I came across this article at SunniPath. It is an example about how west can influence the entire world, without us realising it and affect our thought process. To Housewife or Not To Housewife, that is the Question Author : Khadija Kandil, Sunnipath As-salam walaikum wa-rahmatullah wa-barakatu! Bismillah! There is …
Read More »A Dialogue I Had with My-SELF to Discipline it
A Dialogue I Had with My-SELF to Discipline it By Hamza Karamali I said to my-Self, “A Muslim hero’s hand was severed in battle and left dangling by a thin piece of flesh. This hampered him from continuing to fight, so he put the fingers of his dangling hand …
Read More »Al-Fatihah (The Opening) : The Essence of the Quran
Quran Chapter 1 – English Translation of Surah Al-Fatihah (1-7) 1 – In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. 2 – Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds; 3 – Most Gracious, Most Merciful; 4 – Master of the Day of Judgment. 5 – …
Read More »Rights of Women in Islam : Mahr
Rights of Women in Islam : Mahr In Islam, the mahr (dower) is a woman’s right, which becomes binding upon the husband once the marriage is contracted. It signifies a husband’s love and appreciation for his wife. There is no fixed amount of mahr in the Shariah. It should be …
Read More »Marriage in Islam : Nikah Khutbah
Nikah Khutbah Translated: “Thanks be to Allah that we praise Him, pray to Him for help; ask Him for pardon; we believe in Him, We trust Him; and ask Him to guard us from the evil of our own souls and from the evil consequences of our own deeds. Whomsoever …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Hearts Gathering
Allah says in the Quran (meaning): “And (as for the believers) hath attuned their hearts. If thou hadst spent all that is in the earth thou couldst not have attuned their hearts, but Allah hath attuned them. Lo! He is Mighty, Wise. (8:63)” If you had to spend all of …
Read More »The letters of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Muslim scholars have discussed different ways to consider the Prophetic claim of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him). This subject is known as Dala’il an-Nubuwwah (proofs of the prophethood). It helps us to explain the message of Islam to others. Imam al-Bukhari and many other scholars of Hadith …
Read More »A ‘No Lose’ Situation
It is narrated by Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) said; “Whatever a Muslim faces by way of pain, tiredness, worry, anxiety or trouble – even if it be a thorn that pricks him once – Allah surely recompenses him by turning that as an expiation of his …
Read More »…fleeing from a mad man
At the time when the Prophet (SAWS) was proclaiming Islam in Makkah, a woman was fleeing from Makkah on a horse. She came across the Messenger of Allah (SAWS) without recognising who he was. The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) seeing her carrying her belongings and luggage offered to assist her. …
Read More »The first Muslim Jinn
The Quran and Sunnah indicate that the jinn exist, and that there is a purpose for their existence in this life, which is to worship Allah Alone, with no partner or associate. Allah says: “And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans, except they should worship Me (Alone).” [al-Dhaariyaat …
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