Imam Malik’s Muwatta is one of the most important and earliest compilations of Hadith (sayings, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ) in Islamic
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Abdullah bin Masood’s Extreme Caution When Reporting Hadith
Shaykh al-Hadith Maulana Mohammad Zakariyyah Khandalwi (رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ) Abdullah bin Masood (رض), a renowned companion of Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), held the significant responsibility of issuing
Abu Dharr invites Huwaytib bin Abdil Uzza to Islam and he Accepts
Huwaytib bin Abdil Uzza رضي الله عنه Accepts Islam By Shaykh Muhammad Yusuf Kandhelvi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ Mundhir bin Jahm رضي الله عنه narrates from Huwaytib
A Short Bio of the late Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan, the renowned co-translator of the Qur’an and the first translator of Sahih Al-Bukhari into English passed away to the mercy of his Lord on Wednesday 14 July 2021 in Madinah, Saudi Arabia at the age of 97, may Allah have mercy upon him. His funeral prayer was prayed in Masjid an-Nabawi after Fajr on Thursday, 15 July, 2021 and he was buried in Al-Baqi’ cemetery. What a beautiful and fitting culmination to a lifetime spent serving Islam!
Malcolm X: Blacks are used as a Political Football
Malcolm X (el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ) here speaking over 50 years ago and his words are still relevant. He speaks about the liberals in a way
Remembering Omar Al-Mukhtar – The Lion of the Desert (20 August 1862 – 16 September 1931)
September 16, 2021 Omar Ahmed via middleeastmonitor.com An Islamic scholar turned freedom fighter, Omar Al-Mukhtar is best known for leading an armed revolution and guerrilla
Bishr ibn al-Harith al-Hafi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
All human beings are fallible, liable to err and to sin. This is true of even the most revered saints. What is necessary is to
Islamic Philosophers
The list below covers entries on the major and many minor philosophers, theologians, and mystics who contributed to the development of philosophy in the Islamic
Statements of the Sahabah Concerning Their Qualities
By Shaykh Muhammad Yusuf Kandhlawi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ Hadhrat Suddi رضي الله عنه has reported the following narration from Hadhrat Umar رضي الله عنه concerning
Abu Zayd al-Balkhi – Author of Sustenance Of The Soul
Abu Zayd al-balkhi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ was an encyclopedic genius whose profound contributions to knowledge covered many diverse fields that would seem, to our modern minds,
The passing of a great South African scholar, Shaykh Mufti Taha Karaan رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) of South Africa, announced on 11 June 2021, the passing of the Mufti of the council, Moulana Muhammad Taha
al-Ghazzali’s Letter to the Seljuq Vizier
By Shaykh Jonathan AC Brown In 504AH/1110CE, the head of the Baghdad Nizamiyya college, ‘Ali Kiya Harasi, died, and Seljuq officials felt that the
Asma bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنها
by Abdul Wahid Hamid Asmaa’ bint Abu Bakr رضي الله عنها belonged to a distinguished Muslim family. Her father, Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه, was
Aminah bint Wahb – The Mother of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
by Muhammad Ali Qutub The womb of Aaminah bint Wahb was certainly the noblest and the most honorable of all wombs because it was the
Al-Khansa (Tamadur bint Amr ibn Shareed) رضي الله عنها
by Muhammad Ali Qutub ‘‘Hey! Khanas!’’ -That was how the Prophet ﷺ hailed Khansa and encouraged her to recite more poems! It is normal for Arabs
Aishah bint Abi Bakr رضي الله عنها
by Abdul Wahid Hamid The life of ‘Aa’ishah is proof that a woman can be far more learned than men and that she can be
Imam al-Shafi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ, a Fountain of Heavenly Wisdom
Abū ʿAbdillāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ ٱللهِ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ ٱلشَّافِعِيُّ Imam al-Shafi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ, also known as ‘Shaykh Al Islam’,
Brief Biography of Imam al-Nawawi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
By Mufti Musa Furber (written in 2003) Yahya ibn Sharaf, Mubyi al-Din Abu Zakariyya al-Nawawi 1 ( 63 r-676 AH) the pious, ascetic, most learned,
The day Jesus denied he was God – and the later cover-up!
By Paul Williams – transcribed talk Jan 2021 I want to tell you the story of the day that Jesus denied that he was
Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
By Roy Ahmad Jackson Imam Abu Hamid Muhammad al-Ghazali (1058–1111) The theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic al-Ghazali is universally known as the ‘proof of Islam’
Maulana Jalal al-Din Rumi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
(above pic : A page from a 600 year old manuscript of the Masnavi) By Roy Ahmad Jackson – Roy Ahmad Jackson has been a
Salah al-Din (‘SALADIN’) رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
(above pic : Tomb of Salahuddin Al-Ayubi, Damascus, Syria) By Roy Ahmad Jackson – Roy Ahmad Jackson has been a lecturer and writer on religion
el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz – ‘MALCOLM X’ – رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
By Roy Ahmad Jackson – Roy Ahmad Jackson has been a lecturer and writer on religion and philosophy for over fifteen years. He has lectured
Imam Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Hanbal رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Shaykh Muhammad Mustafa Al-A’zami رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ Abu ‘Abdullah Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Hanbal رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ . His father Muhammad was a Mujahid who lived
Imam Malik b. Anas رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Shaykh Muhammad Mustafa Al-A’zami رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ Malik b. Anas b. Malik b. Abu ‘Amir Al-Asbahi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ . He was probably born in 93 A.H.
Brief Biography of Imam Abu Dawud رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Maulana Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ Sulayman ibn aI-Ash ‘ath ibn Ishaq ibn Bashir al-Azdi al- Sijistani رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ, who classified the
Brief Biography of Imam Muslim رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Maulana Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ Abu al-Husayn Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj al-Qushayri al-Naisapuri is said to have been born in 204 AH,
Maulana Ahmad Riza Khan رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ : Life of a Muslim Scholar
(pic : the grave if Maulana Ahmad Riza Khan رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ) By Usha Sanyal Maulana Ahmad Riza Khan رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ was born in Bareilly, in
Imam al-Bukhari رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ : Author of al-Jami al-Sahih
By Maulana Sayyid Abul Hasan Nadwi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ The main source for these biographical notes is ‘Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, by Imam Muhammad al-Dhahbi (d. 748) Abu
Life Sketch of Syed Ahmed Shahid رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ
Maulana Sayyid Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi رَحِمَهُ ٱللَّٰهُ INTRODUCTION It is a strange and inexplicable phenomena of Muslim history that whenever sincere efforts have been