January 2011
Salaah for a Female
Basic Arabic Online – Ar Rihla
Registrations are now being accepted for Ar Rihla’s Basic Arabic Online course.This simple course uses Ar Rihla’s pioneering methodology to enhance your understanding of the Arabic language. The Ar Rihla “Basic Arabic course for Beginners” has been designed to meet the needs of individuals whose first language is English. The only prior knowledge required is...
Loving Nabi Muhammad SallAllahu alaihi wa Sallam
Allah is perfect in all of His characteristics and He is the Master of all the treasures of heaven and earth. He is the merciful One, who bestows countless blessings upon mankind. If Allah did not guide us, we would be misguided; if He did not give us hearing, we would be deaf; if He...
The Best of Both Worlds
Everyone has a list of things they would like to achieve,either in the near or distant future.We have dreams & ambitions,hopes and fears;some realistic and others just a figment of our imagination.So while all mankind is equal in the fact that everyone is always seeking something,the human race can be broken down into two broad...
The Woman who spoke with the Words of Qur’aan
Hadrat Abdullah ibn Mubarak (May the mercy of Allah be upon him) was returning from Hajj when he noticed an elderly lady approaching from the other direction. She replied to his greeting with a verse from the Holy Quran. Peace! A word (of salutation) from a Lord Most Merciful [36:58] He asked where she was...
Can You Sleep when the Wind Blows?
Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received A...
Knowledge Alone is not Enough
A most inspiring poem explaining the the conduct of a Muslim together with the necessity & importance of practising upon that which one has learnt. Every Muslim can definitely learn many invaluable lessons from these wise words. May Allah Ta’ala bless us all with the ability to practise upon some if not all of these...
Q&A: Salaah of a Woman
Q: In which Hadith is it mentioned that women should not pray like me? A: Ibni Abbaas was asked about the Salaah of a woman, to which he replied: She will be compact and withdrawn (during Salaah). (Musannaf Ibni Abi Shaybah) Abdullah bin Umar says: When a female sits in Salaah she will place one...