I came across this video of Shaykh ‘Abdurrazzaq al Badr and it made me think again about something that crosses my mind from time to time which is: how amazing this Qur’an that we’ve been given is. Subhanallah. So many da’ees (callers to Islam) these days we see, and they’re twisting themselves into pretzels trying to reason, refute, or otherwise argue with the...
﷽ As always, I’d like to begin by clarifying that I am neither a scholar nor a student of knowledge. Most of what you’ve asked should be asked to a scholar. Luckily, similar inquiries have been made that I will try to pull from when sharing some general advice from what little knowledge I have. May Allah forgive and correct any mistakes I make. The Context A sister had posted some...
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "Islam began as a something strange and it will return to being strange, so blessed are the strangers."
The availability of halal food (and meat in particular) is widespread in Muslim countries. You can walk into any shop or restaurant and be confident you’re feeding yourself and your family permissible food. In the States where I live, you have to travel to special markets to acquire it, and it’s invariably more expensive than the regular fare. I live in one of the largest cities in...
Narrated ‘Abdullah: We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) while we were young and had no wealth. So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, "O young people! Whoever among you can marry, should marry, because it helps him lower his gaze and guard his modesty (i.e. his private parts from committing illegal sexual intercourse etc.), and whoever is not able to marry, should fast, as fasting diminishes...
Narrated by Abu Hurayrah (radhiAllah anh) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: You will not enter Paradise until you believe, and you will not believe until you love one another. Shall I not tell you about something which, if you do it, you will love one another? Spread salaam amongst yourselves. —Sahih Muslim 54, Ahmad 2/391, at-Tirmidhi 2513 There is much to be said about the love and...
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "If a woman prays her five prayers, fasts her month of Ramadan, guards her chastity, and obeys her husband, she will enter Paradise from any gate she wishes."
There are several devious and underhanded ways in which Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner attempts to paint a narrative of Muslims/certain kinds of Muslims. Looking broadly, we see a few distinct categories, which we will explore below. Character Tropes The Liberal Muslim The narrator’s father is given this trope, which paints him as a "good" Muslim because he drinks, throws...
‘Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated that his father said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.’"
A Critique of the Hollywood Movie Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. This post is not to encourage watching movies or consuming haram media in any way, shape, or form. This is simply to report on the insidious nature of sociocultural engineering happening in the West against Islam, subliminally, through the use of popular media. Though not an Islamic perspective, this article covers some of the more glaring...