FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Belief, Featured Articles, Featured Home, Guidance Shaykh Hamza Karamali
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/by Yousuf Patel* Courtesy of Basira Education How do I answer my five-year old daughter when she asks, “Where is Allah?” 15-year olds in my Why Islam is True class learn how to answer this question. They learn that God is not in a space because space is a property of things in the created universe. Since […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Audio, Featured Articles, Featured Home, Guidance, Prophet Muhammad, Social challenges, Social Issues Shaykh Amin Kholwadia
TAGGED WITH:: challenges, patience, problems, prophetic model, social problems
/by Yousuf Patel* Courtesy of Darul Qasim In this Pre Khutba talk, Shaykh Amin Kholwadia reminds the congregation that the absence of problems in society are not a sign of communal success or well being. Human nature and society is inextricably bounded to problems and challenges. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) had to deal with […]
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TAGGED WITH:: adab, clothing, dress code, respect
/by Yousuf PatelUstadh Tabraze Azam gives a detailed account of the adab or the proprieties of clothing and dress. Allah Most High says, “The garment of God-consciousness is the best of all garments” (Sura al-A‘raf 7.26) True clothing is that which leaves a spiritual imprint in our hearts whereby we recognise the Lordship of our All-Seeing […]
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TAGGED WITH:: adab, speech, sunna of speech, Ustadh Tabraze Azam
/by Yousuf PatelUstadh Tabraze Azam gives a detailed account of the adab or proprieties of speech according to the Sunna. One day, a man was sitting with Qadi Abu Yusuf, a senior companion of Imam Abu Hanifa. After a period of extended silence, which was strange given that Qadi Abu Yusuf was the chief justice and an […]
FILED UNDER: Article-General, Articles (Parent of blog articles), Featured Articles, Featured Home, Guidance, Traditional Knowledge Shaykh Abdurrahim Reasat
TAGGED WITH:: Hajjar, isma`il, lessons from the prophets, modern misconceptions, Prophet Ibrahim, sacred tradition, Sarah
/by Yousuf PatelIbrahim: The Father of Prophets No study of the life of the Final Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, can ever be complete, nor properly understood, without a look at the influence of his greatest ancestor: Ibrahim. A man whose life and teachings have affected billions throughout history. A man who prophets look […]
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TAGGED WITH:: ablution, God-consciousness, study notes, transcript, worship, wudu
/by Yousuf PatelThe following is a transcription of “Are You Making the Most of Your Wuḍūʼ?” podcast. People ask: “What are the spiritual meanings of our ritual ablution?” – the wuḍūʼ. Very often people forget that the ritual ablution – wuḍūʼ – is an act of worship. Very often our wuḍūʼ turns into a routine: “I […]
FILED UNDER: Guidance, Islam, Prophetic Guidance
TAGGED WITH:: day of 'arafah, forgiveness, hajj, prayer, Shaykh Faid Mohammed Said
/by Aisha* Originally Published on 20/08/18 What is the Day of Arafah? How do we know that it is so special? And what should we do on this day? Shaykh Faid Mohammed Said covers these topics in this article. In the name of Allah the Most Merciful, The Most Compassionate, “Indeed, the number of months with […]
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TAGGED WITH:: Habib 'Umar, hajj, sacrifice, spirituality
/by Yousuf PatelThe Meaning of Hajj Sayyidi al-Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) reminds us that the linguistic meaning of Hajj is seeking or intending. Thus the people of Allah are constantly performing Hajj because they are constantly seeking Allah. Just as their whole year is Ramadan, likewise their whole year is Hajj. Just as […]
FILED UNDER: Articles (Parent of blog articles), Belief, Featured Articles, Featured Home, Guidance, Traditional Knowledge Shaykh Hamza Karamali
TAGGED WITH:: Allah's love, belief, love, PURPOSE, theology
/by Yousuf PatelDear readers, welcome back to the continuation of our third episode of our periodic conversations with Shaykh Hamza Karamali as part of the “Talk About Islam” series. Shaykh Hamza Karamali is the Dean of Academics at SeekersGuidance, and is one of our senior teachers. Osama: Let’s begin by connecting this conversation to our previous […]
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TAGGED WITH:: fiqh, islamic law, mixing madhabs, talfiq
/by Yousuf PatelIn their personal lives, are Muslims required to perform taqlid [practice by way of imitation] of only one madhhab [school of law]? If not, when can they go out of the one that they have studied or practiced? Different ulama [scholars] in different madhhabs [schools of law] have different considerations and principles in looking at […]
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