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Why doesnt Allaah answer our duaas? Sheikh Al-Munajjid |
Topic: Articles |
| Du’aa’s and ta’awwudhaat [prayers seeking refuge with Allaah] are like a weapon, and a weapon is only as good as the person who is using it; it is not merely the matter of how sharp it is. If the weapon is perfect and free of faults, and the arm of the person using it is strong, and there is nothing... |
| Published: Tuesday 13 May, 2008 |
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Travelling For Sacred Knowledge (Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali) |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| An Excerpt From:The Heirs of the Prophets- Warathatu'l -Anbiya By Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali |
| Published: Thursday 08 May, 2008 |
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Forty Rabbana Du'a from the Qur'an - Duas with 'Our Lord.... |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| Our Lord, accept [this] from us. Indeed You are the Hearing, the Knowing.[2:127] Qur'anic supplications with 'Rabbana' .Our Lord! We have wronged our own souls: If thou forgive us not and bestow not upon us Thy Mercy, we shall certainly be lost.
[7:23]
Arabic-Transliteration and Meaning |
| Published: Friday 18 April, 2008 |
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Imam al-Haddad on Giving Good Counsel to Fellow Muslims |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Imam al-Haddad on Giving Good Counsel to Fellow Muslims.
You must be of good counsel to all Muslims. The highest point of this is that you conceal nothing from them which if made known would result in good or preserve from something evil. The prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) has ... |
| Published: Thursday 17 April, 2008 |
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Ways of Satan to the Hearts of Men BY Imam AL-GHAZALI (D. 505 A |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Ways of Satan (Shaytan) to the Hearts of Men
BY ABU HAMID AL-GHAZALI (D. 505 AH)
The example of the heart is like that of a fortress, and Satan is an enemy who seeks to storm this fortress, to take control ofit, and to rule over it. Moreover, any fortress cannot be said to be secure from t... |
| Published: Saturday 12 April, 2008 |
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Islam in China By Mohammed Khamouch - |
Topic: Articles |
| The ‘Great Mosque of Guangzhou’ is also known as Huaisheng Mosque which means ‘Remember the Sage’ (A Memorial Mosque to the Prophet) and is also popularly called the ‘Guangta Mosque’ which translates as ‘The Beacon Tower Mosque’. Huaisheng Mosque is located on Guantgta Road (Light Pagoda Road) whic... |
| Published: Thursday 10 April, 2008 |
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The best way to achieve humbleness in the heart |
Topic: Articles |
| Humbleness
The Muslim Creed
Humbleness is the opposite of arrogance, and is an attitude and behavior that Allah and His Messenger (pbuh) have commanded us to have. It is also a great tool used to spread Islam to others.
The best way to achieve humbleness in the heart is contained in the Sunn... |
| Published: Wednesday 02 April, 2008 |
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Rabiul-Awwal, The third month in the Islamic calendar |
Topic: Articles |
| Rabiul-Awwal, The third month in the Islamic calendar
In The Name of Allah Ar-Rahman Ar-Rahim
Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet: O ye that believe! send ye blessings on him, and salute him with all respect. (TM Qur'an 33:56)
O Allaah, send prayers upon Muhammad and the f... |
| Published: Thursday 20 March, 2008 |
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Prayer(Salah) Room on UK MotorWays : M1 and M6 Motto Services |
Topic: News & Info |
| Asalaamu'alikum, Alhamdulillah
Very happy to share the news that there are at least 2 Moto Service stations on M1 and M6 that have prayer facility (with Wudu - low sinks), Moto call them "Contemplation room".
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Moto: Junction 25/26 M1, Ilkeston, Trowell, Nottingham NG9 3PL
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| Published: Wednesday 12 March, 2008 |
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An Excerpt from: Sirah of the Final Prophet (s) (The 3 Stages) |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| An Excerpt from: Sirah of the Final Prophet (s) By S.M. Hasan al-Banna, Awakening Publications
The Quran is Revealed
The analysis of the above ayahs (verses), show three stages for the cause in which he was to strive for:
1 Personal reform, so that one worships Allah alone in totality and a... |
| Published: Tuesday 11 March, 2008 |
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Ijtehad, Taqleed, Is Everyone Capable of Deriving Law from the Q |
Topic: Articles |
| The scholars of Usul have laid down certain conditions that must be fulfilled by anyone wishing to claim the right of ijtihad for himf/herself. These conditions include:
(a) mastery of the Arabic language, to minimize the possibility of misinterpreting Revelation on purely linguistic grounds; ... |
| Published: Monday 10 March, 2008 |
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Easy Good Deeds: Teaching Religion, To Learn & Fear of Allah |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Extracts from "Easy Good Deeds" by Mufti Justice Mohammad Taqi Usmani, Translated by Jamil Naqvi
Hence, whenever one gets a chance to teach others, particularly one’s own wife and children, any aspect of religion, one should avail it and continue doing this good deed because it is a perpetual sourc... |
| Published: Thursday 06 March, 2008 |
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Conferring Sanads - Maulana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| (Etiquette for Teachers and Students, compiled by Mufti Muhammad Zayd Mazahiri Nadwi from the writings of Maulana Ashraf ‘Ali Thanwi) |
| Published: Monday 25 February, 2008 |
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Malcolm X's (Malik El Shabazz) Letter From the Hajj to Harlem |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| An Excerpt from: The Autobiography of Malcolm X With the assistance of Alex Haley, Penguin Classics, Paperback 512 Pages
“Never have I been so highly honored. Never have I been made to feel more humble and unworthy. Who would believe the blessings that have been heaped upon an American Negro? A ... |
| Published: Wednesday 20 February, 2008 |
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Safar: The second month of the Islamic Hijri calendar. |
Topic: Articles |
| Safar is the second month of the Islamic calendar.
Hadhrat Jaabir (R.A.) has said that, "I have heard the Prophet (S) saying, the descending of illness and evil superstition befalling in the month of Safar is untrue." (Muslim
The origin of this word has few theories:
The first says that when ... |
| Published: Monday 11 February, 2008 |
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The signs of love of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) By Qadi Iyad |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| From Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad: Muhammad Messanger of Allah Translated By Aisha Bewley
Section 4: The signs of love of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace
Know that someone who loves a person prefers them and prefers what they like. Otherwise, he is a pretender, insincere in his l... |
| Published: Friday 08 February, 2008 |
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Back In stock: Real Classics By Qadi Iyad, Shah Waliullah, Dan F |
Topic: Customer Service & Orders |
| The Mejelle: Majallah el-Ahkam-i-Adilya & a Complete Code on Islamic Civil Law]- Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad: Muhammad Messanger of Allah - Shah Waliullah & Al-Fauz Al-Kabir Fi Usul Al-Tafsir By Shah Waliyullah - Ibn Khaldun:His Life and Works - Islam Versus Ahl Al Kitab: Past and Present [by Mary... |
| Published: Friday 01 February, 2008 |
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26/Jan/08: End the Siege on Gaza:International Day of Action |
Topic: News & Info |
| End the Siege on Gaza
International Day of Action
Saturday 26th January 2008
4-6pm
Opposite No10 Downing Street
Whitehall, London |
| Published: Wednesday 23 January, 2008 |
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Ash-shifa Qadi Iyad:(ALLAH'S PRAISE OF HIM AND HIS GREAT ESTEEM |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Chapter 1 Section 1
The Healing by the Rights of the Recognition of the Chosen One"
Chapter 1: ALLAH'S PRAISE OF HIM AND HIS GREAT ESTEEM FOR HIM
This chapter is an exposition of some of the clearest ayats in the Book, of Allah which speak well of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 January, 2008 |
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Ten Points of Benefit By Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah (Al Fawaid) |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| It was once to said to one devout worshipper of Allaah: "Until when will you continue to exhaust your soul?" So he responded: "It is its relaxation that I seek."
TEN: The women of this world were made beautiful to those who can see in order to test which of them prefers them over the women of the ... |
| Published: Sunday 20 January, 2008 |
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The Islamic (Hijri) Year and Months: Muharram, Safar, Rabiul Aw |
Topic: Articles |
| Importnce and Significance of the Months according to Islamic Trtadition: Muharram Safar Rabi'ul- Awwal Rabi'ul Thani Jumada Ula Jumada-ul-ukhra Rajab Sha'ban Ramadan Shawwal ZulQ'adah ZulHijjah |
| Published: Wednesday 16 January, 2008 |
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Back in Stock: Sublime Conduct, Sahih Muslim Beirut Edition and |
Topic: Customer Service & Orders |
| Back in Stock: Sublime Conduct, Sahih Muslim Beirut Edition and The Holy Quran Tilawat (Basfer) & English Translation|(IP) |
| Published: Tuesday 08 January, 2008 |
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Share the Blessing of the day of Arafah By Fasting and Pray |
Topic: News & Info |
| 'May Allah Accept the Hajj who are at Mount Arafah
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EID MUBARAK TO THE MUSLIM UMMAH
Taqabal Allaahu Minna Wa minkum .
From the day of ‘Arafah (the 9th of Dhul-Hijjah), up until the ‘Asr Prayer on the thirteenth day, are days in which the takbeers should be said.
Fasting on the day of 'A... |
| Published: Monday 17 December, 2007 |
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Surah YA SEEN (YASIN) : English Meanings by Saheeh International |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| The Qur'an Arabic With English Meanings. Saheeh Int'l: English Meanings Revised and Edited by (Sahih) International
Bismillāhir-Rahmānir-Raheem
1. Yā, Seen.
2. By the wise Qurâān.
3. Indeed you, [O Muúammad], are from among the messengers,
4.... |
| Published: Thursday 13 December, 2007 |
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Day Of Arafah Hajj 1428 Announced in Saudi Arabia |
Topic: News & Info |
| December Year 2007 - Dhul Hijjah 1428 AH
Announcement of the High Judiciary Council of Saudi Arabia...
Information of the official decision and announcement of the High Judiciary Council (HJC) of Saudi Arabia that since the moon of Dhul-Hijjah was sighted yesterday evening here in Saudi Arabia, w... |
| Published: Monday 10 December, 2007 |
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Recommendation for Best Search (Qucik Find) results on Kitaabun. |
Topic: Customer Service & Orders |
| Searching for the full Title May not produce many results so it is best to try the following:
Qur'an-> (176)
Hadith-> (83)
Classical-> (346)
Belief & Practices-> (533)
History-> (318)
Women&Family-> (102)
Children-> (266)
FIQH-> (88)
General-> (430)
Arabic-> (83)
Audio&Vision-> (117)
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| Published: Wednesday 05 December, 2007 |
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Recent Books By International Islamic Publishing House, IIPH |
Topic: Recommendations |
| Umar Ibn Al-Khattab:His Life and Times( 2 Vols)`(2007 IIPH)
USOOL AL HADEETH:The Methodology of Hadith Evaluation (Philips,
Usool at Tafseer:(Bilal Philips)[h] The Methodology of Qur'anic
Weakness of Faith By Muhammad Salih Al-Munajjid`
Women Around The Messenger`By Muhammad Ali Qutb
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| Published: Thursday 29 November, 2007 |
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Practical Advice, Tips and Shopping (Packing) List For Hajj |
Topic: News & Info |
| Practical and useful Preparation and advice for Those travelling to Hajj. Kindly Prepared By Sister Shamim (Hajat) Laheria |
| Published: Tuesday 20 November, 2007 |
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THE HAJJ: Preparation, Recommendations and Advice |
Topic: Customer Service & Orders |
| Salaat and Salaam on the Prophet Muhammad ,. Do Not Waste Time, Read the Qur'an with it's Meaning, Increase your Remembrance, Increase your Salah in the Three Mosques and Peace and Blessing on the Messenger Muhammad |
| Published: Thursday 15 November, 2007 |
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The Journey of Life Khurram Murad |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| Way to the Qur'an By Khurram Murad , Islamic Foundation
More than anything, it is the only way to come nearer and closer to your Creator. It tells you of Him, of His attributes, of how He rules over the cosmos and history, of how He relates Himself to you, and how you should relate to Him, to yours... |
| Published: Wednesday 14 November, 2007 |
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Writing & Reading Arabic (Basics) |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| 22 of the 28 Arabic letters have 4 variants:
1. Standing alone.
2. As the first letter in a word.
3. Inside the word, between two other letters.
4. As the last letter in a word, joining to the letter in front. |
| Published: Tuesday 13 November, 2007 |
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Madrasah/School Curriculum For Children |
Topic: Recommendations |
| Madrasah Curriculum For Children:
Also appropriate for Home, School and Self-Study for Adults (specially tohose New to Islam)
These Books have been specially selected for Children being taught in the English language Education in the UK, Europe and USA. most of the Books are Published by Establ... |
| Published: Thursday 08 November, 2007 |
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Fundamentals of Faith and Sacred Law (Imam Nawawi) |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Tenets of Faith 1.1
Who Is Morally Responsible (Mukallaf) 1.1
Allah and His Attributes 1.1
The Prophets (Upon Whom Be Peace) 1.2
Muhammad (Allah Bless Him and Give Him Peace) 1.2
The excellence of his Companions 1.2
Belief in what he has informed of 1.3
Belief in What Is Necessarily Known to ... |
| Published: Sunday 04 November, 2007 |
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Islamic Commercial Law An Analysis of Futures and Options Introd |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Mohammad Hashim Kamali
Islamic commercial law has often been singled out as the most important area of contemporary research in relevant Islamic studies and has, in terms of overall priority, been given an even higher rating than research in applied sciences and medicine. This is due to the critica... |
| Published: Wednesday 31 October, 2007 |
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The Fiqh us-Seerah Epilogue By Shaykh Muhammad al-Ghazali (Ghaz |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Someone may ask whether the world today is in need of Islam. Our answer to that is if the world is in need of knowing Allah and preparation to meet Him and give an account for what was done in this earthly life them it must have Islam. Material advancement cannot substitute one bit for adherence of ... |
| Published: Sunday 28 October, 2007 |
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Abu Dharr Al-Ghifari By: Abdul Wahid Hamid |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| From 'Companions of The Prophet', Vol.
'The earth does not carry nor the heavens cover a man more true and faithful than Abu Dharr.' |
| Published: Thursday 18 October, 2007 |
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Minhaj et Talibin shafi'i law on Commencement of Ramadhan |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| THE fast of the month of Ramadan becomes obligatory, ‘i.e. commences, either upon the termination of the thirty days of the preceding month of Shaban, or from the first appearance of the new moon. The testimony of a single irreproachable witness—or of two, according to one authority |
| Published: Wednesday 17 October, 2007 |
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Want to Know More About Islam and Muslims |
Topic: News & Info |
| If you want to know about ISLAM then http://www.islamicinvitationcentre.com is the place for you |
| Published: Wednesday 17 October, 2007 |
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The Great Books of Islamic Civilization (Classical Translation) |
Topic: Recommendations |
| In the light of the prevailing situation, the Qatar-based Center for Muslim Contribution to Civilization was established to acquaint non-Muslims with Islamic contributions to the human civilization. The center’s Great Books of Islamic Civilization project aims to translate into English, a wide varie... |
| Published: Friday 05 October, 2007 |
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The Easiest Form of Worship By Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah - |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| 35. Remembrance is easy for the servant-whether he lies in bed or journeys, in health or in illness, in comfort and luxury, in his daily work, standing, sitting or lying down, on his way or at home. No [other] act can be performed so often and in so many situations. In fact, it is so easy that he co... |
| Published: Tuesday 02 October, 2007 |
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Islamic Practice on the birth of a Child in A Muslim Home |
Topic: Articles |
| May ALLAH bestow His mercy on him/Her. May he/She reach full ripeness and may you be endowed with his/her obedience and love.
Adhan |
| Published: Monday 01 October, 2007 |
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Dispatches of Hate and Misdirection by Husain Al-Qadi |
Topic: News & Info |
| The ferocity of media attacks on Muslims, which have become usual in Ramadan in Britain, reached new heights this week with a Channel 4 documentary titled "Christians in Britain under attack". |
| Published: Saturday 22 September, 2007 |
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Brushing One's Teeth During the Ramadan Fast By Sheikh Salman al |
Topic: Articles |
| Many people avoid brushing their teeth during the day in Ramadan. This is a mistake, since there is no contradiction between observing the fast and brushing one's teeth. Moreover, Allah's Messenger (peace be upon him) said: "Were it not for the hardship that I would be placing upon my people, I woul... |
| Published: Saturday 22 September, 2007 |
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Simple Hadith Collection To Ponder & Practice upon |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| Aisha reported that Rasulullah said: Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and remember that you shall enter Paradise only through Allah's Mercy, and also remember that the most beloved deed to Allah is that which is regular and constant even if it is little (Bukhari).
The wisdom in t... |
| Published: Wednesday 12 September, 2007 |
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Major Collections of Hadith (Glossary of Islamic Terms |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| The 'sound six' are Sahih al Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, the Sunan of Abu Dawud, the Sunan of an Nasai, the Jami of at Tirmidhi and the Sunan of Ibn Majah. |
| Published: Friday 07 September, 2007 |
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The Ahl al-Sunnah's Schools (Maturidi & Ash'aris) By Harun Yahya |
Topic: Articles |
| In terms of conviction, there are two schools: The Maturidis, founded by Imam Maturidi and The Ash`aris, founded by Imam Ash`ari
These two schools are essentially one. However, they differ in terms of about forty matters. These differences, however, consist only matters of detail. |
| Published: Thursday 30 August, 2007 |
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The Fast before the 15th of Shaban in Preparation for Ramadhan |
Topic: News & Info |
| imporatance and Merits of Shaban
Aaishah said: "I never saw the Messenger of Allaah fast a complete month except for Ramadan, and I have never seen him fast more in a month than he did in Sha`baan." [Bukhaari, Muslim] |
| Published: Monday 27 August, 2007 |
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US Policy: OUT OF CONTROL AND DANGEROUS ? |
Topic: News & Info |
| President George W. Bush continues to staunchly defend his war against Iraq, in which more than 2,000 Americans and more than 30,000 Iraqis have been killed -- with fatality numbers on both sides still going nowhere but up. |
| Published: Friday 20 July, 2007 |
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Gai Eaton: Choice and Responsibility in the Modern World |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Introduction to King of the Castle
If, by some strange device, a man of our century could step backwards in time and mix with the people of a distant age he would have good cause to doubt either their sanity or his own. Mountains, forests and the blue sky |
| Published: Wednesday 04 July, 2007 |
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Ibn Qayyim :The slave is not afflicted with a punishment greater |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| The slave is not afflicted with a punishment greater than the hardening of the heart and being distant from Allah. For the Fire was created to melt the hardened heart. The most distant heart from Allah is the heart which is hardened. If the heart becomes hardened, the eye becomes dry. |
| Published: Thursday 28 June, 2007 |
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Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall A Servant of Islam |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| He was born William Pickthall in 1875 in London, to an Anglican clergyman, and spent his formative years in rural Suffolk. He was contemporary of Winston Churchill at Harrow, the famous private school. During intervals from living a sedentary life in Suffolk, Pickthall traveled extensively in the Ar... |
| Published: Monday 25 June, 2007 |
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Asma Al-Husna: The Most Beautiful Names of Allah |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| 99 Names of Allah
And Allah's alone are the attributes of perfection; invoke Him, then, by these, and stand aloof from all who distort the meaning of His attributes.
Al A'Raf 7:180, tr. Asad |
| Published: Thursday 21 June, 2007 |
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Understanding Sufism Through Imam Ghazali |
Topic: Recommendations |
| This is not only an Islamic classic but also one of the great spiritual autobiographies in the religious tradition. al-Ghazali (1058-1111) is generally acclaimed as the most influential thinker of the Classical period of Islam. This volume contains a translation of Ghazali's autobiography The Deliv... |
| Published: Friday 15 June, 2007 |
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Translating the Untranslatable: A Survey of English Translations |
Topic: Articles |
| Despite the historical fact that the early Muslim community's stand on the translation of the Arabic text of the Quran was ambivalent, as indeed, the general Muslim attitude remains so to this day, the act of translation may be logically viewed as a natural part of the Muslim exegetical effort. Howe... |
| Published: Wednesday 13 June, 2007 |
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1001 Inventions Exhibition: Birmingham's Thinktank Upto 2/Sep/20 |
Topic: News & Info |
| 1001 Inventions Exhibition will spend 3 months at Birmingham's Thinktank Museum from 26th May till 2nd September 2007.
Discover the Muslim Heritage in our World
Experience a thousand years of missing history
Learn about a lost age of Muslim innovation and invention |
| Published: Saturday 09 June, 2007 |
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Plans and Plans |
Topic: Articles |
| Some things are beyond planning.
And life doesn't always turn out as planned. |
| Published: Friday 08 June, 2007 |
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Ibn Qayyim: Allah Grants Help and Victory to Followers of the Tr |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Allah Grants Help and Victory to Followers of the True Deen
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
Ighaathatul-Lahfaan min Masaa'id ish-Shaytaan [2/229]
Transl. islaam.com
A lot of people think that followers of the True Religion are humiliated, subdued and always defeated, unlike those who follow ot... |
| Published: Friday 01 June, 2007 |
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The means of developing Khushoo': Shaykh Munajjid |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The worst type of thief is the one who steals from his prayer.’ He said, ‘O Messenger of Allaah, how can a person steal from his prayer?’ He said, ‘By not doing rukoo’ and sujood properly
The one who does not do rukoo’ properly, and p... |
| Published: Tuesday 22 May, 2007 |
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Islamic History : 632 - 633 (Death of the Prophet(S) to Abu bakr |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| From A Chronology of Islamic History by H.U. Rahman , Ta-Ha Publishers.
By now, the Prophet(saws) has united a larger part of Arabia than anyone had done before, and pagan cults died out as the number of converts to Islam increased everywhere. He led a Pilgrimage to the Ka'aba in the months of Marc... |
| Published: Friday 18 May, 2007 |
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The Process of Self Development (The Goal in Life)By Khurram Mur |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Our personality comprises not only the physical body but also the mind and the heart, feelings and attitudes, character and behaviour. Proper nurturing and development of these elements of the personality will achieve desirable goals. When goals are desirable, the process of aspiring to, working tow... |
| Published: Friday 18 May, 2007 |
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Muhammad Abdullah Draz (b. 1894) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Muhammad Abdullah Draz was born in 1894 in northern Egypt. His father was an Islamic scholar educated in Al-Azhar, the oldest university in the world. His work included the editing of a remarkable work, Al-Muwafaqat, by Imam Al-Shatibi, which brought a great treasure of former Islamic scholars into ... |
| Published: Tuesday 15 May, 2007 |
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Dua's,Dhikr, Supplications and Prayers For the Day |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| I beg Mighty Allah that He grants benefoit to the Muslims through this Collection of Powerfull Supplications and He removes the difficulty of every Muslim though it.
O Allah, unite our hearts and set aright our mutual affairs, guide us to the path of peace, liberate us from darkness by Your Lig... |
| Published: Saturday 28 April, 2007 |
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Muhtar Holland Author and Translator |
Topic: Articles |
| Muhtar Holland was born in 1935, in the ancient city of Durham in the North East of England. This statement may be considered anachronistic, however, since he did not bear the name Muhtar until 1969, when he was moved-by powerful experiences in the latihan kejiwaan of Subud-to embrace the religion o... |
| Published: Thursday 26 April, 2007 |
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Virtues of Knowledge abridged and edited from Ibn Qudama |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| 'Allah detests every harsh, arrogant, miserly, niggardly person, who is a prattler in the markets, a corpse by night and a donkey by day, knowledgeable about the world, ignorant of the Hereafter.' [al-Hakim] And `Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said,
'Two [types of] men are a mortal blow to m... |
| Published: Tuesday 24 April, 2007 |
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Sura 99 - Az Zalzalah (From In the Shade of the Qur'an S Qutb) |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| Sura 99 The Earthquake - Az Zalzalah
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful!
When the earth is rocked with her (final) earthquake, when the earth shakes off her burdens, and man cries: What is the matter with her? on that day she will tell her news, that your Lord has inspired her (w... |
| Published: Monday 16 April, 2007 |
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Life of the Prophet Muhammad(S) Makkan Period Snap shot |
Topic: Articles |
| Life of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be Upon Him).
Makkan Period In Brief.The Messenger of Allah, ibn Abdullah, ibn Abdul'l-Muttalub ibn Hashim Abd Manaf Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam)
(The Lineage goes back Adnan to Prophet Ismail ibn Ibrahim (Peace and Blessings of Allah be on Them) |
| Published: Tuesday 10 April, 2007 |
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Al-Aqidah at-Tahawiah (ISlamic Belief) According to Sunni Stand |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| This is a presentation of the beliefs of ahl-al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah, according to the school of the jurists of this religion, Abu Hanifah an-Nu'man ibn Thabit al-Kufi, Abu Yusuf Ya'qub ibn Ibrahim al-Ansari and Abu `Abdullah Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Shaybani, may Allah be pleased with them all, and... |
| Published: Sunday 11 March, 2007 |
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Some Smaller Surah of the Qur'an (in arabic ) |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Abu Ad-Darda’ (RA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “Is one of you not able to recite a third of the Qur’an every night?” They (the companions) said, “How can he (a person) recite a third of the Qur’an?” The Messenger of Allah (SAW) responded, ‘Qul Huwallahu Ahad’ (Surah Al-Ikhlas) i... |
| Published: Friday 09 March, 2007 |
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Al Baghdadee: The Disapproval of Acquiring Knowledge for other t |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| “When Allaah intends good for a servant, He opens for him the door of actions and closes for him the door of argumentation. And when Allaah intends evil for a servant, He opens for him the door of argumentation and closes for him the door of actions.” |
| Published: Thursday 08 March, 2007 |
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Zainab Al-Ghazali:Struggle to establish truth and eradicate fals |
Topic: Articles |
| In Islamic history ladies have not lagged behind in the struggle to establish truth and eradicate falsehood, to uphold Islamic values and principles, and for that matter establish Islam as a living, thriving, and forward-looking religion. Zaynab Al-Ghazali is one of such dynamic ladies. |
| Published: Wednesday 07 March, 2007 |
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Ten useless matters By Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah (Al-Fawa' |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| However the greater of these matters are wasting the heart and wasting time. Wasting the heart is done by preferring this worldly life over the Hereafter, and wasting time is done by having incessant hope
Al-Fawa'id |
| Published: Wednesday 28 February, 2007 |
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Surah Fatiha: Towards Understanding the Qur'an |
Topic: Qur'an & Sunnah |
| Towards Understanding the Qur'an(Abridged Tafhim al-Qur'an)(3 1400pp, HB, By Sayyid Abul Ala Mawdoodi,English Tr&Ed:Zafar Ishaq Ansari, Islamic Foundation UK |
| Published: Tuesday 27 February, 2007 |
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Muhammad b. 'Ali al-'Arabi al-Hatimi al-Ta-i, (IBN ARABI) |
Topic: Classical Biographies |
| Sufi, philosopher, poet, Muhammad Ibn 'Arabi is one of the world's best known spiritual teachers. Known to some Muhyid din and the Shaykh al-Akbar (the Greatest Master), and cursed by others . He was born in 1165 AD (560 AH) in Andalusian Spain, the center of an extraordinary flourishing and cro... |
| Published: Sunday 25 February, 2007 |
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The Highest Position in Paradise (Al Wasiilah) |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| From Chapter Three: Description of Paradise
The Final Day – Paradise and Hell In the Light of the Quran and Sunnah Dr. `Umar Al-Ashqar, IIPH
The highest position in Paradise was mentioned. It is al-Wasilah, which is the position of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu `alaihi wa sallam |
| Published: Friday 23 February, 2007 |
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Finding Women's Liberation in Islam: Yvonne Ridley (Interview is |
Topic: News & Info |
| Yvonne Ridley, the acclaimed British writer and commentator, was in Cairo, Egypt, to attend the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) conference from November 21- 23, 2006. She graciously agreed to meet with IslamOnline.net for the following interview. |
| Published: Monday 19 February, 2007 |
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Sadaqah on Behalf of deceased Parents (From Imam Bukhari's Adab |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| 39. It is narrated by Sayyidina Ibn Abbas (RA) that someone said to the Prophet (SAW) “Messenger of Allah, indeed my mother
has died but had left behind no instructions (concerning charity). If I give charity on her behalf then will it profit her?” He said. “Yes! (Tirmizi) |
| Published: Friday 16 February, 2007 |
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VIRTUES OF MUHARRAM & New Hijri Year 1428 |
Topic: News & Info |
| Although Muharram is a sanctified month as a whole, yet, The 10th day of Muharram is the most sacred among all its days. The day is named 'Ashurah'. According to the Holy Companion Ibn 'Abbas, Radi-Allahu anhu. The Holy Prophet, Sall-Allahu |
| Published: Friday 26 January, 2007 |
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Time in the Life of a Muslim (Dr. Yusuf al-Qaradawi) Self-Invent |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| It is necessary for an individual to pause at the end of each day that has passed, in order to check himself and run through his achievements: What has he done in the course of the day? Why has he done it? What has he omitted? Why has he omitted it?
How excellent it would be if this self-critici... |
| Published: Wednesday 10 January, 2007 |
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2007-11 Important Islamic & Approximate Gregorian Dates |
Topic: News & Info |
| About the Islamic Calendar:
The Islamic calendar (or Hijri calendar) is a purely lunar calendar. It contains 12 months that are based on the motion of the moon, and because 12 synodic months are only 12 x 29.53= 354.36 days, the Islamic calendar is consistently shorter than a tropical year, and t... |
| Published: Wednesday 10 January, 2007 |
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Three Tough Questions and the Slap |
Topic: Articles |
| There was a young man who went overseas to study for quite a long time.
When he returned, he asked his parents to find him a religious scholar or any expert who could answer his 3 Questions |
| Published: Monday 08 January, 2007 |
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Nawawi on Sincerity (ikhlas) and having a conscious intention in |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Bustan ul Arifeen:The Garden of the Gnostics (Nawawi)
'Indeed, actions only go by intentions. Everyone gets what they intend. Anyone, therefore, who emigrates for Allah and His Messenger, then his emigration is indeed for Allah and His Messenger. But anyone who emigrates to gain something of thi... |
| Published: Sunday 07 January, 2007 |
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A Refutation Of Astrology (From Muqaddimah By Ibn Khaldun) |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Astrologers think that astrology, with the knowledge it gives of astral powers, individually or in combination, and of astral influences upon elemental creations, enables them to know the things that are going to be in the world of the elements, before they are created |
| Published: Friday 05 January, 2007 |
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HAPPY EID UL ADHA & HAJJ AL MABROUR (MUBARAK) |
Topic: News & Info |
| WISHING YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY EID UL ADHA AND HAJJ AL MABROUR TO THOSE WHO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY THIS YEAR
Allah is greater. Allah is greater. There is no god but Allah. Allah is greater. Allah is greater. And all praises are for Allah |
| Published: Thursday 28 December, 2006 |
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Dhul Hijjah:Year 1427(2006)&Importance of the First 10 Days |
Topic: News & Info |
| "By the dawn, By the ten nights And by the even and the odd" (TM Qur'an Al Fajr 89)
Allah swears an oath by them, and swearing an oath by something is indicative of its importance and great benefit. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): "By the dawn; by the 10 nights" . Ibn Abbaas, Ibn al-... |
| Published: Thursday 21 December, 2006 |
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Islam , Imam & Ehsan (Famous Hadith of Jibril) From Omar RA |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| 'Islam is to testify that there is no god but Allah and Muhammed is the messenger of Allah, to perform the prayers, to pay the zakat, to fast in Ramadhan, and to make the pilgrimage to the House if you are able to do so." |
| Published: Monday 04 December, 2006 |
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Allaah's Blessing in day-to-day assignments.(Shah Ismail Shaheed |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| From 'Taqwiyaat ul-Eemaan'(Strengthening of the Faith)
Allaah the Exalted has taught His slaves the norms of respect to the effect that they should remember Allaah while performing their everyday worldly chores and pay Him their tributes for the enhancement of their Faith and to secure Allaah's b... |
| Published: Friday 01 December, 2006 |
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COMMENTARY OF QADI IYAD'S ASH-SHIFA & Other Events of Interest |
Topic: News & Info |
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| Published: Monday 20 November, 2006 |
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From: Al-Ghazali Letter to a Disciple:Ayyuha’l-Walad |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| I have studied various kinds of science, and I have spent my life learning and mastering them. I now ought to find out which kind will be of use to me on the morrow, to keep me company in my grave, and those which are not of use to me, so that I may give them up. As God’s Messenger (God bless him an... |
| Published: Monday 20 November, 2006 |
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THE SICK NATIONS OF THE MODERN AGE: Sayyid Abul A'la Maududi |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| The whole of mankind----Muslims as well as non-Muslims, and the peoples of the East as well as the West----are today beset with a grave evil: their lives are governed by a culture that was born in crass materialism and as now totally steeped in it. The practical policies as well as the theory of thi... |
| Published: Friday 17 November, 2006 |
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Riyaa:Hidden Shirk By Yasir al-Qathi, (Edited By Bilal Philips) |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Riyaa= "to perform acts which are pleasing to Allah, with the intention of pleasing other than Allah". Thus riyaa originates in the heart.
[O Allaah, we seek refuge in you from committing shirk knowingly, and ask your forgiveness for (the shirk that we may commit unknowingly'] |
| Published: Tuesday 14 November, 2006 |
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Imam Bukhari's Book of Muslim Morals & Manners |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Arabic - English
Translated by Yusuf Talal Delorenzo
564 pages Hardback
Published By Al-Saadawi Publications, Virginia
Includes an excellent introduction to the study of Hadith. |
| Published: Friday 03 November, 2006 |
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Introduction By Shaykh Ahmad Jami :The Call to the Believers in |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| Excerpt from
The Call to the Believers in the Clear Qur'an:
[(Nida' al-Mu'min fi 'l-Qur'an al-Mubin By Shaikh Ahmad Fathu'llah Jami,translated from the Arabic by Muhtar Holland
'O you people, I am only a mortal human being. The Messenger of my Lord will soon come to me, so I shall respond. I a... |
| Published: Thursday 02 November, 2006 |
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Eid Mubarak and Reminder before Ramadan Ends |
Topic: News & Info |
| "The deeds most loved by Allah swt (are those) done regularly, even if they are small". ( Bukhari, Muslim )
“The (Hell) Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires and passions, while Paradise is surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirable things |
| Published: Friday 20 October, 2006 |
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THE NATURE OF INTENTION compiled from the works |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| The Prophet (saw) said: "Actions are only by intention,
and every man shall only have what he intended. Thus he
whose hijra was for Allah and was for Allah and His Messenger,
his hijra was for Allah and His Messenger, and he whose hijra
was to achieve some worldly benefit or to take some woman ... |
| Published: Wednesday 18 October, 2006 |
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Imam Al-Ghazali on Fanaticism From THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE |Kitab |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| But if fanaticism becomes rooted in their hearts their redemption becomes hopeless because fanaticism fastens beliefs deeply to the minds of men. It is one of the evils of the teachers of falsehood who go to excess in their fanaticism for the truth and regard with contempt and scorn all non-conformi... |
| Published: Wednesday 04 October, 2006 |
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Imam Ghazali On the Intellect, its Noble Nature, its Definition, |
Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| From THE BOOK OF KNOWLEDGE (Kitab al-‘Ilm)
Book 1 of Ihya' 'Uloom al-Din (Revival of Religious Sciences)
By Imam Al-Ghazali
Translation with Notes By NABIH AMIN FARIS |
| Published: Wednesday 04 October, 2006 |
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Helping a Muslim (Easy Good Deeds by Mufti Taqi Usmani) |
Topic: Excerpts - Other |
| “'One who helps someone in his need, Allah helps him in his work, and one who removes any worry or trouble of any Muslim, Allah, in return, removes anyone of his worries on the Day of Judgment'. (Abu Daud, Kilab-al-Adab, Bad-al-Muvakhat) |
| Published: Wednesday 27 September, 2006 |
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