Supplication is worship
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A Prayer for the Muslim World
A Prayer for the Muslim World Imam Yusuf bin Ismail al-Nabhani (d.1932) This prayer is taken from the end of the work Al-Wird al-Shafi by the great Sunni scholar of Palestine of the last century, Shaykh Yusuf al-Nabhani. He concludes his work with a prayer for himself – the author – and the whole Muslim
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Merits of the Sacred Month of Muharram
Virtues of the Sacred Month of Muharram, Its First Ten Days, and the Day of `Ashura.
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Importance of seeking knowledge
“Whosoever Allah wishes good for, He bestows upon him understanding of the Deen.” [Bukhari and Muslim]
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Secrets of Fasting
The following notes are from a talk given by Shaykh Thaqib Mahmood in Luton. Any mistakes or oversights in the notes are completely my own. Introduction Allah swt has indeed blessed us by allowing us to enter the blessed month of Ramadan again, and it is due to the mercy of Allah swt and the
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Description of the Righteous
It is related that a devout worshipper by the name of Humam came to Sayedinna Ali رضي الله عنه (May Allah Ennoble his countenance) and asked him to describe the pious people so vividly that he could almost see them. Ali responded: Their speech is truthful; their clothing is moderate; and they walk with utmost
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The Rajab Istighfar
It has been narrated: “Seek much forgiveness from Allah in Rajab because in every hour (of the month) Allah frees people from the Fire.”[1] The following is a compilation of istighfar, known as Istighfar Rajab, compiled by Habib Hasan, the son of Imam Abdullah bin Alawi al-Haddad. It is traditionally recited every night in the month of Rajab.
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The Quraysh, Family Tree
Created and designed by the Fountain Institute students through their studies of ‘The Life of the Prophet Muhammed (SAW)’.
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Lady Ruqayya RA
Lady Ruqayya was born three years after her older sister, Lady Zaynab, when the Messenger of Allah (s) was thirty-three years old. Lady Ruqayya along with her sisters accepted Islam with their mother Lady KhadÏja (upon them all be peace). Lady Ruqayya was born seven years before the proclamation of prophethood in Makka al-Mukarrama. Read
Lady A’isha RA
All praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, and peace and salutations upon our master Muhammad, his Household and his noble Companions. Lady ʿĀ’isha (upon her be peace) was the youngest of the wives of the Prophet Muhammad s. She was born during the fourth year following the announcement of prophethood1, and is numbered
The world is a Prison for the believer
A reminder delivered by Shaykh Thaqib during the UK coronivirus lockdown.
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Lying
Shaykh Thaqib talking from Imam Ghazzali’s ‘Defects of the Tongue’, part of the Sacred Study weekly course.
Cursing
Cursing is dispraised whether it be directed towards another human being, or an animal, or inanimate thing. Allah’s Messenger, peace be upon him, said: ‘A believer is not a curser.’2J He, peace be upon him, also said: ‘Do not curse one another with Allah’s damnation, nor with His wrath, nor with Gehenna.’ ‘Imrän ibn I-Jusayn
Dispute
Dispute is also dispraised, and this goes beyond argumentation and contention. Contention is discrediting the words of others by illustrating a defect in them. The sole aim of this is to show contempt for others and affirm one’s own cleverness. Argumentation is about different schools and their ideas. Dispute, however, is showing insistence in talk
