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The Life of Imam Al Shafi
Imam al-Shafi’i, born in 767 AD in Gaza, Palestine, is a towering figure in Islamic jurisprudence. His full name is Abu Abdullah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i, and his lineage traces back to the Quraysh tribe, the same tribe as the Prophet Muhammad. He is renowned as the founder of the Shafi’i school of thought (Madhhab),… Continue reading
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How To Read The Quran Everyday
One of the most important habit you can have as a Muslim is to read the Quran everyday, preferably after Fajr. It is mentioned in the Quran: أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمۡسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّیۡلِ وَقُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِۖ إِنَّ قُرۡءَانَ ٱلۡفَجۡرِ كَانَ مَشۡهُودࣰا﴿ ٧٨ ﴾Establish worship at the going down of the sun until the dark of… Continue reading
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The Origins Of Arabic
Languages develop over a period of time, most of them are a refined form of earlier languages either borrowing it’s words, expressions or grammar. English borrowed heavily from Latin and Urdu from Persian and Arabic. In the developing stages of a language, trade has a large impact where traders brought in new words from neighboring… Continue reading
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Who was Abu Bakr (RA)
Certainly, allow me to share the story of one of the most influential Sahaba (companions) of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) – Abu Bakr as-Siddiq. Abu Bakr, whose real name was Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa, was born two years after the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him). They were close friends since childhood, sharing… Continue reading
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From Five Prayers Down To One
Being gifted with five prayers in an early age seems a bit odd, you don’t have to work hard enough and you still get all Salahs. Easy, right? Too easy but we humans like Allah mentions are not thankful of what we have and we want what we don’t have. So let’s take the example… Continue reading
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Simple Tips to Make Your Dua Count
We can read and talk about the importance of dua all day long as do others but I want to pave a different path today. We see Imams in masjids near our homes making dua’s that have no end to them, eventually Muslims standing behind them get bored and stop saying Ameen. This has effected… Continue reading
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My Favourite Poem from the Diwan of Imam Al-Shafi
Imam Shafi is one of the most well known scholars in Islamic history and is one of the founders of the four madhahib. His father sent him to a bedouin tribe to learn Arabic, which was common is Baghdad in those days. I am roughly translating one my favourite qasida’s from his diwan. Droplets of… Continue reading
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Refutation (1) To Sub Reddit: Ex-Muslim Post
Recently, I came over a post of r/ex-muslims in which OP claimed to Muhammad added his words to the Quran. At the same time, I believe, users who commented on the post did not bother to open the links and cross check OP’s claims. Continue reading
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The Debate Between Musa(AS) and Pharaoh
The scorching heat in the Egyptian desert is like a microwave oven working 24/7. Even in such conditions, Allah allowed a civilization to prosper and spread its wings across the lands. As their power continued to grow the leaders became ignorant and began to inflict inconceivable pain on the people they had authority over. It… Continue reading
Quran
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَنُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنْهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ وَلَنَجْزِيَنَّهُمْ أَحْسَنَ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
“As for those who believe and do good, We will certainly absolve them of their sins, and reward them according to the best of what they used to do.” Surah Al ‘Ankabut, Ayat 7