Assalamu'alaikum! GLOBAL EMERGENCY : Rapid CoronaVirus OutBreak! Stay alert Stay Safe Everything you need to know about the coronavirus from China! Public health experts around the globe are scrambling to understand, track, and contain a new virus that appeared in Wuhan, China at the start of...
Why the Prophet Muhammad was not Mentally Ill: Part I – Schizophrenia (Tayyab Pirzada) نٓۚ وَٱلۡقَلَمِ وَمَا يَسۡطُرُونَ مَآ أَنتَ بِنِعۡمَةِ رَبِّكَ بِمَجۡنُونٍ۬ “By the inkstand and by the pen and by that which they write. You are not, by the grace of your Lord, mentally ill.” (Qur’ān,...
In the Arabic language, there in no pronoun with a neutral gender equivalent to the English “it”. (Even in English, this neutral gendered pronoun is not to be used for beings possessing the attributes of knowledge, power and will. In English, it would be a sign of disrespect to use the pronoun “it”...
As-Salaam alaikum, In ayat 17 and 18 of Surat Qaf of the Holy Qur'an (50:17-18), Allahu Tabaraka Wa Ta'ala says:-- "Behold, two (guardian angels) appointed to learn/record (his doings)..learn (and note them), one sitting on the right and one on the left....
This Palestinian preacher passes away during his talk about the passing of the Prophet (salallaahu alayhi wasallam). His last words were, "Laa ilaaha illaa Allah." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Whoever's last words are laa ilaaha illaa Allah will enter Jannah." May Allah decree for us all...
As-Salaam alaikum, Abi Imama reported that Allah's Messenger, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:-- "Among my followers, I love most a believer who controls his emotions, who gives prayers and fasting a good share in his life, who is known to worship his Lord, and who obeys Him in...
As-Salaam alaikum, Ayat 55 of Surat Ta-Ha of the Holy Qur'an reads:-- "We have created you from the earth (dust), and We will return you towards it once again." About this, Abdullahi Ibn Mas'ud, may Allah be pleased with him, reported an angel is appointed to the womb. He takes the nufta...
As-Salaam alaikum, We have read it in ayat 30 of Surat Nisa'i of the Holy Qur'an, where Allah Ta'ala says:-- "Whoever obeys the Prophet, obeys Allah." (4:30) With this, we can call on all of us Muslims, Believers, the whole world.... if you love whom Allah loves, then you will be...
As-Salaam alaikum, In the Hadith, we have it where the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said that "Prayer is the ascension of the believer...as-salatu mi'rajul-mu'min". This clearly indicates levels of Real Prayer, in which the worshipper ascends to the Divine Presence and there is manifest...
As-Salaam alaikum, After the obligatory prayers, Tahajjud is the best prayer to come closer to Allah and, thereby, improve our spiritual health. And the best time to pray Tahajjud is at the last part of the night. The blessings of this prayer is pretty self-explanatory from these 2 hadiths:--...
As-Salaam alaikum, Reciting surat Ikhlas (chapter 112 of the Holy Qur'an) is compared to complete recitation of one-third of the entire Qur'an. Reciting it is a means of blessings for the reciter. Note that Allah Ta'ala sent the Qur'an in 3 parts:-- (1) A third of it is comprised of Legal...
As-Salaam alaikum, The Holy Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, once advised his beloved wife, Sayyada A'isha, may Allah be pleased with her, saying:-- "O A'isha, Before you sleep you should perform 4 deeds:-- (1) You should complete the recital of the Holy Qur'an (2) You should make sure that...
As-Salaam alaikum, Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:-- "He who relieves the distress of a belieever, Allah will relieve his distress on the Day of Judgement; he who lessens the hardship of an indigent, Allah will...
As-Salaam alaikum, Ayat 116 of Surat Nisa'i in the Holy Qur'an reads:-- "Allah forgives not joining other gods with Him; but He forgives whom He pleases other sins than this: one who joins other gods with Allah, has strayed far, far away (from the Right Path)." If there is...
As-Salaam alaikum, From the Sunan at-Tirmidhi, it is mentioned that Anas Ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, reported that the Messenger of Allah, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, said:- "Indeed Sadaqa extinguishes the Lord's anger, and it protects against evil death." If Allah Ta'ala...
As-Salaam alaikum, In ayat 8 of Surat Tahreem of the Holy Qur'an (66:8), it is stated:-- "O you who believe; truly turn to Allah with sincere repentance : in the hope that your Lord will remove from you your ills..." What is sincere repentance? Sayyadi Abdullah ibn Abbas, may Allah be...
The word "`EESA" (http://www.quransearch.c... in the Qur'an comes from "`EESHO" (http://www.quransearch.c... in Aramaic, a language which predates Hebrew by several hundred years and never had any etymological ties with the Hebrew derivative "YESHUA" (http://www.quransearch.c... or even the word...
As-Salaam alaikum, Abdullah Ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, says that one day the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, was talking about prescribed prayers and he said: "Whoso is regular in his prayers it will illumine his face, testify to the firmness of his faith and be the...
There are mainly two aspects of the significance of the second part of the Shahadah, namely: “Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of Allah”. Prophet Muhammad Came With the Final Revelation First: Allah Almighty is the Transcendental Creator and Sustainer of the universe, Who does not...
As-Salaam alaikum, Sayyadi Ali Ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, quotes the Prophet, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam, as having said:-- "There is none whose final abode is not known to Allah from beforehand- whether it is going to be Hell or Heaven." The audience said: "Should we...
As-Salaam alaikum, Says the Noble Prophet Muhammad, Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam:-- "My Companions are like stars (on a dark night); whichever of them you follow, you will be guided." (Ab ibn Humayd, ad-Daraqutnee) We have a choice to...
