Tag: IBRAHIM
The Butterfly Effect
Did you know that both World Wars were actually ignited simply because a car was driven to the wrong street?
Hajar: The Woman that Changed the World
Sh Omar Suleiman tells the Hajj “origin story” through the eyes of this great woman (alayha al-Salām).
Reflections from Muzdalifah
Staying the Night in Muzdalifah
The Likeness of Abraham ﷺ
"I saw Abraham (ʿalayhi al-Salām) and the person who resembles him most is your companion..."
How Valuable are You in the Sight of Allah?
Do we work more on our importance in the sight of other people, or in the sight of Allah? A powerful lesson from Surah Maryam...
Are you struggling today?
As the scorching sun beat down on the sand, an exhausted man turned and began to walk away from his family. His shocked wife called out to him, asking where he was going. The man did not reply. Clutching their baby in her arms, she desperately asked: “Is this what…
Response of a Sacrificed Son
The Response of the Sacrificed Son Ibrāhīm (ʿalayhi al-Salām) is the father of the Prophets, the leader of the monotheistic way, the intimate friend of Allāh and the father of the Imāms of mankind. He lived a life of struggle, having confronted the idolatry of his community from his early…
Legacy of a Giant: The Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ
Pilgrims from all around the world are making their way to Mecca in order to fulfil their fifth pillar of Islam – Hajj – a pillar that has countless objectives and today I will be focusing on just one of them. Shaykh Ahmad Ibn ‘AbdulHaleem Ad-Dahlawi said, ومن مقاصد الحج…
“I won’t be eating Qurbani meat this year, will you?”
Sacrifice is an offering whereby that which is offered is given to your Lord while you are in total submission and obedience. With that said what does giving a sacrifice mean to you? The greatest illustration of sacrifice is in Ibrāhīm (ʿalayhi al-Salām) from whom the Islamic tradition of…
What is al-Aqsa?
سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَى بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آَيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ Glory be to Him Who made His servant to go on a night from the Sacred Mosque to al-Aqsa Mosque A beautiful verse from Sūrat Al-Isrā where Allāh the…