“Do not over praise me as the Christians over-praised ‘Eesaa, son of Maryam. Indeed, I am only a slave. So call me the Slave of Allah and His Messenger.” This is an excerpt from the last chapter of Ibn Rajab’s [1] famous book: al-Khushoo’ fis-Salaat. Here, he deals with the …
Read More »The stance of Ahlus-Sunnah with regards to Yazeed, the son of Mu’aawiyah
The belief of Ahlus Sunnah and the Scholars of the Ummah is that Yazeed, the son of Mu’aawiyah, should not be insulted nor loved. This is due to the following. Saalih the son of Ahmad bin Hanbal (may Allah have mercy upon him) said, “I said to my father: “Some …
Read More »Inspiration: Islam and Racism
Episode-12 (final episode – Season 1) from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukfzk0sDT-w] Islam does not pay attention to differences in colour, race or lineage. All people come from Adam, and Adam was created from dust. In Islam, differentiation between people is based on faith (eemaan) and piety (taqwaa), …
Read More »The Story of the Boy and the King from Surah al-Buruj
The Story of the Boy and the King – from Surah al-Buruj: Tafsir Ibn Kathir Imam Ahmad recorded from Suhayb that the Messenger of Allah (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam) said: Among the people who came before you, there was a king who had a sorcerer, and when that sorcerer became old, he …
Read More »Three Arm Lengths For Everyone
Behlool liked to visit the graveyards. “People here are good friends,” he used to say. “They do not backbite.” Once, he sat in a corner of a graveyard. With a long stick he started prodding at some of the old skulls which were scattered around. Harun Rashid, the king, passed …
Read More »An Aspect of the Quran’s Miraculous Nature
An Aspect of the Quran’s Miraculous Nature Dr. Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips For a scripture to qualify as divinely revealed it must be totally accurate in its descriptions of reality: the past, the present and the future. The Quran has many stories about previous prophets and their peoples. Some of …
Read More »Remove Him from this Land
In the book, Muslim Judges of Andalus, Abu Al-Hasan Ibn Abdullaah Al-Maaliqee recounts a story about a great scholar of our Ummah : Muhammad ibn At-Tayyib Abu Bakr Al-Baaqillaanee (d. 1013). Let’s spend a moment in his sandals, so that we may feel the power that Islam had in the …
Read More »Young Boy
You Can Be That Young Boy! To live or die for anything or nothing is the thinking of the unwise, whereas wise men and women do not live or die save for great and inspiring goals. Thus, when the need arises, you find them willing to sacrifice their own lives …
Read More »Honourable in Allah’s Sight : Prophet Musa (Moses) (AS)
Prophet Musa (Moses) (alaihis salaam) & Prophet Harun (Aaron) (alaihis salaam) The pharaoh who ruled Egypt was a tyrant who oppressed the descendants of Jacob (pbuh), known as the children of Israel (Bani Israel). He used every means to demean and disgrace them. They were kept in bondage and …
Read More »Prophet Yusuf (alaihis salaam) : A Dream… its Interpretation
Prophet Yusuf (alaihis salaam) : A Dream… its Interpretation The Quran was sent down to mankind by Allah to serve as a guide, it contains the very truest accounts, bringing glad tidings to man, warning him and instilling fear in him. It is a great mercy and the sole Divine …
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