The Dilemma โYou need to be open minded,โ we are both told and tell others. This has become the common line to say to anyone who...
Crossposted from:ย http://thehumblei.com/2012/09/29/have-we-weaned-ourselves-from-the-dunya/ The idea of weaning the soul away from the world, even as a child is weaned off the breast, is a cornerstone of Islamโs...
We watched an episode ofย Anthony Bourdain: No Reservationsย on โฤชd day, it was playing in the background at my in-laws’ place, after the presents had been opened...
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...
โA still tongue makes a wise headโ, says one proverb. It has also been said: โThe wounds of a sword may heal one day; the wounds...
57.ย ย Abu Thabit from Sahl bin Hunaif said: The Prophet said:ย “He who truthfully asks Allฤh for martyrdom (Shahadah), Allฤh 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 โ The Arrogant Students โDo 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: ...
