The idea of servitude has become distasteful to the modern secular mind-set which concerns itself with individual liberties. Some might say that humanity has no need to worship, and that doing so compromises freedom. They forget, however, that absolute freedom is neither possible or even desirable for all members of a society, and that is …
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No one can deny that Islam is very much in the spotlight today. In spite of extremely negative portrayals by western media or perhaps because of them, increasing numbers of people are seeking to find out more about it. And more often than not, they are being pleasantly surprised by the fruits of their research. …
Sʽad ibn Abi Waqqās The Prophet ﷺ said: “O Allah, answer Sa’d when he supplicates to You”. [Jami` at-Tirmidhi, 3684] Sʽad ibn Abi Waqqās was from the first and foremost to embrace Islam. He was the same age as Talha, az-Zubayr and Ali. Habeeb ibn Maslama Habeeb was twelve years old when the Messenger of …
Several well-known scholars and du’aat (callers to Islam) have passed away in the current pandemic, may Allah have mercy upon them. Scholars concur that whoever dies from the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic will receive the reward of a martyr in the Hereafter, in sha’ Allah. Shaykha Abla Al-Kahlawi A well-known educator from Egypt, she passed …
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Ibn Taymiyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: “These are the four degrees of Allah’s slaves: the best of them are the Prophets, then the Siddeeqs, then the martyrs, then the righteous.” [Majmoo’ al-Fataawa (2/223)] The word shahādah in Arabic has several meanings: definitive news, being present, seeing something, openness, and dying for the …
“You are neglectful of the greatest worship: being humble,” said our mother Aisha, may Allah be pleased with her. (Az-Zuhd, 1/132) She knew the great importance of this characteristic very well from the Prophet ﷺ who said: “Allah revealed to me that [we must] be humble, so that a person does not see himself better …
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This brief history of six Muslim women scholars from the ‘Dark Ages’ – the period of history notorious for the ignorance, superstition and intellectual debilitation that permeated most of the ‘civilized world’ – is a definitive negation of the aggressive propaganda. The author, who goes by the pen-name ‘Bint-us-Sabeel’ says in the introduction: ‘’I can …
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We often hear how the pious predecessors would travel long distances just to hear one Hadith. But who were those travelers? What were those Hadith? Traveler: He is the noble companion Jābir ibn Abdullah ibn Amr ibn Harām. He narrated 1,540 Hadith. He fought in 19 battles alongside the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. His father …
‘I would give up my kingdom to be like Sālim’ By Ibn Kathir (d. 774H/1373CE)Translated by Rasheed ibn Estes Barbee The Umayyad Caliph Hisham bin Abdul Malik performed Hajj. While he was performing Tawaf around the house he saw Sālim ibn Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab. Sālim was carrying his broken shoes in his hand …
IT was 1433 years ago, when a man in Makkah – ridiculed and persecuted by his people – left on a mission to the close-by mountainous town of Taif. The man had declared to the Makkan people that he was a messenger of God who receives, through an angel, revelation from the Creator of the …