In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth There is no doubt that there is great confusion regarding the permissibility of meats in certain countries, especially in the United States, and regarding what is lawful and what is unlawful to consume. Adding to this confusion are some of the …

A man was on his death bed. The family understood that he was passing away. So the family members and relatives began to weep sitting around him. Suddenly the sick man spoke out: “All of you be quiet! Oh, dear father! Why are you crying?” “My son! I’m crying because …

“Allah will give shade to seven, on the Day when there will be no shade but His.” (These seven persons are): 1. A just ruler, 2. A youth who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, (i.e. worships Allah subhanahu wa ta`alaa sincerely from his childhood), 3. A …

Talking of Madinah – By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi Friends have invited me to give a talk on Madinah, describing what I saw there, and I have readily agreed. As a Persian poet has said: “To talk of the beloved is no less pleasant than to meet him.” I …

A tall and well built man with a tanned face and a healed cut on his eyebrow that told a tale of warfare, strode purposefully through the market place. A merchant threw a handful of waste at him just to provide a moment’s entertainment in the market. But the man …

Narrated by Abu Huraira (radhiAllahu anhu) : Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever has wronged his brother, should ask for his pardon (before his death), as (in the Hereafter) there will be neither a Dinar nor a Dirham. (He should secure pardon in this life) before some of his good deeds are …

An Indian court (local court in Panchkula) has remanded in custody a Hindu holy man accused of a string of bomb attacks previously thought to be the work of Muslim militants.Swami Aseemanand allegedly admitted to placing bombs on a train to Pakistan, at a Sufi shrine and at a mosque. …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : The Hijrah – by Imam Al-Madinah al-Munawarrah ‘Ali Abd-ur-Rahman al-Hudhaifi from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Muharram 12, 1422 (April 6, 2001) The Transcript:   All praise is due to Allah, the Subduer. I testify that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah and …

The Prayer is a sanctified and holy moment for the worshipper in the presence of his Lord and Deity in truth. He fulfils (by its performance) his covenants, obligations and statements of confession which are contained within and are required by the testimony that: “There is nothing which has the …

The kuffars attempt to put off the light of Islam in the early years of the Prophet - Taken from the book Ar-Raheeq-ul-Makhtoom (The Sealed Nectar) Having fully perceived that Muhammad (Peace be upon him) could never be desisted from his Call, Quraish, in a desperate attempt to quell the …