Islam
Companions Whose Duʽaas Were Always Answered
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…...
Editors
15 Mar 2021
Islam
Islam
Muslim Scholars And Notables Who Passed Away Due To COVID-19
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…...
Editors
11 Mar 2021
Islam
Martyrs (Shaheed) And Their Status In Islam
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…...
Editors
4 Mar 2021
Islam
Being Humble Is Among The Greatest Forms Of Worship
“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…...
Editors
17 Feb 2021
Faith
Book Review: Muslim Women Who Taught Their Husbands
This brief history of six Muslim women scholars from the ‘Dark Ages’ – the period of history notorious for the ignorance, superstition and intellectual debilitation…...
Rahla Khan
9 Feb 2021
Islam
The Hadith He Travelled A Month For
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?…...
Rasheed Ibn Estes Barbee
4 Feb 2021
Islam
‘I would give up my kingdom to be like Sālim’
‘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…...
Editors
27 Jan 2021
Dawah
Who is Muhammad ﷺ and why is he so beloved
IT was 1433 years ago, when a man in Makkah – ridiculed and persecuted by his people – left on a mission to the close-by…...
Faraz Omar
26 Oct 2020
Islam
How Islamic Scholars Referenced Other Works
IN any modern academic paper, you have certain rules of citation. You have to mention the book, the author, the volume number, the page number,…...
Editors
11 Oct 2020
Fiqh
Can we name ourselves after Allah’s Names?
Yes, we can if the name is not an exclusive for Allah. Many Muslims are unaware that, when it comes to Allah’s Names, there is…...
Shaikh Abdulaziz Ibn Baz
9 Oct 2020