Islam

One of the first words that the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said on entering Madinah were: “O people! Spread Salaam (glad tidings/greetings of peace), feed (the poor and needy), maintain the ties of the wombs, and offer prayer when the people are normally asleep, and (thus) enter …

The Messenger of Allah (Peace be upon him) arrived in Madinah on Friday, 12th Rabi‘ Al-Awwal 1 Hijri, i.e. September 27th. 622 A.D. On Friday morning, the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him), sent for Bani An-Najjar, his maternal uncles, to come and escort him and Abu Bakr to Madinah. …

A’ishah reported that a man came to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said: “O Messenger of Allah! Indeed, I love you more than I love myself, and I love you more than I love my family, and I love you more than I love my children. …

It is related that when Abu Talib died, the Prophet Muhammad (sallaAllahu alayhi wasallam) went out on foot to Ta’if to call its people to Islam. They rejected his call, and he walked away until he got to the shade of a tree. So, he prayed two rak’at and said: …

“And from the people is he who worships Allah as if he were on an edge. If good befalls him, he is content with it. And if a trial befalls him, he turns back on his face. He loses both this world and the Hereafter. That is the clear loss.” …

In ‘Hilyat al-Awliya” (10/287), it’s related that al-Junayd said: “A person is not to be blamed for his nature. Rather, he is to be blamed if he acts according to his nature.” This is a very deep statement. A person should not bring his status as an imperfect human being …

Whenever we think of charity or sadaqa, we always think of it in monetary terms. But as my parents reminded us a couple of days back, that there’s a different type of sadaqa which we can all do, even if we’re broke: Physical Sadaqa! Abu Musa Al-Ash’ari narrated that the …

Once there was a very handsome, pious, well educated young man, whose parents emphasized for him to get married. they had seen so many marriage proposals, and he had turned them all down. The parents thought it was becoming a little ridiculous or suspected that he may have someone else …

The story of Masjid Al-Karaouine represents the true understanding of Productivity in Islam. The Masjid is located in the historical city of Fes in Morocco. The masjid is also better known as the oldest continuously operating institution of higher learning in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records. …

A moving story that I’ve heard once and that I always remember and cherish for its meanings. It’s the story of one of the great imams of this Ummah, Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal. His son, Abdullah, once asked his father one day, “Abbu when will we ever relax?” His father, …