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[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 28] The Seal of the Prophets
وَأَنَّهُخَاتَمُالْأَنْبِيَاءِوَإِمَامُالْأَتْقِيَاءِوَسَيِّدُالْمُرْسَلِينَوَحَبِيبُرَبِّالْعَالَمِينَ And he is the seal of the prophets. He is the Leader (imam) of the Pious. He is Chief of the Messengers. He is very dear to the Lord of the Worlds. As mentioned in the preceding point, the belief that the Prophet (Ṣallāhu ‘alayhi wa salam) is…
The Death of Sheikh ‘Abdul Karīm Zaydān (Raḥimullah)
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Some deaths are more equal than others
Asim Qureshi, who met one of the Woolwich attackers, writes about how the case reveals much about how we value human life. With the Woolwich trial now over, there are some important questions that need to be asked in relation to the value our societies give to lives lost both…
Maqra’ah of the book of ḥadīth: al Aḥādīth al Mukhtārah
By the grace of Allāh (Subḥanahu wa ta'āla) and His tawfīq, an intensive reading (maqra’ah) of a collection of aḥādith took place on Sunday the 12th of January at Redbridge Islamic Centre in Ilford. The reading was overseen by Sheikh Haitham al Haddad (Ḥafidhahullah) and the chosen text was: al…
Reclaiming our Revolution – March for Egypt
Since the ousting of President Mursi on July 3rd, the military have continued in their atrocious crimes against humanity with human rights violations, mass killings, arbitrary arrests and torture. Thousands of peaceful civilians have been killed and arrested, merely for expressing their rejection of the coup and calling for the…
[al-Taḥawiyyah Pt 27] Belief in the Blessed Prophet
وَإِنَّ مُحَمَّداً صلى الله عليه وسلم عَبْدُهُ المُصْطَفَى، وَنَبـِيُّهُ المُجْتَبَى، وَرَسُولُهُ المُرْتَضَى (And we believe and are certain) that Muḥammad is His chosen Slave (‘abd), His elect Prophet (nabi) and His Messenger (rasūl), with whom He is well-pleased. The author began by speaking of the first article…
Syria’s Palestinians: Double-Tragedy amidst Shameful International Abandonment
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Rain: Specific Rulings Applicable in Times of Heavy Rain Part 2
Part Four: An Option to Pray in the House and Miss the Congregational Mosque Prayer The scholars have allowed a concession to not pray the congregational prayer in the mosque if the weather makes it significantly inconvenient and could cause harm. Ibn Qudāmah said: “(A man) may be excused for…
Friends of Israel for Sale: The Times, Tories and Think Tanks
The Times newspaper has published an article on two of the groups involved in the gender segregation issue. Recently Muslim students awoke to the reality that the right wing Henry Jackson Society’s project, “Student Rights,” is seeking to curtail the rights of Muslims to enjoy listening to the Islamic scholars they choose, as…
Egypt: Is it the Uḥud of Today?
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