The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: ‘The people should be led in prayer by the one among them who has the most knowledge of the Book of Allaah; if they are equal in knowledge of the Qur’aan, then by the one who has most knowledge of the Sunnah;…
Category: Muslim issues
Women who suffer by Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan
Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan is the mother of Smadar Elhanan, 13 years old when killed by a suicide bomber in Jerusalem in September 1997. Below is Dr. Elhanan’s speech made on International Women’s Day in Strasbourg in March 2005. Although a year on from the time of this address by Dr. Nurit Peled-Elhanan, the issues and…
Covenant of Umar
When Umar (r.a.) came to Palestine, he signed a covenant with the existing people of Palestine. This is the content of the treaty. It is beautiful and indeed puts to shame all the “democratic” nations who displace and kill the inhabitants of this holy land. Palestine was our first Qibla, it shall remain close to…
Setting the Record Straight: The Miracle of Islamic Science
Excerpted from: Appendix B of ‘The Miracle of Islamic Science’ by Dr. K. Ajram, Copyright © 1992 The concept that the sciences are exclusively the products of Western minds remains unquestioned by most individuals. A review of any of the standard texts or encyclopaedias regarding the history of science would support this view. As these…
Paradise in Our Home series.
This is first in a series of articles translating lectures by Amr Khaled. I have recieved these via email from a dear sister, Nada Ibrahim. I am sharing these for your reading. The articles are short, easy to understand and backed by Quran and Sunnah. Hope you enjoy reading them. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Paradise in Our Homes…
Islamic Expressions
This is another something in my mail box. 🙂 For your reading pleasure: Every Muslim should remember these essential expressions. Say When Assalam-u-Alaikum meet a Muslim Peace be upon you Walaikum Assalam a Muslim greets you And peace be upon you Assalam-u-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuh meet a Muslim Peace and mercy and blessings of…
25 Beautiful one liners
Found these 25 Beautiful one liners in my mailbox. And I share it with you here: 1. Give Allah what’s right, not what’s left. 2. Man’s way leads to a hopeless end Allah’s way leads to an endless hope. 3. A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing. 4. He who kneels before…
Khandar – The Kashmiri Wedding – part 2
One of the readers pointed out that the Kashmiri wedding is a lot more than just food, and I certainly agree. Actually the food is just a part of it – an interesting set of courses that interest the five senses in different forms. But the fact remains that in Kashmir weddings are an elaborate…
Islamic History – 5
The series (so far ) contains: Islamic History -1 Islamic History -2 Islamic History-3 Islamic History-4 Islamic History-5 Before Abu Bakr passed away, he appointed Umar as the next caliph. Umar After the victory of Ajnadain, Muthana came to the capital to ask for reinforcements. On the first day of his caliphate Umar appealed for…
Bad Scarf (hijab) Day…
People have a bad hair day when their hair just refuses to behave within the normal and decides that it has a mind of its own. This can be very frustrating especially when you are getting late… People who cover their hair with a head scarf (part of hijab)- the muslim women generally – suffer…