Prophet Musa (Moses) and Prophet Harun (Aaron) The pharaoh who ruled Egypt was a tyrant who oppressed the descendants of Jacob (pbuh), known as the children of Israel (Bani Israel). He used every means to demean and disgrace them. They were kept in bondage and forced to work for him for small wages or nothing. […]
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Origin of Fiqh. The Holy Prophet got most of his knowledge directly from God through the process of revelation. Whenever the Holy Prophet had a difficult point to decide, he got the guidance from Allah. After the death of the Holy Prophet, the process of revelation ceased, and the task before the Muslims was to
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*Understand Islam * *Reformation of Life Through the Belief in the Hereafter* Belief in the Hereafter performs an essential function in sustaining good and virtuous values in society and controlling evil and immoral tendencies. Only religion in an unearthly power and in one other world accountable for all deeds can information human deeds in the
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*THE PATH TOWARDS RIGHTEOUSNESS* *BAINAS SĀ’IL WAL FAQĪH (Between the inquirer and the jurist)* *AsSalām Alaikum Warahmatullāh Wabarakātuh* Question 30B: *How will I benefit immensely from the six (6) days fast in Shawwāl for I will need to make up for twelve (12 or more) days’ fast missed in Ramadān while my monthly period of
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“An Abi Hurayrata, radiyallahu anhu, qal.’ qala rasul Allahi, sallallahu alayhi wa sailam…” Through this phrase millions of Muslims from the early history of Islam to the present have come to be familiar with the name Abu Hurayrah. In speeches and lectures, in Friday khutbahs and seminars, in the books of hadith and sirah, fiqh
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In contrast to the man described above, there is the man who, although a born Muslim and unconsciously The remaining one throughout his life does not exercise his faculties of reason, intellect, and intuition for recognizing his Lord and creator and misuses his freedom of choice by choosing to deny Him. Such a man becomes
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THE MEANING OF ISLAM Every religion of the world has been named either after the name of its founder or after the community and nation in which that religion took its birth. For instance, Christianity takes its appellation from the name of its prophet Jesus Christ; Zoroastrians from its founder Zoroaster; and Judaism, the religion
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Even before Islam was introduced to Yathrib, Rumaysa was known for her excellent character, the power of her intellect and her independent attitude of mind. She was known by various names including Rumaysa and Ghumaysa, but these were possibly nicknames. One historian says that her real name was Sahlah but later she was popularly known
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“If you wish you may consider yourself among the Muhajirin or, if you wish, you may consider yourself one of the Ansar. Choose whichever is dearer to you.” With these words, the Prophet, peace be upon him, addressed Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman when he met him for the first time in Makkah. How did Hudhayfah come
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*Understand Islam * *What is ‘Jihad’? Can Terrorism be Compared to Physical Jihad?* ’Jihad’ is often mistranslated as “holy war”. The word ‘Jihad’ comes from the root word ‘Jahada’, which means “effort”, “strive” or “struggle”. At the individual level, Jihad primarily refers to the inner struggle of being a person of virtue and submission to
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