Tag Archive for: Prophet Muhammad

A Poetic Gift for Rabi al Awwal

Salawat: A Source of Joy for the Prophet – Shaykh Amin Buxton

Every year in the blessed month of Rabi al-Awwal, we should come…
Description of the Prophet

Description of the Prophet – A Reader

This reader covers the Prophet Muhammad's physical and personal…
Our Lady Fatima al Zahra

Our Lady Fatima al Zahra

She is Fatima al Batul, al Zahra, the radiant Lady of Paradise, the daughter of the Beloved, Allah bless him and give him peace. She is the mother of the prophetic progeny, Allah be pleased with her. She is also called al Siddiqa, the truthful; al Tahira, the pure; and al Zakiyya, the flawless.
Similitudes and Parables in the Qur’an

Deaf, Mute, and Blind – Similitudes and Parables in the Qur’an I

The human faculties possess not only physical forms, but spiritual dimensions as well. And it is by using the external and internal meaning of vision, hearing, and the heart, that Allah Most High furnishes us with a similitude of those who reject faith.
Mercy, the Stamp of Creation

Mercy, the Stamp of Creation

Dr Umar Faruq Abd Allah examines the role of mercy and eternal…
The Adab of the Mosque Pt I

Adab 05: The Adab of the Mosque Pt I

Indeed, the greatest of places on the face of the earth in the sight of Allah Most High is the mosque. What does it mean for a place to beloved to Allah? It means that He inscribes tremendous good for the people therein. And why are they beloved? Because they are places where the most supreme form of worship occurs, namely, scores of believing men and women planting their faces humbly in the ground before their All-Powerful Lord.
Science of the Soul

Ghazali’s Science of the Soul – Shaykh Dr Asim Yusuf

What Imam Ghazali focuses on is the development of internal character traits. God talks about the soul that will eventually return to Him and He describes that soul as being the tranquil soul. The soul that is at peace with itself, as opposed to a struggling soul, which God describes as self-accusing.
Rod Waddington 2013 Mosque Yemen

Obituary: Shaykh Abd al Rahman Ba ‘Abbad

Shaykh Abd al Rahman ibn Abdullah Ba ‘Abbad hails from a tribe…
Habib Abbas al Saqqaf

Obituary: Habib Abbas al Saqqaf

As the year 1439 came to a close, the Ummah lost one of its great…
Greetings of Peace

Forgotten Sunnas: Greetings of Peace – Shaykh Jamir Meah

When we pass a fellow Muslim on the street, or sit next to each other on the train or bus, we are often hesitant to give salam. This could be for many reasons. However, it is important to try to overcome this barrier and be as free and generous with our greetings of peace with one another as possible, and ideally, stretch ourselves to even smile or look pleased to see another Muslim!