(The story of Ka’b ibn Malik (radi Allahu ‘anhu) He made a mistake, the repentance from which, turned out to be a major test of his faith. Ka’b was the son of Malik, a great poet of the tribe of Khazraj of adinah, composer of heroic poems during the wars …
Read More »Ramadan : Zakat
Zakat literally means ‘growth’ or ‘increase’ and according to some ‘purity’. The tax has been named Zakat with respect to the first meaning of the word because its payment increases prosperity in this world and enhences religious merit (sawab) in the next and with respect to the second meaning because …
Read More »The Insight of Imam Abu Hanifah (RA)
Is he a Muslim? A man once came to the learning-circle of Imam Abu Hanifah (may God have mercy on his soul) and asked the great Imam whether or not his neighbor was a Muslim. He asked the Imam that if his neighbor died, if he had to wash his …
Read More »Prophet Muhammad (SAW) : Sermon regarding the Month of Ramadan
Baihaqi reported on the authority of Salman Al-Farsi (RA) that Prophet Muhammad (SAW) delivered a sermon on the last day of the month of Sha’ban. In it our beloved Prophet (SAW) said: “O People! The month of Allah (Ramadan) has come with its mercies, blessings and forgivenesses. Allah has decreed this month …
Read More »Enough is Enough
A Dutch member of parliament has called for the Quran to be banned in the Netherlands, describing it as a “fascist book” which calls on people to kill non-believers and rape women. Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Freedom Party, called for the ban in a letter dated 8 August, …
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A man reached 70 years of age and he faced a disease; he could not urinate. The doctors informed him that he was in need of an operation to cure this disease. He agreed to have the operation done as the problem was giving him much pain for days. When …
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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. …
Read More »Ramadan : The Virtues of Fasting
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, …
Read More »Joys of Ramadan : A few words
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 …
Read More »Ramadan in History
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 …
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