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...
‘A still tongue makes a wise head’, says one proverb. It has also been said: ‘The wounds of a sword may heal one day; the wounds...
57. Abu Thabit from Sahl bin Hunaif said: The Prophet said: “He who truthfully asks Allāh for martyrdom (Shahadah), Allāh will raise him to the high status of...
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...
Trend One – The Arrogant Students “Do not attend the lectures of this Shaykh as he is a deviant because in one of his lectures five...
This Side Up: Whenever you buy a new device, a machine or an appliance, or a computer for instance, the first instruction that comes with it...
As Hurricane Sandy heads our way and people all over the East Coast prepare to bunker down, this verse from the Quran comes to mind: ...
The original piece can be found here. The duties instated by faith are a necessary measure in order to regulate human affairs, guide man, prevent him from...
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Al Jazeera English correspondent Jamal Elshayyal reports from this year’s Hajj on a group of Rohingya Muslims making the pilgrimage. One pilgrim interviewed said: “The problem...