Dhul-Qa’da Reflections: Preparing for the Blessed Month of Dhul-Hijja – Interpreter’s Path بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ The following is a summary of some of the points mentioned by Sayyidi al-Habib `Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) on 17th Dhu’l-Qa`ida with some additions for extra clarity and benefit: He reminded us of the greatness of […]
Udhiya Qurbani Through Mauritania School Project As the month of Dhul Hijjah approaches and we all make our preparation for udhiya/qurbani, the Mauritania School Project wants to inform everyone that we will be offering udhiya services in Mauritania to help fulfill this sunnah of the Beloved Prophet (SA). For $100 we will be slaughtering a […]
SeekersGuidance – The Ten Days of Dhu’l Hijja: Merits & Striving in Spiritual Works – Answers The first ten days of Dhu’l Hijjah are blessed days: Allah Most High Himself swore by them in the Qur’an: “By the Dawn, and the Ten Nights…” [Qur’an, Surat al-Fajr, 89.1-2] The Qur’anic commentators generally agree that the ten nights mentioned […]
IMF study concludes that Shari`ah-Compliant Banks showed “Stronger Resilience” to the Financial Crisis – Straight Ethical Advisory Blog Islamic banks fared differently from conventional banks during global crisis Weaknesses in risk management hurt Islamic bank profitability in 2009 Crisis revealed important regulatory and supervisory challenges A new IMF study compares the performance of Islamic banks […]
Muslim Scholars On Spousal Abuse Courtesy of Sidi Khuram’s exhaustive research at Allahcentric Regarding the recent UAE Federal Supreme Court ruling stating that a husband can beat his wife and children so long as no marks are left (reminiscent of Guantanamo-style torture sessions), Shaykh Jihad Brown of the Tabah Foundation responds that spousal abuse is […]
Making the most of student life – Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad Cambridge – 10 Oct 2010 – 10 mins In this short talk, delivered on the occasion of a welcoming dinner hosted by the Cambridge University Islamic Society for new students, Sheikh Abdal Hakim offers some thoughts on how to make the most of student […]
During a recent a trip to New York, Sh. Faraz Rabbani delivered a one-day seminar on “Islamic Law: How Shariah is Derived and Applied”, at ICNYU. We asked one attendee and SeekersGuidance supporter, Br. Ibrahim Long (www.ibrahimlong.com), for his thoughts on the seminar. “For those who don’t know him, Shaykh Faraz is one of the most […]
Lower Your Gaze – Shaykh AbdulKarim Yahya Shaykh AbdulKarim Yahya shares a valuable gem from Habib Umar’s lessons on lowering the gaze. Bismillah The following question was asked at one of the Red Sulfur lessons a couple of weeks back. Please benefit and share with others. A male university student complained about the mixing of men […]
Hajj Handbook – Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar Hajj is around the corner so let’s start thinking about the significance of this pivotal journey. Shaykh Husain Abdul Sattar has compiled a quick reference guide on the legal aspects of the Hajj with spiritual insights from Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad. Sacred Learning also offers excellent lecture recordings on […]
Are you lonesome tonight? by Novid Shaid, 2003 Are you lonesome tonight? Are you friendless tonight? Is your world fractured apart? Has your love turned and fled? Has your loyal heart bled? It’s not worth living, apart. Shall I show you a friend? Recommend you a friend? Your woes, His love will consume And His […]
