FILED UNDER: Articles (Parent of blog articles), Beneficial Knowledge, The Qur’an, The Qur’an
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, Islamic sacred sciences, Islamic scholars, revival of islamic sciences, tafsir, The Arabic language, The Holy Qur’an
/by YusufAs part of our Helpers program, Ahmad Ariffin interviewed Shaykh Ali Hani on seeking knowledge, the sciences of the Qur’an and the Arabic language, and their importance in today’s world. Shaykh Ali Hani is a leading scholar of Arabic and Tafsir from Jordan. He has dedicated his life to Quran from a young age. […]
FILED UNDER: Beneficial Knowledge, Converts, Featured Articles, Interviews, Islam, Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, internet, seeking knowledge, student journey, students of knowledge, Ustadh Abdullah Misra
/by YusufSaad Razi Shaikh interviews Ustadh Abdullah Misra on the internet’s effect on the Umma today, being a student of knowledge, the problems facing reverts, and much more. Ustadh Abdullah Anik Misra was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, into a Hindu family of North Indian heritage. He became Muslim at the age of 18, graduated […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh, ANS Prayer
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, praying in english
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum Can I pray in English and Arabic during the prayer? Answer: Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullah, No, you cannot pray in English because there is no need to do so when you, minimally, have a single verse memorised in Arabic. The reason for this is because reciting a […]
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel, ANS Seeking Knowledge
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, learning arabic
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalamu alaykum How important is it to learn Arabic? Answer: Wa’leykum Salam, Here is a video answer by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani to this question: Shaykh Faraz Rabbani is a scholar and researcher of Islamic law and Executive Director of SeekersHub Global After ten years overseas, Shaykh Faraz returned to […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, listening to qur'an, qur'an, reading
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani Question: Assalamu alaykum I would like to read Surat Al Baqara for a specific reason but I cannot read Arabic. What are my options? Do I listen to a reading of it? Can I read a translation of it? Should I try the transliteration? Answer: Walaikum assalam, I hope you’re […]
FILED UNDER: Classes, Events, Knowledge, Knowledge Without Barriers, quran
TAGGED WITH:: Amman, Arabic, jordan, Madarik, qur'an, summer
/by ErinFive Reasons to Learn Arabic This Summer Summer is just around the corner, and with it comes the time everyone in school and at work looks forward to: vacation. As this season approaches, many people look for creative ways to fill their vacation time with a sense of refreshment and broadened horizons. So why not […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Hanafi Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, convert, learning arabic, prayer, validity of the prayer
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam ‘aleykum If someone is taught how to pray in Arabic but does not understand Arabic would his prayers be invalid? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are in the best of health and faith, insha’Allah. No, your prayers are valid even if […]
FILED UNDER: ANS Shafi'i Fiqh
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, du`a, prayer, prostration, supplication
/by sufyanAnswered by Shaykh Shuaib Ally Question: Assalam alaykum, I was told I cannot make personal dua in English during prostration in the last cycle of prayer. I find this a great loss because beseeching Allah when prostrating seems better, and to do it in Arabic would limit what I can say. What do you think? […]
FILED UNDER: Belief, PC Belief, PC Jurisprudence (Fiqh), PC Supplications, PC Worship & Spirituality, Supplications
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, COMMUNICATION, du`a, imploring, language, mother tongue, reliance on Allah, Supplicating, supplications
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Shaykh Faraz Rabbani was asked if we may supplicate to Allah in a language other than Arabic, particularly as many are not fluent in the Arabic language. His answer may surprise you – he says not only may we make dua in any language we are comfortable with, in fact, we should.
FILED UNDER: ANS General Counsel
TAGGED WITH:: Arabic, dictionaries, qur'an, tafsir
/by sufyanAnswered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Asalaamu alaykum, 1) Could you please mention what dictionary to have for Islamic studies? 2) Could you recommend any authentic tafseer of the Qur’an with “Arabic novice” in mind? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, I pray that you are in the best of health and faith, […]
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