Ten Adab of Seekers of Knowledge by Ayaz Siddiqui Recently, I’ve been taking an interest in learning about manners that every person, Muslim or Non-Muslim should adopt. Islam has a lot to offer in this area, through the examples of the Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as well as his Companions. […]
YouTube – Ya Arham al-Rahimin (O Most Merciful!) from Mawlid with Habib Munzir al-Musawwa A powerful clip from the weekly mawlid of Habib Munzir al-Musawwa of Jakarta (Indonesia). Faraz Rabbani of SeekersGuidance (https://seekersguidance.org) was in attendance as part of the January 2010 Arus Damai tour. See: https://www.majelisrasulullah.org/ and https://www.arusdamai.com) Habib Munzir al-Musawwa (https://www.majelisrasulullah.org/) focusses his […]
Alhamdulillah, we’ve finally uploaded Shaykh Hamza’s video from the “Help Haiti, Heal Haiti Online Fundraiser”. Click on the screenshot below and scroll down:
“Imam al-Ghazzali in his book “al-Arba’in fi Usul al-Deen” has enumerated ten forms which worship can take: 1. Prayers. 2. Prescribed Alms-giving. 3. Fasting. 4. Haji or pilgrimage to Makkah. 5. Reciting the Holy Qur’an. 6. Remembrance of Allah in all possible situations. 7. Earning one’s livelihood in accordance with the regulations of the Shari’ah […]
Should Muslims be concerned about Haiti? by Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown (The National, Abu Dhabi) Shaykh Jihad Hashim Brown is director of research at the Tabah Foundation. He delivers the Friday sermon at the Maryam bint Sultan Mosque in Abu Dhabi Eleven-year-old Anna St Louis was going to be a lawyer. For three days she lay […]
The following excerpt is from the book “Islamic Manners” by Shaykh Abdul Fattah Abu Ghuddah (may Allah shower His mercy upon him). Although the book is short and concise, one can nonetheless acquire very deep meanings by reflecting upon its structure and themes. It is unlike other works of adab (etiquette) which often go into […]
Being Muslim – “Welcome to the Reading Room” This following excerpt is from the forthcoming book “Being Muslim”. It is suitable for those who are simply curious about Islam, newly practicing, or lifelong Muslims who would like a refresher. It assumes no background knowledge in Islam and systematically covers some of the most essentials aspects needed to […]
Malik ibn Dinar He was a companion of Hasan of Basra. Dinar was a slave, and Malik was born before his father’s emancipation. His conversion began as follows. One evening he had been enjoying himself with a party of friends. When they were all asleep a voice came from a lute which they had been […]
Justice and Its Relationship to Knowledge By Sayyid Naquib al-Attas The modern era has witnessed three significant developments that have created unprecedented challenges to the Muslim community: (1) public education, mass media, and mass literacy, (2) the disintegration of Islamic polities, and (3) the formation of learning institutes based on Western concepts, values, and processes. […]
