A Poem on Prophet Muhammad (s.a.a.w.) by Allama Iqbal He slept on a mat of rushes, But the crown of Chosroes lay beneath the feet of his followers; He chose the nightly solitude of Mount Hira, And founded a nation, law and government; He passed his nights with sleepless eyes, That his Millet might sleep… Continue reading A Poem on Prophet Muhammad by Iqbal
Mercy for the World by Nadwi
“We sent thee not save as a mercy for the peoples.” (XXI:107) I have just recited before you a verse from Surah Anbiya of the holy Quran. In it God addresses the holy Prophet to tell him that he had been sent as a mercy for the whole world and all the peoples that might… Continue reading Mercy for the World by Nadwi
Dress
Can dress be so important that its violations may put a man or a woman into hellfire? Let us read. Allah T'ala says in the Holy Quran: يَا بَنِي آدَمَ قَدْ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكُمْ لِبَاسًا يُوَارِي سَوْءَاتِكُمْ وَرِيشًا وَلِبَاسُ التَّقْوَىَ ذَلِكَ خَيْرٌ ذَلِكَ مِنْ آيَاتِ اللّهِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ (7:26) 0 Children of Adam! Indeed We have sent down to… Continue reading Dress
Adam & Eve Then Cried out to Allah
Allah T’ala says in Surah Al-Araaf, verses 11-23: وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلآئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ﴿7:11﴾ قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلاَّ تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ﴿7:12﴾ قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ مِنْهَا فَمَا يَكُونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا فَاخْرُجْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ﴿7:13﴾ قَالَ فَأَنظِرْنِي إِلَى… Continue reading Adam & Eve Then Cried out to Allah
Don’t be a “Saghir”
صَاغِرِ Allah T'ala says in the Holy Quran: وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلآئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلاَّ تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ قَالَ فَاهْبِطْ مِنْهَا فَمَا يَكُونُ لَكَ أَن تَتَكَبَّرَ فِيهَا فَاخْرُجْ إِنَّكَ مِنَ الصَّاغِرِينَ… Continue reading Don’t be a “Saghir”
The Etiquette of Dealing with Parents
We gratefully acknowledge Islamic Publications (Pvt.) Ltd. for permission to reproduce this excerpt from "Etiquettes of Life in Islam" by Muhammad Yusuf Islahi 1. Behave well towards your father and mother and consider this good conduct as a propitious act which will earn God's grace in this world as well as in the next.… Continue reading The Etiquette of Dealing with Parents
Jurayj and his Mother by Imam Bukhari
Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Three supplications are answered without a doubt: the supplication of someone who is oppressed, the supplication of someone on a journey, and the supplication of parents for their children." Abu Hurayra reported that he heard the Messenger of Allah, may… Continue reading Jurayj and his Mother by Imam Bukhari
Parents by Imam Bukhari
Al-Adab al-Mufrad Al-Bukhari by Imam BukhariTranslated by: Ustadha Aisha Bewley I. Parents 1. Honouring Parents: The Words of Allah Almighty: "We have instructed man to honour his parents." (29:8) 1. Abu 'Amr ash-Shaybani said, "The owner of this house (and he pointed at the house of 'Abdullah ibn Mas'ud) said, "I asked the Prophet, may… Continue reading Parents by Imam Bukhari
Rights of Neighbors in Islam
Allah, the Exalted, says: "Worship Allah and join none with Him (in worship); and do good to parents, kinsfolk, orphans, Al-Masakin (the poor), the neighbour who is near of kin, the neighbour who is a stranger, the companion by your side, the wayfarer (you meet), and those (slaves) whom your right hands possess.'' (4:36)
Fawahish
وَلاَ تَقْرَبُواْ الْفَوَاحِشَ مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا وَمَا بَطَنَ and do not even draw near to things shameful – be they open or secret; (part of Verse 6:151) The word fawahish applies to all those acts whose abominable character is self-evident. In the Qur'an all extra-marital sexual relationships, sodomy, nudity, false accusations of unchastity,… Continue reading Fawahish