As part of our Islamic mentoring activities at rafeeqee.com.ng which we implore every Muslim who want to know more about the basics of Islam to join. We wish to enlighten ourselves on some Arabic phrases that we Muslims should know. Every Muslim should remember these essential expressions. Note: Spellings may vary when translated to English […]
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“If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam.” “I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating capacity to the changing phase […]
Understanding the general islamic principle is never complete without out knowing what the hala and haram is. The Haram or prohibition of things is due to their impurity and harmfulness: It is the right of Allah, the One Who created the universe and bestowed innumerable favours upon mankind, to legalise or prohibit as He deems […]
The Qur’aan is the complete book of guidance for mankind. It is a noble reve;ation from Allaah as well as the main source of Law in Islaam and it contains general Islamic principle as well as all aspects of ones life. The whole of the Qur’an is from Allaah. Each word of it is a […]
This is a question which every Muslim should be able to answer. The Bedrock of Islaam which the general Islamic principle is based upon is known as Tawheed. Tawheed is a concept that was preached by every Prophet of Allaah and, thus, constitutes the essence of the teachings of Islaam. It means that there is […]
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid The following is a lengthy hadeeth about the story of how the great Sahaabi Salmaan al-Faarisi (may Allaah be pleased with him) came to Islam. He was a Magian (Zoroastrian), then he became a Christian, then he became a Muslim. That was after he had met a number of Christian monks, […]
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim Allah never orders anything except that Satan takes two contradictory stances towards it: either shortcoming and negligence or over-zealousness and exaggeration. It does not matter [to him] by which of these two mistakes he becomes victorious over the slave. He comes to the heart of the slave and examines it. If he […]
From Ibnul Qayyim’s The Path to Guidance, Chapter Nine, pp 89-92 ,Translated by: Aboo ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafiq (1) That Allaah, the Exalted, wipes away sins by the five prayers. (2) That the five prayers are an expiation for what occurs between them, if major sins are avoided. (3) That sins burn and destroy a person, […]
Source: Taken from ‘The Abridgment of the Levels Of The People in the Hereafter By Ibnul Qayyim Rahimullah So these are the levels of the people, and their ranks in the Abode of the Hereafter, as mentioned by Ibnul Qayyim rahimullah, and they are eighteen in number. The highest level is that of the Messengers, […]
Question: My questions involves many things. I am a very new convert and at first I was praying all prayers as best I could (I dont know Arabic) Someone told me I should only speak in Arabic, so in the end I have stopped praying. I think of Allah many times in the day and […]
By Adeyemo Yakub It true that most of us that call ourselves Muslims don’t know much details about the Qur’aan. This is not only bad but also saddening. Today I want us to spend few minutes to ponder on these verses from the Noble Qur’aan so that we know more about the only Book that […]