Imām al-Shāṭibī writes:
“Rabies has some resemblance with an infectious disease. The root cause of rabies is found in a dog and then when the dog bites someone he becomes similar to … Read more...
Imām al-Shāṭibī writes:
“Rabies has some resemblance with an infectious disease. The root cause of rabies is found in a dog and then when the dog bites someone he becomes similar to … Read more...
The great recent Ḥanafī jurist of Shām, ‘Allāmah Ibn ‘Ᾱbidīn (1783 – 1836), was connected to the Naqshbandī spiritual line via his teacher, Mawlānā Khālid al-Naqshbandī, a Kurdish-Damascene spiritual master. Mawlānā Khālid … Read more...
Below is a biography of Shaykh ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ Abū Ghuddah (raḥimahullāh).
Based on an obituary by ʿAllāmah Muftī Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Foreword by Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat
Obituary translated by Abu Unaysah … Read more...
COMPLETION OF HIS TASK:
When Islam reached the pinnacle of perfection, these words were sent down by Allah:
‘Today ! have perfected your religion for you, and I have completed My blessing … Read more...
DELEGATIONS:
After Makkah had been conquered and the Prophet had returned victorious from Tabuk, Arab delegations began to pour into the heart land of Islam. They learned about Islam, saw the character … Read more...
THE TABUK EXPEDITION:
The Arabs had never thought of fighting or attacking the Romans. They probably considered themselves to be not strong enough for that task.
The Romans, however, remembered the Mu’tah … Read more...
THE HAWAZIN:
Once Islam was attracting so much popular attention, its enemies made a final attempt to check its expansion. It was the Arabs’ last arrow in their quiver against Islam and … Read more...
THE CONQUEST OF MAKKAH – PREPARATIONS:
When Islam was well established in the hearts of the Muslims, Allah decided that the time had come for His Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) and his community … Read more...
AN ASSASSINATION:
The Messenger(sallallahu alaiyhi wassallam) of Allah sent al-Harith ibn Umayr al-Azdi with a letter to Shurahbil ibn Amr al-Ghassani, provincial governor of Busra, under the Byzantine emperor, Heraclius. Shurahbil ordered … Read more...