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
