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The Blessings of the Night of Mid-Sha’ban | Nur Sacred Sciences

On the authority of Abi Tha’laba al-Khushani (RA), “The Prophet (PBUH) said: ‘When it becomes the Night of Mid-Shaʿbān, God looks at His creation and forgives the believers, maintains the disbelievers (in their disbelief), and leaves the bearer of grudges in their enmity until they abandon their [resentment].” In another hadith, the Prophet (PBUH) made the following […]

Physical Descriptions of the Four Imams – ilmgate

An excellent detailed article from ilmgate on the appearance of the mujtahid imams. Visit ilmgate.org for more excellent articles on Islam and contemporary issues. Physical Descriptions of the Four Imams Collected from Imam Dhahabi’s Siyar A’lam an-Nubala Abu Hanifah an-Nu’man bin Thabit: Abu Yusuf said: “Abu Hanifah was well-formed, was from the best of people […]

Traditional Halaqa for Advanced Students with Shaykh Samir al-Nass

Traditional Halaqa for Advanced Students with Shaykh Samir al-Nass   Teacher Shaykh Samir al-Nass*   Course Texts Al-Itqan fi ‘Ulum al-Qur’an (Imam Suyuti) Riyad-us-Salihin (Imam Nawawi)   Dates Tuesday 19 July 2011 to Friday 22 July 2011   Venue Fergusson Road Banbury UK   Who Should Attend? Imams Ulama Teachers Students of Knowledge   Please […]

40 Hadiths on Reviving Religion – Based on the Chapter Headings of Imam Ghazali’s Ihya’ – Hadiths 1-10 | SeekersGuidance

40 Hadiths on Reviving Religion – Based on the Chapter Headings of Imam Ghazali’s Ihya’ – Hadiths 1-10 | SeekersGuidance: “We are covering this 40 Hadiths collection at the SeekersGuidance in Toronto on Thursday nights.”   In the Name of Allah, the Benevolent, the Merciful 40 Hadiths on Reviving Religion based on the chapter headings of […]

A Blessed Beginning: The First SeekersGuidance Class

A Blessed Beginning: The First SeekersGuidance Class Special thanks to the blogger Shagufta Pasta for sharing this. In the SeekersGuidance’s first class today, Shaykh Faraz reminded us that to seek something means to have “concern, care and respect”. And alhamidullah these three things were most certainly reflected today in this wonderful new learning community. The […]

Welcoming the Month of Sha’ban – Interpreter’s Path Blog

Welcoming the Month of Sha’ban – Interpreter’s Path Blog Bismillah We will shortly be entering Shaban. Allah give us the best ending to the month of Rajab and the best entry to Sha’ban.   Merits of Sha`ban The scholars say that the linguistic root of the word Sha`ban is a branch, because the month of […]