Tag Archives: SUNNAH

Sh Sajid Umar explains what is often easily overlooked: the core aim of fasting in Ramadan...

The Fiqh of Good Deeds Bismillāh and Alḥamdulillāh, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allāh. Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) has ordered that we do everything with iḥsān (excellence). As the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa ...

ʿUmar b. Al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) once met a man with a protruding stomach. When he questioned about it he answered that it was a blessing from Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). ʿUmar (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) corrected him by saying that ...

“And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy for the ʿAlamīn (mankind, jinns and all that exists).”[1] Alḥamdulillah, ours is an ummah blessed with the immeasurable and infinite Mercy of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). The ultimate ...

The Muslim Business: An Overlooked Da’wah Opportunity Today, as I walked into my prospective client’s office, I wondered to myself if my client—whom I respectfully refer to as Uncle—would remember today’s meeting. Uncle owns an Asian takeaway-cum-restaurant situated in the town ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...