After returning to the UK after a month in the USA, I felt compelled to write a brief summary of what I observed during my trip. After returning to the US after 23 years, I am able to compare my observations this trip with my previous visits. Firstly, it is always a joy to visit […]
Shaikhul Islaam Ibn Taimiyah Mention: “And Allah the Most High mentioned in the Qur’an ‘Gracious avoidance (الهجر الجميل),’ ‘Gracious pardon (الصفح الجميل),’ and ‘Beautiful patience (الصبر الجميل).’ It has been said: ‘Gracious avoidance is avoidance without harm. Gracious pardon is pardon without reproach. Beautiful patience is patience without complaint to the creation.’ For this reason, it was mentioned to Ahmad […]
There is no doubt that the status of Justice in Islaam is tremendous. Allah will rectify our affairs when we establish it, and our affairs will be on the verge of ruin with injustice. Imaam Ibnul Qayyim Mentions: “Allah has commanded with the establishment of Qist (Fairness and equity) and this is a reference to […]
Imaam Adh Dhahabi mentioned: He was the true Imam and Sheikh of Islam, Abū ʿAbdullāh Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ḥanbal ibn Hilāl al-Shaybānī, originally from Merv, but later settled in Baghdad. He was one of the greatest Imams of Islamic history. Ibn al-Madīnī’s Praise for Aḥmad Ibn al-Madīnī said: “Allah strengthened Islam twice—first with Abū […]
Yaḥyā Ibn Maʿīn, Abū Zakariyyā, was the Imam, Hadith Master, and the Shaikh of the Scholars of Hadeeth. His Dedication to Hadith Ibn ʿAdī narrated from a scribe who claimed to be related to Yaḥyā ibn Maʿīn: “Yaḥyā’s father, Maʿīn, was the tax collector of Rayy. When he died, he left his son one million […]
Valentines day has origins in the Roman pagan festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. The festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery. As a fertility rite, the festival is also associated with the god Faunus. Faunus was originally worshipped throughout the countryside as a […]
Abdullah bin Amr bin Al-As (Radhiyallahu ‘Anhu) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There was never a prophet before me except that it was his duty to guide his people to whatever good he knew for them and to warn them against whatever evil he knew for them. Indeed, the well-being of this […]
Imaam Ibnil Qayyim Mentions: “Allah has commanded with the establishment of Qist (Fairness and equity) and this is a reference to Justice. It is a command to establish it with regards to every individual, whether an enemy or an ally. The greatest thing one establishes justice in are the statements, opinions and positions one takes. […]
Al Imaam Ibnil Qayyim Mentions when discussing the benefits related to what occurred at the battle of Uhud of defeat: From its benefits: Is that Allah tests the servitude of His true allies and His party (among mankind), by testing them with good times and with calamities, and by testing them with what they love […]
Ammaa Ba’d: Ramadhāniyāt: Ahaadeeth concerning Ramadhaan and fasting. In continuing with this series we mention here ahaadeeth connected to Ramadhaan. Every ramadhaan in sermons, lectures and articles there are a number of oft repeated claims made concerning this blessed month, hopefully the origin of some of these claims will become clearer with these brief articles. […]
