Asma’ Ahl al-Badr
The names of the Muslim warriors of the Battle of Badr The Battle of Badr, fought 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH in the Islamic calendar), was a […]
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The Inner Dimensions of Fasting By Imam al-Ghazali
Three Grades It should be known that there are three grades of fasting: ordinary, special and extra-special. Ordinary fasting means abstaining from food, drink and sexual satisfaction. Special Fasting means
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Jummah gift
A formula of prayer upon the Prophet peace and blessings be upon Them composed by Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him): اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ وَسَلِّمْ عَلَى سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ
Habib Umar’s advice to his students
Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) was asked: ‘what advice do you have for your students and what hopes do you have for them for the future?’[1] He
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Realising our Weakness
Sayyidi al-Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf (may Allah preserve him) mentioned in a talk he gave in the mawlid in Dar al-Mustafa last week that to be raised by Allah one needs
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Dajjal, Gog & Magog, and Signs of Last Day
Dajjal, Gog & Magog, and Signs of Last Day. WLSIS Annual Conference. Sh Dr Akram Nadwi, Sh Imran Hossein (live link), Dr Ridhwan Saleem. This Sunday 2 PM. Cross Lances
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The Four Rivers of Knowledge
By Sidi Harun Hanif Translation of the Introduction to “Radiant Benefits of the Biographies of the Hanafis” (Fawaid Bahiyya fi Tarajim Hanafiyya) by Imam ‘Abdul Hayy Lucknowi, may Allah sanctify
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Exposition of the Method of Bringing Up Children from Earliest Childhood, Teaching Them Good Behaviour and Refining Their Character
Excerpt from Imam al-Ghazali’s Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya `Ulum al-Deen) Translators note: Praise be to Allah, and peace upon His Beloved. There is a conspicuous paucity of material
Age of Al-Sayyida Aisha When She Married the Prophet Muhammad
In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful Praise be to God, and peace upon the Seal of Prophets. Age of Al-Sayyida Aisha When She Married the Prophet Muhammad
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Dispelling the Fog from the Identity of Gog and Magog
Introduction The importance of the discipline of Eschatology within Islam is clearly demonstrated by the fact that two of the five questions of the ‘Gabriel Hadith’ concerned the Last Day
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Biography Habib Kazim al Saqqaf
Al-Habib Kazim Ja‘far Muhammad al-Saqqaf was born in Tarim, Hadramaut in the year 1960. He was taught the Qur’an and other Islamic disciplines by his eminent teachers at the famous
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