The following is a brief explanation of Ayat ul Kursi [verse 2:255 in the Qur’an], which was named the greatest verse in the Qur’an by the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). The explanation of it below is a translation from Zubdat at-Tafsir, a popular brief Qur’anic exegesis in Arabic by Mohammad Sulayman al-Ashqar. Arabic: اللَّهُ لا إِلَهَ إِلا هُوَ الْحَيُّ …
Imam Ibnul-Qayyim (rahimahullah) brings together some of the great wisdoms behind the creation of Shaytan in his book, Shifaa al-Ghaleel, p.322, he writes, “In the creation of Iblees and his cohorts, there is wisdom, the details of which cannot be encompassed by anyone except Allah.” A few of the many reasons he mentioned are briefly …
Hadiths have come under lots of scrutiny and criticism during our times and many doubts have been raised against its validity. The orientalists in particular have raised a number of doubts about its true origin and whether they truly are the words of the Prophet of Islam (pbuh). One of the most common criticisms of …
The Arabic word for miracle is Mu’jizah. It comes from the root word ‘a-j-z, which means to be incapable of or to be weak. Technically, in Islam, it is defined as acts performed by prophets of a miraculous nature that humans are incapable of imitating.1 Allah sent through various prophets, throughout time, specific miracles in …
Qur’an: A Timeless Miracle. A Brief Look Into Its Miraculous Nature Read More »
We often here some non-Muslims rant on about how Muslims are not doing enough to fight against terrorism and extremism in their communities. However, this has no basis, in fact, Muslims are doing a lot of work in this area but the media refuses to cover it. Following are just a handful of examples: On …
Muslims Not Doing Enough to Fight Terrorism/Extremism? Wrong! Read More »
Question: One of the Muslim scholars in Medina, where I live, said that Imam Ibn Hajar and Imam Nawawi were innovators. He presented some evidence from Fath ul Baari to justify his view and gave an example on that with the Sharh of Imam Ibn Hajar for the purpose of (seeking) the face of Allah …
Salafi Scholars’ Stance on Ibn Hajar and Imam Nawawi Read More »
Trust in Allah is one of the best ways a servant can worship his Creator. It is an internal worship residing within the heart. It is also one of the causes to attaining the love of Allah as Allah Says, “Certainly, Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him)” (Quran: 3:159). And in many …