Sh Sajid Umar explains what is often easily overlooked: the core aim of fasting in Ramadan...
Read More »Devil’s Drop Box
How long does it take for the first notions of paganism to spread and become manifest? Will we actually be able to recognise that they have spread? Have they already spread? It actually took five centuries for pure paganism to ...
Read More »The Soul’s Journey After Death
The A to Z of Death Part 4 Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 2 | Click here for part 3 The Soul’s Journey After Death قُلْ يَتَوَفَّاكُم مَّلَكُ الْمَوْتِ الَّذِي وُكِّلَ بِكُمْ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ تُرْجَعُونَ Say, ‘The ...
Read More »The Throes of Death
The A to Z of Death Part 3 Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 2 The Throes of Death Allāh says, وَجَاءَتْ سَكْرَةُ الْمَوْتِ بِالْحَقِّ ۖ ذَٰلِكَ مَا كُنتَ مِنْهُ تَحِيدُ “The throes of death will come in ...
Read More »Make Marriage Simple
Make Marriage Simple Nikāḥ is an Arabic word, having the literal meaning of ‘aqd’ or unity. It covers the sense of both marriage and coitus. The English word marriage covers half the meaning i.e. to tie one’s nuptial knot with ...
Read More »Birthday of the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam)
The specifics regarding the birth of the final Messenger (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) sent to mankind have been the subject of debate between the scholars of history and Seerah for centuries.[1] This brief treatise by Sheikh Ahmed bin ‘Abdil ...
Read More »