A special thanks to Muwasala for sharing this beautiful answer by Habib Umar bin Hafiz. For the original link: Click here Answered by Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him and benefit us by him). We always hear about children showing righteousness to their parents. Is there a righteousness that can be shown by […]
To see the original post: Click here [Speak out] Those of us who have been speaking out against the menace of so-called “Jihad” must redouble our efforts. “Jihad” is far more than a threat to the lives of unsuspecting innocent people, both here in the West and in Muslim countries. It is a threat to […]
The True Cause of All Happiness and Good is Turning to Allah From the Letters of Mawlay al-Arabi al-Darqawi: 339. I said to some of our brethren (may Allah be pleased with them): The basis of all happiness and good—in their essence—is in directing oneself to Allah, and to always turn to Him. Likewise, […]
In response to the recent atrocities happening in Iraq and Syria, a large group of our esteemed scholars got together and wrote an open letter to the ‘Islamic State’ leader Dr. Ibrahim Awwad Al-Badri, alias ‘Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’, and his fighters. May Allah Most High make the efforts of our scholars successful and bring clarity […]
The 28th of March was the 6 year anniversary of my Shahadah, the day that I officially embraced Islam. My Shahadah anniversary is always a time of great reflection for me, and I try to commemorate it by acknowledging my blessings and expressing my gratitude to God for the life He’s given me. The past […]
By Sidi Aashif Sacha Click here for original link This khutba was given by Dr Umar in Georgetown, Guyana. Given that it was ‘Good Friday’ he delivered a powerful sermon detailing the Islamic perspective on the Crucifixion of Christ. [Islamic Perspective on the Crucifixion of Christ] The Muslim belief about Jesus (may peace be upon […]
“Verily, in the body is a small piece of flesh that if it is healthy, the whole body is healthy and if it is sick, the whole body is sick. This small piece of flesh is the heart.” [Bukhari and Muslim] [Marvels of the heart course] Knowledge of the heart is considered to be […]
SeekersHub Global Student Assembly Term 1 2014: “The Way of the Seeker” How to discern sound scholarship, choose a teacher and the role locality plays in this, Shaykha Zaynab Ansari: [How do we know if it’s sound scholarship?] We have the tools to discern what makes sound scholarship. That is, the Sanad – a direct line […]
PDF Attachment: Selected Supplications – Hub Toronto Attached is a collection of supplications and prayers, from great scholars of the Islamic tradition, that we recite regularly at SeekersGuidanceToronto (Toronto.SeekersGuidance.org). These supplications include the two powerful Prayers for Victory (Hizb al-Nasr), of Imam Abdullah bin Alawi al-Haddad and Imam Abu’l Hasan al-Shadhili; the Prayer for the Oppressed […]
I have been asked several times about the recent article titled ‘Dogs are not impure,’ says prominent Islamic scholar. I have not seen the television show or the fatwa mentioned in the article so I can comment only on the article itself. The bulk of my reading over the past two months has been about dogs,1 so […]
