THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN

In the Name of Allāh.

O men who lack protective jealousy for their wives! Heed the clarion call of Islām, which proclaims the sanctity and dignity of women. You betray their trust, and you abandon your sacred duty, allowing your wives to be exposed to the evil of non-Maḥram men. Your homes, once a place of chastity and honour, have become dens of sin and perversion.

More ignorantly, in the …

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THE TREACHEROUS MIRAGE

In the Name of Allāh.

The lure of wealth, the intoxication of greed, they seduce the unwary, leading them astray, step by step, until they find themselves lost in a wilderness of sin, far from the light of righteousness, far from the path of salvation. Yet, those who indulge in unlawful wealth-making may be blind to their peril, ensnared by the very poison they chase, a poison that dulls their …

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THE WELLSPRING OF KNOWLEDGE

In the Name of Allāh.

Verily, part of the legacy of the Prophet (ﷺ) was to gather his companions in the Masjid after Fajr or ‘Asr prayer in the stillness of knowledge, of understanding, of learning.

What good is a Muslim by name alone, who clings to the shell of Islām, but neglects the pearl within? This is because Muslims are obligated to learn. Anas Ibn Mālik reported: The Messenger …

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IS KHUTBAH VALID IN NON-ARABIC?

In the Name of Allāh.

Perfect Praise is to Him for the blessing of Islām. Actually, there is an age-long argument on the validity of Jumu’ah Khutbah (Friday sermon) in non-Arabic language. This is so, for Islām not to be seen as a blind faith that does not give recognition to people’s situation. Anyway, the time isn’t much to analyse the different opinions regarding the issue.

Summarily, Ijtihād (juristic effort) …

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UNDOING SHAYṬĀN’S KNOTS

In the Name of Allāh.

Verily, while some of us already know how powerful and important standing for the night prayer (Qiyām al-Layl or Tahajjud) is, many still don’t. The benefits of Qiyām al-Layl are: It’s a means of entering Jannah, a sign of sincerity, and it also reveals the hypocrisy of people because a hypocrite will never get up for it, and it’s a means of …

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