Why Allāh tests us [al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 22]
وأمرَهم بطاعته ونهاهُم عن معصيتِه He Has Commanded Them to Obey Him and He Has Forbidden Them to Disobey Him. The statement of the author should be read in context of the previous three statements. Besides creating all things, fixing their terms, knowing all their deeds; Allāh created human beings with a purpose which gave their life meaning and significance. As Allāh says: ‘I have not created the jinns and mankind except that they should worship Me’ . And so He ordered mankind with acts of devotion and prohibited them from acts of disobedience. One of the reasons for…
Call to Help Syrians this Winter
I am sure that many of us have witnessed the picture of that small, beautiful baby with a stiffened body and two extended arms who died because of the bitter cold in Syria. Reports have confirmed that this winter is one of the coldest recorded to have ever hit the Middle East. Many young children are dying due to a lack of basic needs, including anything to keep them warm. Food is far from being enough and clothes are not adequate enough to resist the severity of this harsh winter. There are no heating systems as they were destroyed by…
Shaheed Insha Allah – Abdul Qadir Mullah
Featured article; Bangladesh on the Brink by sheikh Abu Talha Related Articles; Bangladesh; State Sponsored Slaughter | Bangladesh and Di-Islamisation Bangladesh; Travesty of Justice | The War Crimes Trail of Bangladesh - Another Perspective We express our heart felt condolences to the people of Bangladesh for the loss of an inspirational leader, and at the same time our joy that Allah the Almighty has blessed him with a beautiful end; to be slain as a martyr (if Allah wills) at the hands of the enemies of Islam for his defence of Islam and Muslims in Bangladesh. The Muslim…
Nelson Mandela: A big Loss but…!
There is no doubt that Nelson Mandela (1918-2013) was a great person. His struggle for what he believed was both inspirational and motivated many people. I remember seeing him on TV when he left his long imprisonment showing the people the small cell where he lived in solitary confinement for over 10 years. He spent around 27 years in jail which constituted almost one third of his life and his entire youth. He was offered a high position and status in the apartheid government in exchange of giving up his struggle for freedom and black people’s rights. He died before…
What of Those Who Never Heard of Islam [al-Tahwiyyah Pt 21]
The fate of people who did not hear of Islām is a common question on the minds of many, yet it is easily understood when one appreciates the all-encompassing nature of Allah’s Knowledge and His absolute justice. لَمْ يَخْفَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ أَفْعَالِهِمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ خَلَقَهُمْ، وَعَلِمَ مَا هُمْ عَامِلُونَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَهُمْ "Nothing about them was hidden from Him before He created them. And He knew everything they would do before He created them." --- Allāh’s knowledge is all-encompassing. His infinite knowledge is perfect and complete and include in it the deeds of the creation; their good deeds, their…
The Sublime Qadar of Allah [al-Tahwiyyah- pt 19]
Allāh willed that the Prophet Muhammad (Ṣallāhu 'alayhi wa salam) would be born into this world in the ‘Year of the Elephant’, 570 CE, the knowledge of that was with Him from an eternity and was written in the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawḥ al-Maḥfūth), when the exact moment came, He decreed that and so it was. وَقَدَّرَ لَهُمْ أَقْداراً، He has ordained all things in due measure. Allāh has created everything, and Allāh has ordained it all to be created in due measure (taqīr); as He said: ‘He created everything and determined it (qaddara) most exactly’. This means when Allāh created…
The UK & European Cities Prayer & Fasting Timetables 2014 – 1435 AH
The prayer and fasting timetables listed in this document were obtained based on what is now known as the “18 degree formula” along with some necessary amendments to cater for the abnormal circumstances many European countries face due to their high location in the Northern Hemisphere. It is beyond the remit of this article to go through the juristic discussion regarding the correct methodology in formulating a timetable, yet it is sufficient to say that the “18 degree formula” is accepted and used by the overwhelming majority of Muslims around the World and has been used extensively throughout Islamic history.…
al-Tahwiyyah Pt 15, 16 & 17- In No Need of Creation
We believe that Allāh has always been the Lord, even if He had not brought anything into existence; just as He was al-Khāliq (the Creator) even if He had not created anything. لَيْسَ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ الخَلْقَ اسْتَفَادَ اسْمَ الخَالِقِ، وَلا بـِإِحْدَاثِهِ البَرِيَّةَ اسْتَفَادَ اسْمَ البارِي It is not the case that He acquired the name Creator (al-Khāliq) only after He created, or the name Originator (Al-Bari) only after He originated (something). The author is emphasizing the fact that Allāh did not benefit from the creation, He did not become a Creator because of them, nor did He acquire or gain…
