Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt (ra) – The Preacher and Teacher

Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt

Khabbab ibn Al-Aratt (ra) was one of the great companions of our beloved Prophet (pbuh), who accompanied him throughout his life and served Islam till his death. He was one of those who require a special mention about his achievements and greatness. Arab tribes led miserable lives under the hot sun in the deserts of Arabia. Their whole lives were ...

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Musnad ahmad – One of the authentic books of Ahadith

musnad ahmad

The books known as Masaneed (plural of Musnad) differ from the books known as Sunan (plural of Sunnah). The Musnad ahmad is a book in which the author has placed the AHadith narrated by each companion in separate chapters, each of them under the name of the relevant companion. Among the Masaneed are the Musnad of Abdu bin Humaid, the ...

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Which entertainment do you prefer – Islamic or western?

Let us first try to understand the western concept of entertainment and fun which is being promoted world wide and most of us are caught up into it. Western concept of fun & entertainment Entertainment can be defined as an activity designed to give people a diversion. Entertainment tends to be passive; certain forms of entertainment which involve active participation, ...

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Methodology of understanding the Signs of the Hour

Methodology of understanding the Signs of the Hour

A lot of books have been written on the signs leading up to the Hour by scholars of past as well as present. These along with various television programs, radio programs and Internet websites speak enormously about the signs of the hour. Most of these sources speak on this subject in a way that shows their lack of knowledge on ...

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Benefits of knowledge of Signs of the Hour

signs of the hour

Every effort put down by a person in finding out about something should benefit him in some way or the other. The knowledge that does not benefit is useless. However, useful knowledge is always worth spending time and effort on. Thus, one may ask, does researching about the signs of the Hour and learning about them offer us any benefit ...

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Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal’s Quest for knowledge

imam ahmad bin hanbal

Right from his early days, the desire of Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal for knowledge was apparent. As a young man, he preferred to choose the company of men of Hadith and adopted their methods. He turned to them, but this does not mean that he rejected completely the works of the scholars of Islamic jurisprudence, such as their legal verdicts, ...

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The Strangers (ghuraba) we need to follow

ghuraba

The ayah’s of the Holy Qur’an contain some specific advices and lead you to some particular characteristics, which Allah gave to the people who followed the prophet in the very beginning of this deen. These were the pieces of advice that prepared these people, that took these people from the “zulumat ellanor”, that took these people from the “jahiliyah ellal ...

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Kufr in Islam: what is it and what are it’s types

Learning about Kufr is an essential part of Muslim’s knowledge about his faith. Without knowing Kufr, you cannot do justice to Tawheed. Kufr is used in the Glorious Qur’an for people who cover up or hide the truth. It also uses this word to point out those who denied the favors of Allah by not accepting his Dominion and Authority. ...

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