The following verses from the Qur’an and their tafseer clearly reject any form of ‘udhr (excuse) for the one who commits shirk before the hujjah is established, and confirms that this person is given the name mushrik by Allah and by the acknowledged mufassirun. Anyone who claims that a person […]
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” Praise be to Allaah. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning): “Thus We have made you [true Muslims — real believers of Islamic Monotheism, true followers of Prophet Muhammad and his Sunnah (legal ways)], a just (and the best) nation, that you be witnesses over mankind and the Messenger (Muhammad) […]
Assalaamualykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh As we are approaching the noble month of ramadan gradually, may Allaah make us to witness more of it on the surface of the earth (Aameen), we will like to share a short lesson with ourselves from the glorious Qur’aan. In the first 3 ayat […]
As part of our Islamic mentoring activities at rafeeqee.com which we implore every Muslim who want to know more about the basics of Islam to join. We wish to enlighten ourselves on some Arabic phrases that we Muslims should know. Every Muslim should remember these essential expressions. Note: Spellings may […]
“If any religion had the chance of ruling over England, nay Europe within the next hundred years, it could be Islam.” “I have always held the religion of Muhammad in high estimation because of its wonderful vitality. It is the only religion which appears to me to possess that assimilating […]
Understanding the general islamic principle is never complete without out knowing what the hala and haram is. The Haram or prohibition of things is due to their impurity and harmfulness: It is the right of Allah, the One Who created the universe and bestowed innumerable favours upon mankind, to legalise […]
The Qur’aan is the complete book of guidance for mankind. It is a noble reve;ation from Allaah as well as the main source of Law in Islaam and it contains general Islamic principle as well as all aspects of ones life. The whole of the Qur’an is from Allaah. Each […]
This is a question which every Muslim should be able to answer. The Bedrock of Islaam which the general Islamic principle is based upon is known as Tawheed. Tawheed is a concept that was preached by every Prophet of Allaah and, thus, constitutes the essence of the teachings of Islaam. […]
Sheikh Muhammed Salih Al-Munajjid The following is a lengthy hadeeth about the story of how the great Sahaabi Salmaan al-Faarisi (may Allaah be pleased with him) came to Islam. He was a Magian (Zoroastrian), then he became a Christian, then he became a Muslim. That was after he had met […]
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim Allah never orders anything except that Satan takes two contradictory stances towards it: either shortcoming and negligence or over-zealousness and exaggeration. It does not matter [to him] by which of these two mistakes he becomes victorious over the slave. He comes to the heart of the slave […]
From Ibnul Qayyim’s The Path to Guidance, Chapter Nine, pp 89-92 ,Translated by: Aboo ‘Iyaad Amjad Rafiq (1) That Allaah, the Exalted, wipes away sins by the five prayers. (2) That the five prayers are an expiation for what occurs between them, if major sins are avoided. (3) That sins […]
Source: Taken from ‘The Abridgment of the Levels Of The People in the Hereafter By Ibnul Qayyim Rahimullah So these are the levels of the people, and their ranks in the Abode of the Hereafter, as mentioned by Ibnul Qayyim rahimullah, and they are eighteen in number. The highest level […]