8 August 2026 ·HadithReflections
Of all the matters Muslims dispute, belief in al-Mahdi a.s. is in fact among the least disputed. Sunni and Shia alike hold that a man from the descendants of the Messenger of Allah SAAW will come and fill the earth with…
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7 August 2026 ·Qur'an CommentaryReflections
At the beginning of Safar in the year 61 AH, the captives from Karbala arrived in Sham. They were halted at the door, left standing to wait, and paraded before the crowd. Among them was Ali ibn al-Husain a.s., who at…
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21 December 2008 ·Reflections
Sahih Muslim Kitab al-Sawm (Fasting), hadith no. 2518 Ibn Abbas relates that the Messenger of Allah found the Jews of Madinah fasting on the day of Ashura. The Messenger of Allah came to them and said, “What fast is…
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25 July 2008 ·Reflections
A widow — which would mean Sayyidah Khadijah had been married to a polytheist. That would mean her pure body had been touched by a polytheist, while from her womb was to be born Sayyidatu Nisa’il ‘Alamin. Is that…
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24 July 2008 ·Reflections
Allah is good, and accepts nothing but what is good. If something obtained unlawfully is given in charity with the intention of earning reward, it will be in vain — for Allah will not accept what is not good.
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24 July 2008 ·Reflections
What is tahlil? Tahlil is the phrase La ilaha illallah . So is the phrase La ilaha illallah an innovation?
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