The heroic endeavours of Salah ud-din who set himself to work in the most earnest fashion with the re-introduction of orthodox doctrines of Islam in place of the Shia ite creed, the chain of educational institutions started for the purpose all over his wide realm and, above all, the personal example set by him and… Continue reading Sheikh ul Islam Izz ud Din Abdul Salam
Author: Ishaq
Tartars—The Scourge of God
Tartars—The Scourge of God The Causes of Tartar Invasion:Islam was confronted with another danger in the seventh century, unparallel in the annals of the world, which was about to wipe it out of existence. This was the invasion of the wild and savage hordes of the Tartars who issued forth from the Mongolian steppes and… Continue reading Tartars—The Scourge of God
Salah ud-Din Ayyoubi
Salah ud-din was, in truth and reality, a standing miracle of the Prophet of Islam and a manifest sign of the truthfulness and authenticity of his message. Salah ud-din was brought up like other Kurd youths of moderate means, studying the conventional sciences and the art of warfare. Nobody could have predicted before Salah ud-din… Continue reading Salah ud-Din Ayyoubi
Nur ud-Din Zangi
The Crusaders :The commonwealth of Islam was devoting its attention to the educational and intellectual pursuits, on the one hand, while Christendom was consolidating its might to wipe off the entire Islamic world, on the other. Europe had been nourishing an intense hatred for Islam ever since the Arabs had taken their arms to the… Continue reading Nur ud-Din Zangi
Short History of Hajj
Hajj literally means ‘to set out for a place’. Islamically however it refers to the annual pilgrimage that Muslims make to Makkah with the intention of performing certain religious rites in accordance with the method prescribed by the Prophet Muhammad . Hajj and its rites were first ordained by Allah in the time of the… Continue reading Short History of Hajj
There Are NO Islamic Terrorists!
Ignorant media, ignorant or hate-mongering “scholars” are busy in coining terms and propaganda of falsehood. Islam and its teachings are defined by the God, Almighty and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) and no one else! A widely used term is “Islamic terrorists”. Sorry, but there are NO Islamic terrorists. It is true that some… Continue reading There Are NO Islamic Terrorists!
Surely the guilty shall not prosper!
إِنَّهُ لاَ يُفْلِحُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ The Qur’anic term falah (prosperity, success) used in the above verse (last part of verse 10:17) has been understood by some to signify such things as longevity, worldly prosperity and other worldly attainments. Under this false impression, they tend to believe that if a claimant to prophethood attains material… Continue reading Surely the guilty shall not prosper!
The end cry of the righteous
Allah Subhanuhu wa-T’ala says in the Holy Quran: إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّالِحَاتِ يَهْدِيهِمْ رَبُّهُمْ بِإِيمَانِهِمْ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الأَنْهَارُ فِي جَنَّاتِ النَّعِيمِ دَعْوَاهُمْ فِيهَا سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ وَتَحِيَّتُهُمْ فِيهَا سَلاَمٌ وَآخِرُ دَعْوَاهُمْ أَنِ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ Surely those who believe (in the truths revealed in the Book) and do righteous deeds their Lord will… Continue reading The end cry of the righteous
The Fallacy of Utilitarian Morality
Allah T’ala says in the Holy Quran: إَنَّ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَرْجُونَ لِقَاءنَا وَرَضُواْ بِالْحَياةِ الدُّنْيَا وَاطْمَأَنُّواْ بِهَا وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ عَنْ آيَاتِنَا غَافِلُونَ أُوْلَـئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمُ النُّارُ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ Surely those who do not expect to meet Us, who are gratified with the life of the world and content with it, and are heedless of… Continue reading The Fallacy of Utilitarian Morality
A Core of Jumuah Khutbah
Give below are two parts of a Jumuah Khutbah and their translation. The images of the Arabic text are taken from Maulana Maududi’s book on Khutbahs. FRIDAY SERMON.Part I All Praise is for Allah.… Continue reading A Core of Jumuah Khutbah