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 »
Sacred knowledge and following through with sincere action has always been an eternal, internal struggle of the learned. People at times forget that the Shaykh is an individual who struggles each and every day of their life to worship Allah competently and in fulfillment of the Divine Grace of sacred knowledge that they have been afforded by Ar-Rahman. Read More »
Khutbah by Shaykh Abdul Nasir Jangda. Read More »
How should we Muslim react to mockery of our Prophet Muḥammad or should we even react at all? Just like the cartoons few years ago, the Muslim response to the recent film has been very diverse. From the very mild of responses to the very violent ones, what's most noteworthy ... Read More »
It's no secret to anyone, Muslims and non-Muslims alike, that this issue is the number one misconception about Islam in this post-911 age. It's also no secret that this is number one question that Muslims get anywhere they go. Read More »
So what exactly does a "day's journey" mean? Not surprisingly, there is no easy method of converting classical measurements into modern ones. It appears that many researchers (classical and modern) did not pay due attention to scientifically converting such measurements into modern ones. What follows is my brief attempt to illustrate the hurdles that one faces. Read More »
Anything worthwhile requires sacrifice. What are you willing to sacrifice for the ultimate goal of attaining Jannah? Read More »
In this khutbah, Shaykh Yaser Birjas advises going to Hajj as soon as you can and also describes some of the beautiful experiences of Hajj. Read More »
The question that arises, however, is: when does one legally become a "˜traveler"? And for how long may one continue to shorten the prayer? To answer this question, we will divide this article into two sections. Firstly, we shall discuss the opinions of scholars regarding the distance that constitutes "travel". This will also require us to go into a tangent and convert the distances narrated in the classical and medieval textbooks into modern measurements. Secondly, we shall discuss the opinions of the scholars regarding the time-duration that is required for the status of a traveler to change into a resident once he arrives at some destination. Read More »
Learn to overcome your anger, frustration and sadness by forgiving the people who have hurt you, lied to you and emotionally abused you by learning to accept the many tests we face in life and extrapolating lessons from them we can feel empowered & at peace with ourselves. Read More »
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