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IlmSummit Day 1: The Rihlah

Editor’s Note: Alhamdulillah, we are excited to present that one of our MYM writers, Arif Kabir, will be live blogging from IlmSummit! Insha’Allah, for each day, he will be posting a brief recap of the day’s proceedings. You can view all of the IlmSummit posts over here. Friday, July 23, 2010 IlmSummit, Houston, Texas Preface – Alhamdulillah, Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) has blessed me with the opportunity to attend this year’s AlMaghrib IlmSummit. For those of you who don’t know, IlmSummit is a special summer program that AlMaghrib Institute...

23 July 2010 | IlmSummit | , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments
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Dare to be Different!

“Whoever sticks to my Sunnah, when the rest of my Ummah…” I’m just passing on to you all a Hadeeth (statement) of our Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam)… something to think about. By the way, this is a kind of follow-up on the beautiful article by our brother Jawaad Ahmad Khan (Are You Different?), on this same issue.

03 January 2010 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments
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Share The Love!

It is interesting that we mainly tend to venerate somebody only after that person has passed away. That is when the tears stream down, the words come out choked, and the hearts ache. Magnificent memorials are conducted, grand accolades are read, and heartfelt obituaries are written. Now, what if we were to express our gratitude and love to one before their death? Better yet, why not make the love for only the sake of Allah?

18 November 2009 | Uncategorized | , , , , , , | 1 Comment
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Celebrating a Non-Muslim Holiday?

Have you ever wondered about the issue of celebrating or partaking in Non-Muslim holidays, festivals and celebrations? What is the Islamic ruling regarding this? Is it permissible,  is it disliked, is it impermissible? Is there a difference of opinion on this matter?  Insha’Allah, in this short article, I hope that all of these (and related) questions will be answered clearly.

12 November 2009 | Distinctly Muslim | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments
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Divine GPS – Istikhaarah

Shaykh Hossam (who taught at the Islamic University of Madeenah for over 10 years, has received many Ijaazaat, and is a senior scholar) has been teaching us a beautiful Dua’ at PGMA for a number of nights now, and I wanted to share it with you in this post. It is called the Du’aa’ of Istikhaarah, which the Prophet taught to his Companions. It is narrated in Saheeh al-Bukhaari that Jaabir (radhiAllahu anhu) said, The Prophet used to sit and teach us the (Supplication of) Istikhaarah [and he advised us...

18 October 2009 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment
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How To Perform Repentance (part 2)

By Abdul-Basit Khan Hey everybody, Ramadaan is really close now – there’s only like 1 or 2 days left!!! Can you believe it? You know, this is the time for us to start doing sincere Tawbah to Allah, (repentance from our sins, or returning back to Allah) because the Prophet mentioned in an authentic hadeeth that, ورمضان إلى رمضان “A Ramadaan to the next Ramadaan, كفارة لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر …expiates all the sins (a person may have done) in between as long as the person avoids the...

20 August 2009 | Divine Message, Resources | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments
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How To Perform Repentance (part 1)

By Abdul-Basit Khan Just recently, I was asked about a topic known to all Muslims. However, in our daily lives, we tend to many times forget about this issue. In terms of practicality, we seem to forget how preposterously simple this act is and how we should really be doing it more often. Therefore, I decided to discuss it here in my article. I was asked, “How does one exactly perform Tawbah (the Arabic word for “repentance”)?” Is it a very difficult and long process where one has to go...

08 July 2009 | Divine Message, Resources | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
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The New Year – 1430

We have just recently begun a new year, in the pages of history. 2009, according to the Gregorian Calendar. And 1430, according to the Islamic Calendar. As the subject has been brought up, I want to share with you the story behind the Islamic Calendar and its importance in the life of every Muslim.

03 January 2009 | Distinctly Muslim, Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
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The Greatest Worshipper of His Time

Many years before the time of Prophet Muhammad and Prophet Isa (peace be upon them), there was a man among the Bani Israa’eel (The Children of Israel) who was an extremely devout person. Nowadays, we think we are pious and righteous Muslims if we just pray 5 times a day, read the Quran sometimes and fast in Ramadan. Would you believe that this man had been worshipping Allah (عز وجل) for over 60 years nonstop?! This man had a small temple or monastery for himself, where he would live, worship and remember his Lord.

11 December 2008 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments
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Sad you missed out on Hajj?

Many of us feel left out. We feel deprived. We feel depressed. We feel very sad at heart. This is because many of us did not get the opportunity to go and visit the Sacred House of Allah this year. Some of us may have already gone for Hajj, but yet we miss the Ka’bah already. Many of us have never gone for Hajj, and we feel extremely disheartened. But don’t feel sad, and don’t feel deprived.

01 December 2008 | Divine Message | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments
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