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  • The Old Lady and the Young Man…
    A long time ago, in a land far, far away, there lived an old woman who was carrying a heavy load along the road in the desert. It was a bit difficult for her, but she was managing as best as she could. A young man asked if he could help her with her load, [...]
  • The 3+1 Questions of the Grave…
    وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا And the Messenger (Muhammad ) will say: “O my Lord! Verily, my people deserted this Qur’an (Surah Al-Furqan: 30) I think it is commonly known among Muslims that we will be questioned in our graves after we die, but the hadith that is commonly narrated is [...]
  • Malcolm X: House Muslim vs. Field Muslim*
    Beautiful 6 min animation that shows the problems of the Ummah in a whole new light. *Muslim replaced the word Negro
  • Do You Truly Love Allah?
    “Say (Oh Muhammad) [to them]: ‘If you love Allah then follow me, so that Allah may love you and forgive your sins.’ And Allah is All-Forgiving, All-Compassionate.” (al-Imran:31) This ayah makes it clear that if anyone claims to love Allah (SWT) they have to follow the sunnah and only then will Allah (SWT) love them [...]
  • The Prophet SAWS on Eating…
    The Messenger of Allah, SAWS, said, “There will be men of my community who consume diverse kinds of food and diverse kinds of drink, wear diverse kinds of clothing and speak in an affected way. They are the worst of my community.“ ‘A’isha, RA, said, “One day the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him [...]
  • Imam Malik: Masjid Mannerisms…
    [Such lamps are] in mosques which Allah has ordered to be raised and that His name be mentioned therein; exalting Him within them in the morning and the evenings are men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of Zakah. They fear a Day in [...]
  • The Believers Would be Hated by Other Muslims…
    Indeed the believer will only be debased in the Last Days due to his strangeness [in adhering to the Sunnah] in front of the evildoers from among the people of Doubts and Desires. Every one of them will hate him and abuse him because of his opposing of their way… and because of the seeking [...]
  • Ibn Abbas: The Deceit of the Eyes…
    يَعْلَمُ خَائِنَةَ الأعْيُنِ وَمَا تُخْفِي الصُّدُورُ He knows the eyes’ deceit and what the chests conceal. (al-Mu’min: 19) Ibn ‘Abbas said: “He is a man sitting with a group of people. A woman then passes by and he steals a glance at her.” It is also related from him: “He is man who looks at a woman. [...]
  • Umar b. Abdul Aziz Reprimands His Son…
    Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz RA heard that his son bought a ring for 1,000 dirhams, so he wrote a letter to his son, saying: بلغني أنّك اشتريت خاتمًا وفصّه بألف درهم، فإذا أتاك كتابي هذا فَبِعْ الخاتم، وأشبع به ألف بطن، واتّخذ خاتمًا بدرهمين، واجعل فصّه حديدًا صينيًا واكتُب عليه: رحِم الله امرءًا عرف قدره “It [...]
  • Prominent Non-Muslim Authors on Arabic…
    When Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), the dominating literary figure of the 18th century, was granted a pension by the British Government in 1762, he is reported to have exclaimed the following: Had this happened twenty years ago, I would have gone to Constantinople to learn Arabic as P. Edward did. [Samuel Johson, WikiQuote] Turning to the [...]