A man came to Ibrahim ibn Adham, may Allah be pleased with him, and said, “Abu Ishaq, I am unable to control my lower self. Please give me something to help me with it.” “If you accept five conditions,” said Ibrahim, “and are able to put them into practice, your disobedience will not cause you […]
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WHY IS FRIDAY SPECIAL? It was narrated that Abu Hurayrah (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The best day on which the sun rises is Friday. On it Adam was created, on it he was admitted to Paradise and on it […]
Arabic is spoken as a mother tongue by between 250 and 400 million people across 25 countries. Over a billion people can read the script even if they can’t understand the language. And Arabic happens to be one of the official languages of the United Nations. Therefore, many people learn the language for formal reasons. […]
Brothers and sisters in Islaam, we all know that ships that cross the ocean and carry people cannot travel without a captain to navigate them so that they will bring their passengers to the safe shore. The Muslim family now is like a ship on a turbulent sea of trials and tribulations and things that […]
The mode of Communication has gotten easier and Advanced but our Quality of Communication has gone down hill and keeps getting Worse. …If we were to look back at our conversations and were to give it a grade, we would surely get a Failing one because all that we talk about is based on Backbiting, […]
My dear sisters in Islam, Assalamu Alaikum WaRahmatul Allah Wabarakatuho Please take a look at this advice, so that you can stay attractive and beautiful for the rest of your life. 1- To beautify your eyes, lower your gaze towards strange men, this will make your eyes pure and shiny. 2- To beautify your face […]
Death is something that each and every one of us will go through. {Every soul shall have a taste of death, in the end to Us shall you be brought back.} (Al-`Ankabut 29:57) {Be sure we shall test you with something of fear and hunger, some loss in goods or lives or the fruits (of […]
The Month of Shawwal starts when the month of Ramadan finishes. The first day of Shawwāl is Eid al-Fitr so we Muslims observe six days of fasting during Shawwāl beginning the day after Eid ul-Fitr since fasting is prohibited on this day. And I need to add this, it is recommended to fast 6 days […]
Specifying the Night of Laylatul Qadr This is supported by what Imam Ahmad recorded from `Ubadah bin As-Samit that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم said: “The Night of Al-Qadr occurs during the last ten (nights). Whoever stands for them (in prayer) seeking their reward, then indeed Allah will forgive his previous […]
“In the Arabic language, Shaytan is derived from Shatana, which means the far thing. Hence, the Shaytan has a different nature than mankind, and his sinful ways are far away from every type of righteousness. It was also said that Shaytan is derived from Shata, (literally `burned’), because it was created from fire. Some scholars […]
Praise be to Allaah. The rights of parents over their children may be summed up as treating them well in all matters, and behaving with them kindly as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And We have enjoined on man to be dutiful and kind to his parents” [al-Ahqaaf 46:15] “And We have enjoined on […]
All praise is due to Allah, we praise Him, and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allah, Most High, from the evils of our own selves and from our wicked deeds. Whoever Allah guides, there is none who can musguide him, whoever Allah allows to be misguided cannot be guided. I testify […]