| Below is a list of articles with the most recent ones listed first. |
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| Nawawi On Sincerity & Having Conscious Intention In All Actions | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Chapter One
Sincerity (ikhlas) and having a conscious intention in all actions
Bustan ul Arifeen: The Garden of the Gnostics (Nawawi)
Allah says, "They were only ordered to worship Allah, making their din sincerely His as people of pure natural pure belief (hunafa'),1 and to establish the ... |
| Published: Thursday 28 June, 2018 |
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| Al-Ghazali On General Merit & Profit of Invocation &Supplication | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Al-Ghazali On Invocations And Supplications
Kitab Al- Adhkar Wa'l-Da'awat
With Arabic Text of the Invocations & Supplications (3rd Revised Print July 2010)
Book IX of the Revival of the Religious Sciences (Ihya Ulum al-Din)
Translated With Introduction & Notes By Kojiro Nakamura
Edited By T.J.... |
| Published: Tuesday 12 June, 2018 |
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| Inner Dimensions Of Fasting Ramadan By Imam Abu Hamid Al-Ghazali | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
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Reported on the authority of Sahl bin Sa'ad (R.A.) that the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) said,
"Jannah has an entrance by the name of Ar-Rayyaan which is exclusively reserved for the fasting individuals. On the Day of Judgment, they will be called to pass through this entrance, after which it will be ... |
| Published: Tuesday 29 May, 2018 |
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| Ramadan: Month of Qur'an, Based on Ibn Rajab's Lata'if al-Ma'rif | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Ramadan - Month Of The Qur'an
By Br. Abu Dharr
Based on Ibn Rajab's "Lata`if al-Ma`arif" and other sources
The first part of this is based on an extract from Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali's Lata'if al-Ma'arif (pp. 179-182), quoted by Fahd bin Sulaiman in Kayf Nastafeed min Ramadan (pp. 48-50). The adv... |
| Published: Tuesday 15 May, 2018 |
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| Basmallah : Seeking Refuge With Allah From Shaytan | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| In the Name of Allah Ar-Rahman ar-Raheem​
Seeking Refuge With Allah From Shaytan
Allah orders people to seek refuge at the beginning of every recitation, when He says,
"Whenever you recite the Qur'an, seek refuge with Allah from the cursed Shaytan." - (Qur'an 16:98)
This command is a r... |
| Published: Tuesday 06 February, 2018 |
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| The Story of Jesus ('Isa (Peace be upon him)): Prophet of Allah | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| The Story of Jesus (‘Isa (Peace be upon him))
Section One - The Story of Mary Daughter of ‘Imran
In many verses of the Glorious Qur’an Allah the Exalted denied the claim of the Christians that He has a son.
A delegation from Nagran came to the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). They began to talk abo... |
| Published: Monday 18 December, 2017 |
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| The signs of love of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) By Qadi Iyad | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| 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 love... |
| Published: Thursday 30 November, 2017 |
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| Relief From Debt (Noble Words From The Book: Al-Kalim at-Tayyib) | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Remembrance & Prayers of the Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W) On Debt
Hadhrat Ali (RA) said that a slave, who had made a contract with his master to pay for his freedom, came to him and said, ''I am unable to fulfil my contract, so help me'' He said, ''Shall l not teach you some words which Allah’s Mess... |
| Published: Friday 17 November, 2017 |
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| The Muhammadan Reality (In the Doctrine of Ibn Arabi) | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| The Muhammadan Reality
For a saint, to be the heir of one of the prophets is always to be the heir of Muhammad. Indeed, ‘the prophets were his deputies in the created world when he [i.e. Muhammad] was pure spirit, aware of being so, prior to the appearance of his body or flesh. When he was asked,... |
| Published: Thursday 10 August, 2017 |
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| Imam Ghazali on Sin : From Minhajul Abideen | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Imam Ghazali on Sin : From Minhajul Abideen:
One who takes to Repentance is facilitated to worship Exalted Allah. When a man is addicted to sins, he is deprived of the virtue and facility of worship because of the curse of his sins. sins stand in the way of service and obedience to Allah. The bur... |
| Published: Thursday 04 May, 2017 |
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| A time will come upon people when... | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Hadith 9.41 91 - 96 From Al-Muwatta of Imam Malik Ibn Anas : The First Formulation of Islamic Law Revised in whole.
Translated by Aisha Abdurrahman Bewley Published by Madinah Press Inverness
91. Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Sa'id that 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud said to a certain man,... |
| Published: Monday 06 March, 2017 |
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| How Imam Shafi'i dealt with differences | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| How Imam Shafi'i dealt with differences
Whilst sitting in Imam Shafi'i's class one day, his student Yunus ibn Abd al A'ala differed with him. He got so angry that he left the class and went home.
That night, Yunus heard a knock on his door and asked who it was. The one knocking answered, "Muha... |
| Published: Thursday 23 February, 2017 |
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| Slave girl shall give birth to her master (Signs of the Hour) | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Jibril said, “Then tell me about its signs.” He replied, “That the slave girl shall give birth to her mistress/master, and that you see barefoot, naked, poor shepherds building tall buildings.” [Muslim]
The Famous Hadith of Jibril
On the authority of Omar, who said : One day while we were sit... |
| Published: Friday 11 November, 2016 |
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| 70 Major Sins - By Imam Adh-Dhahabi | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Allah Most High says:
Surely, Allah does not forgive associating anything with Him, and He forgives whatever is other than that to whomever He wills. (al-Nisa 4:48 and 116)
70 Major Sins
01. Associating anything with Allah
02. Murder
03. Practising magic
04. Not Praying
05. Not paying Z... |
| Published: Tuesday 14 June, 2016 |
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| Virtues of the Prophet From Dala\'il An-Nubuwwah | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Allah, the Almighty, the All-powerful informs us of the honourable status which He has granted the Prophet (peace be upon him) of the high regard in which he is held, and the elevated rank that he enjoys. This is a fact which is attested to by Him not addressing him to His Book, nor alluding to him,... |
| Published: Tuesday 31 May, 2016 |
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| Ash-shifa Qadi Iyad:(Allah's Praise of The Messenger & His Great | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| 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 peace, enumerate his go... |
| Published: Saturday 12 December, 2015 |
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| Al-Ghazali on Disciplining the Soul & on Breaking the Two Desire | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Yusuf ibn Asbat said;"Good character has ten signs:
reluctance to argue,
fairness,
never hoping for slips in others,
looking for a charitable interpretation of other people's misdeeds,
finding excuses for them,
tolerating the harm they do to one,
blaming oneself,
knowing one's own f... |
| Published: Thursday 17 September, 2015 |
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| Being a True Slave of Allah By Shaykh ul-Islâm ibn Taymiyyah | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Being a True Slave of Allah
By Shaykh ul-Islâm ibn Taymiyyah
Translated by Nasir ud-Deen al-Khattab
“The heart is inherently dependent on Allâh in two ways: from the point of view of worship, which is the ultimate goal, and from the point of view of seeking His help and relying upon Him,... |
| Published: Wednesday 16 September, 2015 |
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| Fasting By Ibn Qudamah From Mukhtasar Minhaj Qasidin | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Siyam (Fasting) by Ibn Qudamah Al-Maqdisi from
Mukhtasar Minhaj Al-Qasidin In English
You should know that the worship of fasting enjoys particular privilege, namely that it is a worship which is attributed to Allah, most high. In the hadith narrated on the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may A... |
| Published: Tuesday 30 June, 2015 |
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| Fasting & Ramadan by Imam al-Haddâd From Nasâih al-Dîniyâh | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Fasting by Imam al-Haddâd (A translation of a section of his Nasâih al-Dîniyâh)
Contents
•The Status of Ramadân
•The blessings of Ramadân
•The etiquettes of fasting
•The Prophetic traditions regarding the fast
•Recommended actions
•Links
The Status of Ramadân
Imam al-Haddâd, may Allah show... |
| Published: Wednesday 17 June, 2015 |
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| Monetary Unit Dinar : History Behind the Name | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| Why is a dinar (monetary unit of some countries) named a dinar?
قال مالك بن دينار:
Malik Ibn Dinar states:
إنما سمي الدينار ... |
| Published: Wednesday 13 May, 2015 |
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| Contract of Imamate By Abul Hasan al-Mawardi (Ahkam Sultaniyah) | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| From: Al-Ahkam as-Sultaniyyah:The Laws of Islamic Governance. Abu'l-Hasan al-Mawardi --translated by Dr. Asadullah Yate.
No Pressure is to be applied, and no sense of negligence is to be ascribed, to anyone else outside of these two parties regarding choosing the Imam. |
| Published: Friday 24 April, 2015 |
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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, #twitter 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... |
| Published: Tuesday 03 February, 2015 |
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| The Necessity of Loving the Prophet By Qadi Iyad | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| On the Necessity of Loving the Prophet
Ash-Shifa' by Qadi 'Iyad
Chapter Two of Part Two
On the Necessity of Loving the Prophet
Ash-Shifa of Qadi 'Iyad Muhammad Messenger of Allah. English
Section 1: Concerning the necessity of loving him
Allah says, "Say: 'If your fathers or your sons or y... |
| Published: Saturday 27 December, 2014 |
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| Selections from Ibn Ishaq's The Life of Muhammad | Topic: Classical - Excerpts |
| The Life of Muhammad , A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's, Sirat Rasul ALLAH
Translation by A Guillaume, Published by Oxford University Press
It is alleged in popular stories (and only God knows the truth) that Amina b. Wahb, the mother of God's apostle, used to say when she was pregnant with God's apos... |
| Published: Saturday 20 December, 2014 |
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