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Should we celebrate Mawlid (The Prophet's (S) birthday)?

Dr. `Isa al-Mani` al-Humayri

Yes we should celebrate it every year And every month and every week And every hour and every moment. Dr.

The Veil In Islam

Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad as appeared in The Muslim Magazine Fall 1999 issue.

"O children of Adam, we have provided you with garments to cover your bodies, as well as for luxury. But the best garment is the garment of righteousness. These are some of Allah’s signs, that they may take heed."

Hadiths: The Marriage Process in Islam

Shaad Ahmed

Before Marrying Selecting a Spouse The first thing we should look for when marrying is how committed the person is to Islam.

Turning Sex into Sadaqa

Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

An excerpt from 'The Muslim Marriage Guide' "Women shall have rights similar to the rights upon them; according to what is equitable and just; and men have a degree of advantage over them." (Quran, 2:216) They do indeed!

Effective Ta'wizes

In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, and all blessings and peace upon our master Muhammad, his Folk, Companions and those who follow their noble way, From a student of a successor of the mentioned shaykh: …

How the living may help the dead

Imam ' Abdallah Ibn ' Alawi al-Haddad Rady Allahu ' Anhu Translated by: Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi, Madina

from The Lives of Man Praying for the dead, asking forgiveness for them, and giving charity on their behalf are some of the things God causes the dead in their graves to benefit from and be protected by.

On Death and Dying

Sharafuddin Maneri

Makhdum al-Mulk Sharafuddin b. Yahya Maneri, r.a. (d.1381) had met Hazrat Nizamuddin Awliya, r.a. (d. 1325) but did not become a disciple of a Sufi master until he met the little known Najibuddin Firdausi, r.a. (of the F…

Proofs for Visitation of the Graves by Women

Shaykh Gibril F. Haddad

“The most correct position is that the dispensation (rukhsa) for the visitation of graves is firmly established for women.”

War can show us at our worst, but also at our best

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

What is it like to be licensed to kill? The extraordinary experience of the soldier is that a declaration of war allows you to step over a moral boundary, and find that to shoot someone has now become a virtue, and not a…

The Sunna as Primordiality

Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad

Twentieth-century Western art is not a subject for which we Muslims have much time.

We Are Fighting Israeli Occupation, Not Jews

Mariam Al-Thany, IOL Qatar correspondent

Faraz notes: While we may have many objections to Shaykh Qaradawi's fiqhi methodology, several of my teachers, including Shaykh Mahmoud Ashraf al-Uthmani, praise his political stances...

Absolute Trust in Allah

Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

http://www.al-baz.com/shaikhabdalqadir/Books_and_Text_of_Wisdom/Al-Ghunya_li-Talibi_Tariq_al-H/Al-Ghunya_li-Talibi_Tariq_al-H/al-ghunya_li-talibi_tariq_al-h2.htm Posted with explicit permission of al-Baz. Concerning abso…

The Basis of Inner Peace or Peace of Heart

Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Taken from Qur'anic Psychiatry "Know that in the thikr of Allah (also following the guidance in the Holy Qur'an) lies the peace of quloob (heart)."

Concerning Thankfulness [shukr]

Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

As for thankfulness [shukr], the basic guidance on the subject is contained in the words of Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) : If you are thankful, I will surely give you more; but if you are ungrateful, My punishment…

The Dhikr of La ilaha illa Allah

Imam 'Abdallah Ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad Translated by: Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi, Madina

Extracted from Ithaafi's saail (Gifts For The Seeker) You should know that this phrase is the most comprehensive and profitable of all invocations; the nearest to bringing about the Opening and illumining the heart with …

Dhikr - Remembrance of God

Dhikr is the means by which Stations yield their fruit, until the seeker reaches the Divine Presence.

Dhikr by Word and by Action

Imam Ahmad Sirhindi (Allah be pleased with him) (famous as ‘Imam Rabbani’ and ‘Mujaddid Alf Thani’)

There are many different ways of dhikr (remembrance of Allah), both through obeying Allah's Laws, and through repeating certain phrases. Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi helps to clarify the relationship between the different ways …

Fighting the Ego (Jihad an-Nafs)

Imam Nawawi

Imam Shafi`i said, may God have mercy on him: "Only the sincere one (mukhlis) knows hypocrisy (riya')." This means that it is impossible to know the reality of hypocrisy and see its hidden shades except for one who resol…

Fiqh of Ahl-Allah: On Reflection (Imam al-Haddad)

Imam 'Abdallah Ibn 'Alawi al-Haddad Translated by: Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi, Madina

On Reflection (FIKR) Chapter 9 from Risaalatu'l Mu'awanah (The Book of Assistance) You should have a wird of reflection in every twenty-four hours, for which you should set aside one or more hours.

Fiqh of the Inward: The Fruits of Seeking Forgiveness

Hadrat Moulana Shah Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Dâmat Barakâtuhum)

Introduction This lecture of Hadrat Moulana Hakeem Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (Dâmat Barakâtuhum) took place at the foot of Mount Uhud in Madinah Munawwarah on 2 Muharram 1408 A.H. (26 August 1987). This was a heart-rending d…

Duties of the Month of Muharram

Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali (Allah have mercy on him)

1. It is the best of months for general voluntary fasts, after Ramadan. 2. It is especially recommended to fast the 10th of Muharram (known as the Day of `Ashura’), with a day before it or after it. [Ibn Abidin, Radd al-…

Fiqh of the next life: The Chapter on Dhikr

Imam Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani

from [the abridgement of Imam al-Munawi's] at-Targhib wa at-Tarhib 1. Encouragement to remember Allah often, secretly and openly, and to persevere in it; what is reported about someone who does not remember Allah often 1…

Gatherings of Dhikr

Br. Waseem

Contents Dhikr is the Greatest Obligation and a Perpetual Divine Loudness in Dhikr Gatherings of Collective, Loud Dhikr The importance of silent Dhikr Infinite glory and thanks be to Allah (Subhanahu wata’ala) who bestow…

The Golden Mean

Imam Al-Haddad Translated by Dr. Mostafa al-Badawi

Taken from Knowledge and Wisdom Know that moderation and steering a middle course are required in all affairs and must be maintained. It has been handed down that “the best of the things are the middle ones”.

Sincerity ( ikhlas ) and having a conscious intention in all actions

Imam An-Nawawi

Taken from Bustan al-'Arifin [The Garden of the Gnostics] Allah says, "They were only ordered to worship Allah, making their din sincerely His as people of pure natural pure belief (hunafa'),1 and to establish the prayer…

Jihad in the Way of Allah

As-Sayyid Al-Habib ‘Ali Al-Jifry Translated and Edited by: Hasan Sidky and Khalil Abu Asmaa

An Address on the 20th of Ramadan 1422 All praise belongs to Allah, for the blessing of gathering us upon the service of His deen and the seeking of His pleasure.

Preparation for Returning to Allah

Ibn hajar al-Asqalani Translated by Shaykh Zaid Shakir

Ibn Abbas, may Allah protect his soul, said that the Prophet, peace and blessings upon his noble soul, said one day to Iblees: "How many of your beloved are from my Ummah?"

Prophetic Guidance Regarding the Excellence of Reciting the Qur'an

Imam Nawawi Translated by Ustadha Ayesha Bewley

From Imam Nawawi's Gardens of the Righteous 180. On the Excellence of reciting the Qur'an 991. Abu Umama said, "I heard the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, say, 'Recite the Qur'an.

The Spiritual Pauper

Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir Jilani

The great Qutb, Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir Jilani (Allah sanctify his secret) said: "What is required of the spiritual pauper [faqir] is that he should be flexible in thinking [fikr] and centered in remembrance [dhikr], courte…

Virtue of Ikhlas

Sayyidi Abd al-Qadir Jilani

2. CONCERNING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SINCERE DEVOTION [IKHLAS]. As for the significance of sincere devotion [ikhlas], Allah (Almighty and Glorious is He) has said: And they have been commanded only to serve Allah, making th…