Prophetic Beauty
The Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his child and all the people.”[1] In this series we embark on a journey to...
View Article“He was more beautiful than the moon”ﷺ
The Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his child and all the people.”[1] In this series we embark on a journey to...
View ArticleThe Likeness of Abraham ﷺ
The Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said: “None of you truly believes until I am more beloved to him than his father, his child and all the people.”[1] In this series we embark on a journey to...
View ArticleParable of the Hypocrites
Parables are a fascinating facet of the Qurʾān, and they contain great lessons for us to benefit from. In one such parable, Allāh tells us about the hypocrites, أَوْ كَصَيِّبٍ مِّنَ السَّمَاءِ فِيهِ...
View ArticleThe Inner Secrets of Fasting
Know that in the fast is a special quality that is not found in anything else. And that is its close connection to Allāh, such that He says: “The fast (Sawm) is for Me and I will reward it.”1This...
View ArticleThe Objectives of Fasting
Obligation of fasting Allah, the Most High, says… “O you who have faith! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was prescribed for those before you – so that hopefully you will have taqwa.” al-Qur’ān,...
View ArticleAl-Fatihah: The Opening
Abū’l-Muẓaffar al-Samaʿānī (d. 489), with additional notes from Abū Muḥammad al-Baghawī (d. 516) [Italics indicate an alternative, accurate translation. Normal font indicates a variant reading which is...
View ArticleWho Are The Muttaqūn?
VERSE 2 ذَٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ “This is the Book in which there is no doubt, a guidance for those who are mindful [of Allāh].” “This is the Book,” Ibn ʿAbbās...
View ArticleSh Muhammad al-Amin al-Shanqiti’s Tafsir of the Fatiha
Aḍwāʾ al-Bayān, Muḥammad al-Amīn al-Shanqīṭī With the Name of Allāh, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful. All praise (and thanks) belong to Allāh, the Lord of the worlds. The All-Merciful, the Most...
View ArticleHas Gaza woken us up?
أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّـهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ...
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