Prophet Muhammad (SAW) said: “When the son of Adam gets up in the morning all the limbs humble themselves before the tongue and say: Have taqwa of Allah for our sake, for we are dependant on you, If you are straight/upright, we are straight and If you are crooked, we …
Read More »Truth is Staircase to Heaven
“Maintain truthfulness, for truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads to Heaven. A man continues to maintain truthfulness until he is recorded in Allah’s book as truthful. Refrian from lying, because lying leads to blatant evil, and evil leads to the fire. A man continues to lie until he is …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Self-refinement
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Self-refinement – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Muhsin Ibn Muhammad al-Qasim from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, on 29 Rabee’uth-Thaanee, 1422. The Transcript: All praise is due to Allah. May His peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, his family and companions. Fellow Muslims! Fear …
Read More »500 Years of Worship
500 Years of Worship – By Shaikh Abul Laith Samarkandi Angel Jibreel (AS) told Rasulullah (SAW) the following incident: A man in the past worshipped Allah (SWT) continuously for 500 years. He was granted a shelter on top of a mountain that was surrounded by salty water. However, Allah (SWT) …
Read More »After Ten Years of Atheism : Dr. Jeffrey Lang Discovers Islam
After Ten Years of Atheism : Dr. Jeffrey Lang Discovers Islam – Dr. Jeffrey Lang For those whom Islam has embraced, the greatest witness to God’s unremitting, pursuing, sustaining, and guiding love is the Quran. Like a vast and magnificent ocean, it lures you deeper and deeper into its …
Read More »The Majestic House of Allah : The Kaaba
The Majestic House of Allah : The Kaaba “And now verily We shall make you turn (in prayer) toward a Qiblah which is dear to you. So turn your face toward the Inviolable Place of Worship (the Kaaba of Makkah).” (Al Baqarah 2:144) The Kaaba with respect to the …
Read More »History of Adhan (Call to Prayers)
In Makkah, the number of muslims were small. They could make Jama’ah without any call. When Prophet Muhammad (SAW) arrived in Madinah, the number of Muslims started to increase. Prophet Muhammad (SAW) built Masjid Al-Nabawi to offer Salaah regularly. By the second year of Hijrah, the number of Muslims had …
Read More »Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : THE FAMILY IN ISLAM
Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : THE FAMILY IN ISLAM – by Imam Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah ‘Abdul Bari Ibn ‘Awad ath-Thubayti from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah The Transcript: The God-fearing Muslim family is the heart of a healthy community. The piety of a family is dependant on the piety of individual members of …
Read More »One Seed to a Forest
There is a saying: “There lies a forest in every seed”. We all have seen that after planting a seed, it grows up to be a plant, which then gives out fruits with many other seeds. Therefore, a forest can be grown from one seed if we kept on planting …
Read More »Abdullah ibn Hudhafah (RA)
History would have by-passed this man as it had bypassed thousands of Arabs before him. He, like them, would have had no claim to attention or fame. The greatness of Islam, however, gave to Abdullah ibn Hudhafah the opportunity to meet two world potentates of his time – Khusraw Parvez …
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