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 key battle in the early days of Islam. Shaykh Darani (mercy be upon him) said that he heard from the Shayoukh of Hadith that du‘as […]
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 keeping one’s ears, eyes, tongue, hands and feet — and all other organs — free from sin. Extra-special Fasting means fasting of the heart from
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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 وَعَلَى آلِ سَيِّدِنَا مُحَمَّدٍ وَالأَصْحَاب، صَلاةً وَسَلامًا تَرْفَعُ بِهِمَا بَيْني و بَيْنَهُ الحِجَاب، وَتُدْخِلُنِي بِهِمَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَوْسَعِ بَاب، وَتَسْقِينِي بِهِمَا بِيْدِهِ الشَّرِيفَةِ أَعْذَبَ الْكُؤُوسِ
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 replied: ‘We counsel our students specifically and students of the Sacred Law generally to check their intention and the thoughts which enter their minds, which
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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 to lower oneself and realise one’s weakness and one’s slavehood to Allah. He then mentioned an important du`a which the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless
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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 Rd. Hounslow TW32AD. More at www.wlsis.org pls pass on.
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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 his soul and surround him with His mercy. Know that the essence of our prophet Muhammad, upon him be peace and blessings, is like the
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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 available in English that provides sound Islamic guidance for Muslim parents on bringing up children. Recently, I noticed that Imam al-Haddad (Allah have mercy on
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 (peace and mercy of God be upon him) Abstract Although the widely-cited hadith states that Aisha was nine years old when her marriage to The
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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 and its Signs. The learned scholar, Shaykh Imran Husain, has proposed the idea that Gog and Magog have already been released from behind the barrier
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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 school of Qur’anic Literacy and Memorisation Abu Murayyim and the prestigious school of classical learning the Ribat of Tarim. After graduating from the two aforementioned
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