There is no place on Earth as venerated, as central or as holy to as many people as Makkah. By any objective standard, this valley in the Hijaz region of Arabia is the most celebrated place on Earth. Thousands circle the sacred Kaaba at the centre of the Haram sanctuary 24 hours a day. Millions of homes are adorned with pictures of it and over a billion face it five times a day. Read More »
A number of classical and contemporary scholars proposed divisions for the actions of the Prophet . Chief among them are Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziah, in several writings including 'Ilam al-Muwaiqqi'in, imām Ibn 'Ashur in his treatise on the Maqasid al Shari'ah, Shah Wali Allāh al-Dahlawi in his book “Hujjat Allāh al-Balighah,” ... Read More »
As the Western world grapples with the cancerous spread of dangerous Islamophobia in their lands and the Muslim world grapples with tendency to reflexive actions in theirs - we would all do well to remember his [saw] example. Read More »
Khutbah by Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda. Read More »
By: Ustadh Suheil Laher “If you don't convert to (my sect) you might as well not convert to Islam!” exclaimed the 'uncle' to the young Christian lady. The lady's husband, a Muslim, had requested his elder friend to come and help explain to her why Islam is so important to ... Read More »
In the last five stories of Ramadan, I wanted to cover a range of stories and women from across Muslim history. Read More »
The women in this article are prolific writers, aḥadīth scholars and Islamic jurists, and each one of them imparted education for the betterment of their societies. Read More »
To see Ramadan as only a month of inward spiritual reflection and purification is to miss out on the real example of sacrifice, struggle that has been a feature of the month of Ramadan throughout our history. This Ramadan, get involved in a project and make a difference to the Muslims in your community and the world around. Read More »
This article pays tribute to those women from modern Muslim history, whose resistances were more disturbing and the afflictions they faced more harrowing than any we can imagine today. Read More »
The stories in this article are of women whose love and faith in Allāh was so strong that it built in them a strength of mind and courage that was exemplary for the men and women in their times and for generations to come. Here, we focus on powerful women in the battle-field and behind the field. Read More »
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