Sheikh Hamza Yusuf: ************************** “If you take a child and you throw the child up, there’s a point where they go into this state of complete panic. And then when they come back to your arms they’re laughing. THAT is Dunya. I guarantee you. That moment, that is your life. …

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, …

Ramadan: a Spiritual Time in Senegal for a Foreign Student by Ben Hubbard January 1998 Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. — As-Salaam Alaikum. At this time last year I was fasting. For those of you who don’t know, this is the month of Ramadan, the holiest month of the Muslim year. …

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 …

Narrated Hadhrat Abu Hurairah RA The Prophet Muhammad Sall Allahu alayhi wa sallam asked, “Do you know who is the poor person?” The listeners (the Companions of the Holy Prophet (PBUH)) replied: “O Messenger of Allah, the poor amongst us is the one who does not have any money or …

It is reported by Sayyidina Abu Hurayrah RA that the Messenger of Allah was asked to invoke curse on the polytheists. The Prophet (PBUH) said, “I have not been sent to curse anyone but i have been sent as a mercy (for all).” (Muslim) Explanation: The Holy Prophet (PBUH) refrained …

The words we speak are neither meaningless nor without affect. As we exercise our freedom, by speaking as we please, we consequently affect others and therefore ourselves. This affect can be positive or negative, depending on the intention and the words sent forth. Everything we say and do in life …

There is another important aspect that Muslim scholars have traditionally considered the greatest miraculous aspect of the Quran, this is the linguistic miracle. Muslims and non Muslims alike acclaim that best Arabic literature available on the face of the earth is the Glorious Quran. Its language is rich, noble and …

The different forms of lying – – A bint Abdulla “So you see,” said Hamza’s father as he finished reading the storybook, “A Muslim never lies and always tells the truth. That’s what Islaam teaches us.” Just then, the telephone bell rang sharply in the house. As little Hamza ran …