To those mothers who buttered sandwiches and lit loves lanterns when sweet dreams turned into nightmares- and cloaked us in radiant safety net bear hugs under covers and sacrificed many a-night sleep like a coat over a puddle so our pillows stayed dry and evaporated tears when we would cry, and smiled at the clouds […]
YouTube – Advice on Calling to Allah – Imam Siraj Wahhaj’s Words of Wisdom Imam Siraj Wahhaj shares words of wisdom and long experience about how to be effective in calling to Allah, and the need for Prophetic mercy and concern. In Ann Arbor Michigan, after SeekersGuidance organizational meetings..
Imam Abu Talib al-Makki mentions ten duties of those truly repentant, in his work Qut al-Qulub: 1. It is their duty not to return to disobeying Allah 2. If one falls into sin, then not to keep repeating the sin 3. To hasten to repent to Allah from any sin one falls into 4. Remorse for one’s […]
Marriage is an act of worship that nearly every Muslim will engage in during their life. Attendees of the SeekersGuidance Seminar on “Getting Married”, held in Maryland on Saturday 24th April, learned that there is much more to this spiritual act than just meeting someone and planning the wedding. The Seminar was delivered by Shaykh […]
Bismillah. As-salamu alaikum, May this reach you all in the best state of health and iman. Ameen. Alhamdulillah, SeekersGuidance will be launching its first ever week-long retreat, “Living Faith: Understanding, Living, & Realizing the Testifications of Faith“, this June at the Coker Creek Village in Tennessee. This 300-acre park is nestled high in the southern Appalachian Mountains […]
YouTube – Maadihul Mushthofa (11A) ‘Alfin Solla & Qad Tammamalllah’ [20100424]
YouTube – Why is Surat al-Ikhlas Referred to as Surat al-Ikhlas (The Chapter on Sincerity) Shaykh Faraz Rabbani answers the question: Why is Surat al-Ikhlas Referred to as Surat al-Ikhlas (The Chapter on Sincerity) when its primary theme is belief in Allah’s Oneness?
Al-Madina Institute Launches MadinaTube – Featuring Audio and Video from Leading Islamic Scholars Our respected teachers and friends at Al-Madina Institute (one of the most impressive Islamic projects in the West, Masha’ Allah) have this exciting announcement: Al-Madina Institute is pleased to announce the launch of MadinaTube, your source of free video content from classes and […]
“The believers are but brethren. So mend relations between your brethren. And be mindful of Allah, in order that you may be granted mercy.” [Qur’an, 49.10] Commentary from Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The believers are indeed brothers, in religion. Therefore [always] make peace between your brethren, when they fall into dispute with one another (a variant reading […]
Jabir ibn Abdullah (Allah be pleased with him) relates that, “The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was never asked anything whatsoever to which he said no.” [Bukhari and Muslim] Ibn `Allan al-Bakri explains in this commentary: “… was never asked anything whatsoever” This is to emphasize the negation, indicating all times. And “anything” […]
