Among the reprehensible innovations that people have invented is the celebration of the birth of the Prophet, Sallallahu ‘Alayhi Wasalam, in the month of Rabee’ al-Awwal. Some people simply make it an occasion to gather and read the story of
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Narrated ‘Abdullah bin ‘Amr (RA): A man asked the Prophet (peace be upon him), “What Islamic traits are the best?” The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Feed the people, and greet those whom you know and those whom you
The era of the ubiquitous internet has produced more Google Sheikhs than followers of the true deen. It was the way of the Salaf (the followers) to learn from authentic scholars before disseminating any knowledge or expressing any opinion relating
Anas b. Malik (RA) reported that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said: It would be said to the non-believers on the Day of Resurrection: If you were to possess gold, filling the whole earth, would you like to secure
Narrated Aisha (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Such a person as recites the Qur’an and masters it by heart, will be with the noble righteous scribes (in Heaven). And such a person exerts himself to learn the
[By Mamudou Jallow] Hudhaifah (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Do not let yourselves be ‘yes-men’, saying: ‘If the people are good then we will be good, and if they are wrong then we
By Imran Shaikh I am writing this because I want to share with you my story of how we experienced the power of Dua, Ajwa Dates, Tahajjud and most importantly Tawakkul. My wife and I were blessed with a beautiful baby
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies” (Aristotle). We may all not have heard this quote from the famous Greek philosopher of the 4th century BC, but most of us may have learnt a few of his
The best way to seek forgiveness from Allaah is by saying Astaghfirullah. We seek Allaah’s forgiveness by repeating the Arabic words Astaghfirullah, meaning “I seek forgiveness from Allah “. The Prophet Muhammad (Salalahu Alaihi Wasalam) was the best of mankind.
Without a doubt, the apex of goodness in a person is believing in Allaah and following such belief with a good moral character. Some will claim that they have pure hearts and that they don’t harm even a fly but
Having a good moral character is key to the life of every Muslim. The Muslim’s personality must be characterized with upright values, attitudes and behaviors. The Prophet Muhammad (Salalahu Alaihi Wasalam) was sent down to correct the affairs of the
As Muslims, Muharram is the 1st Month of our Islamic calendar and so yes it marks the beginning of our New Year. But as Muslims, we do not follow in the footsteps of the Kuffar (unbelievers) by welcoming the Islamic
It is that exciting time of the year again when Muslims from all over the globe await the arrival of the biggest Eid celebrations of the Islamic calendar, this year slated to begin on August 21st, 2018. Eid-ul-Adha celebrations are
Saudi Religious authorities have announced that a new hilal (crescent moon) was not sighted today Tuesday May 15th, 2018 so therefore this year’s Ramadan begins in the night of Wednesday May 16th. As a result, the first day of fasting will be
After two months in detention at Riyadh’s luxurious Ritz Carlton, the most famous Saudi Billionaire Alwaleed Bin Talal is now a resident of the imposing Al-Ha’ir Prison alongside some high value Al-Qaeda terror suspects. According to the latest twist from
The United States President began the new year by taking on to Twitter to rile against Pakistan for the Southwest Asian country’s supposed failure to prevent terrorism in their region. The US president used his tweets to vent out his
