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There are many merits of Shabaan, especially the 15th of Shabaan, which is known as Shab-e-Baraat or Lailatul Baraat, meaning the Night of Absolution. Insha Allah hereunder we will discuss the auspiciousness of Shab-e-Baraat and also a few things that should be read on this night. Just to highlight the significance of Shabaan, Hazrat Anas ibn Malik (Radiallahu Ta’ala Anh) ... Read More »

They are created from fire. [Hijr 15:26] Indeed We created man from sounding clay made out of black smelly mud. [Hijr 15:27] And created the jinn before him, from smokeless fire. Some from amongst them have been given the power to take whichever form they wish. Their life spans are very lengthy. The mischievous ones amongst them are called Shaitaan. ... Read More »

The Holy Quran is fountain head of entire learning, but there is a striking difference between the Holy Quran and other books The Quran is word of Allah (SWT) and books on various branches of knowledge are human studies of Allah’s creation. These books deal with specific subjects and topics. A book on one discipline is quiet on other disciplines. ... Read More »

Rajab is one of the four months declared sacred by Allah (SWT) in the Glorious Qur’an. Special prayers and Aamal that can be prayed and carried out on any day or daily for this seventh month of Islamic lunar calendar reached us on the authority of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw), Imam Ali (as), Imam Zainul Abideen (as), Imam Jafar Sadiq ... Read More »

Purity in dealings and following the footsteps of the Prophet   Praise be to Allah and may Allah increase the honor and raise the rank of our Master Muhammadsallallahu ^alayhi wa sallam. Thereafter dear Muslims, Allah said in Surat al-Ahzab, 70-71:  يَآ أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ اتَّقُوا اللهَ وَقُولُواْ قَوْلاً سَدِيدًا يُصْلِحْ لَكُمْ أَعْمَالَكُمْ   وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَمَن يُطِعْ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ فَازَ ... Read More »

For a period of time, Prophet Ibrahim resided with his wife Sarah in Palestine. At 70 years of age, Sarah was an infertile old lady who was so keen to see her 86 years old husband Prophet Ibrahim become a father. For that reason, she offered him Hajar her maid (female slave) whom he accepted. By the Will of Allah, ... Read More »

Law: If semen left its origin through arousal but as it was about to be emitted, the man held his penis tightly, thereby not allowing it to be emitted but after some time when the feeling of arousal subsided, the semen was released then even in such a case Ghusl will be regarded as Waajib. The ruling is based on ... Read More »

» Abstain from lies, for lies leads to corruption and corruption leads to the alleyway of hell, and man continuously tells lies and goes all-out to lie, until by Allah, he is recorded as being a Kazzab (Liar). [Sahih Muslim, Kitab al-Birr, Page 1405, Hadith 2607] » The person who leaves telling lies, and it is futile, then a house ... Read More »

A man was once asked why he did not drink, and he replied, ‘By God, I am not happy with my mind when it is sound, so why should I corrupt it even further?’ – The Seventy-seven Branches of Faith – Imam Al-Bayhaqi, The Quillian Press – (1996, ISBN 1 872038 03 4) – Page 31 Alcohol is detrimental to ... Read More »

What is a Madhhab? Why is it necessary to follow one? © Nuh Ha Mim Keller 1995 The word madhhab is derived from an Arabic word meaning “to go” or “to take as a way”, and refers to a mujtahid‘s choice in regard to a number of interpretive possibilities in deriving the rule of Allah from the primary texts of ... Read More »