind! If anyone amongst you finds any deviation in me, then he should correct it.” A Bedouin in the mosque stood up and said, “I swear …
Read More »Companion of the Prophet : Sa`id ibn `Amir al-Jumahy
There are big-name companions of the Prophet (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) like Salman al-Farisi, Bilal, Abu Bakr and `Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) whom we’ve heard so much about. Their journeys to Islam, and how they sacrificed for the sake of the truth brings smiles to our faces, or …
Read More »The Assassination of Umar ibn Al-Khattab
Martyrdom of Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radhiallahu anhu) Umar ibn Al-Khattab (radhiallahu anhu) was the second khalifah, and one of the ten companions promised Jannah in their lifetimes. Umar (radhiallahu anhu) used to be a soldier – one of the best. But when he became the khalifah, the other companions refused …
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