بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Objection: If the Arabic word ‘kalimah’ means ‘a word’, how can entire sentences be referred to as kalimahs? Response: The Arabic word ‘kalimah’ has many applications. It is mentioned in the forty-volume classical Arabic dictionary, Tājul Read More …
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Sūrah Al-Kahf: Virtues of Reciting it on Fridays and Protection From Al-Dajjal
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Question: Do you know of any distinction between reading Surah Al-Kahf (from the mushaf) versus reciting it (from memory) on Friday? Answer: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم There are several aḥādīth regarding the virtues of Sūrah Al-Kahf. Read More …
Is it Authentically Narrated that Prophets (Peace be Upon Them) Supplicated to Be Part of This ʾUmmah?
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The following is a translation of an article written by our teacher, Muḥaddith Muḥaqqiq Shaykh Ṭalḥah Bilāl Manyār (May Allāh preserve him), an exceptional ḥadīth expert and a very close student of the late Syrian muḥaddith, Read More …
Another Person Was Made to Resemble Him (ʿĪsā – Peace be upon him)
Allāh Taʿālā said: “And they said, ‘We have killed the Masīḥ, ʿĪsā, son of Maryam, the Messenger of Allāh.’ They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, *it was only made to appear so; (but another was made Read More …
The Descent of ʿĪsā (Peace be Upon Him)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم As for the return of ʿĪsā (عليه السلام) to the world in the end times, then this is an established fact and such a matter of our creed that its denial is kufr (disbelief). There are Read More …
The T20 World Cup: Bowled Out From The Life of A Muslim
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Introduction Alḥamdulillāh, Allāh Taʿālā has blessed us in ways beyond enumeration. Allāh Taʿālā says: “If you were to count Allāh’s bounties, you will not be able to enumerate them.”[1] The greatest of these bounties is Read More …
Why Do Hardships Befall The Close Servants of Allāh?
Sayyidunā ʿAbū Hurayrah narrated: “The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: ‘Allāh Taʿālā inflicts hardships upon those whom He intends goodness for.” Now, look! Sometimes, the question arises that there are also some close servants of Allāh regarding whom a person Read More …
Guidance of Humanity is Decreed Due to Hardships Endured
This is an incident preceding the ḥijrah (migration). When the Muslims had not yet migrated from Makkah Mukarramah to Madīnah Munawwarah, the Makkans brutally persecuted and inflicted hardships upon the Muslims. Sayyidunā Khabbāb رضي الله عنه said: “When the persecution Read More …
Harsher Circumstances Befall Special Servants
Sayyidunā ʾAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd رضي الله عنه narrated: “On one occasion, I went by the Noble Prophet ﷺ and he was suffering from an intensely high fever. I asked: ‘O Messenger of Allāh! You have a very intensely high fever.’ Read More …
Jannah is Prohibited on Opressive Leaders:They Will Not Smell the Fragrance of Jannah Part 2
Maʿqil ibn Yasār رضي الله عنه narrated that I heard the Noble Prophet ﷺ saying: “A servant who has been appointed as a leader over his subjects (as has been mentioned previously this is with regards to all those who Read More …