Shahadah in Islam

Alims They take their priests and their anchorites (Alims & Ulamas) to be their lords in substitute of Allah and (they take as their Lord) Christ the son of Mary; Yet they were commanded to worship but one Allah: there is no god but He. Quran – 9 : 31 Allah says in the Quran, the Christians and Jews have made their Alims and Ulamas and Jesus, Allah (their Gods). When this verse was revealed - Athee ibn Hathim was a Christian who had come with a large group of Christians and had embraced Islam. When this above Verse was revealed, he came to the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) and said: "Ya Rasoolullah, at no time have we worshipped our Priests and Monks (alims and Ullamas);  then why is Allah saying so ???" To this Prophet (s.a.w) said :   "Do you take your Alims words when they say a thing is halaal?" To this Hathim (r.a) said:   "Yes" – Then the Prophet (s.a.w) said :   "Do you take the words of your Priests  when they s

[Derived from Tafsir Ibn Kathir - Chapter No - 56 of Surat Al-Waqi` ah - last few verses] These are the three types of conditions that people face upon their death. Either they are among the near believers or those below their rank on the right , or those who denied the truth, were led astray from the guidance and were ignorant about Allah. Allah said, (Then if he), in reference to the dying person, (be of the Muqarrabun) who fulfilled the obligations and the recommended acts of worship and avoided the forbidden and disliked matters and even some of the allowed, (then for him Rawh, Rayhan and a Garden of Delights. ) Theirs will be Rawh and Rayhan; and the glad tidings of these traits will be conveyed to them by the angels at the time of death. We mentioned before the Prophet 's Hadith narrated f rom Al-Bara' in which the angels of mercy say (to a dying, believing person), (O good soul in the good body that you inhabited, come to Rawh, Rayhan and a Lord Who is not a

The well of Zamzam, which disappeared when the Arabs placed idols at the Ka'bah, remained buried under the sand. Thus, for many years the people of Quraysh had to fetch their water from far away. One day 'Abd al-Muttalib was very tired from doing this and fell asleep next to the Ka’bah. He had a dream in which he was told to dig up Zamzam. When he woke up he was puzzled because he did not know what Zamzam was, the well having disappeared many years before he was born. The next day he had the same dream, but this time he was told where to find the well. 'Abd al-Muttalib had one son at that time, and together they began to dig. The work was so difficult that ‘Abd al-Muttalib made an oath to Allah that if one day he were to have ten sons to help him and stand by him, in return he would sacrifice one of them in Allah's honor. After working for three days they finally found the well of Zamzam. Pilgrims have been drinking from it ever since. The year

Author - Anonymous student of Islamic knowlege with an introduction by Sheik Abdullah Ibn Jibreen {And then there followed after them (the prophets) an evil generation who delayed the prayer and followed their lusts. Soon will they face destruction, except he who repents, affirms his faith and does deeds of righteousness} [Soorah Maryam: 59-60] Introduction Sufficient it is for me to praise Allah and supplicate Him for peace on those servants of His whom he has chosen. To proceed: I have read this letter entitled "Mending the Rift" and found it to be valuable in the choice of its subject matter. Thanks to Allah, the author succeeded in realising the growing tendency of people to miss the Dawn Prayer in congregation inthe mosque. He noticed with dismay that mosques are getting virtually empty of people at that time, except for a few elderly people and some adults who, with Allah's assistance, found their way back into the mosque. Indeed, even a sizeable majority of

By Ubah Mohamoud After engaging more with the Muslim community through activities like da`wah (calling to Islam), conferences, and halaqat (study circles), I have observed something intriguing: there seems to be a fascination—even obsession—with the topic of marriage. Regardless of whether a particular lecture is dedicated to something other than gender relations, the topic of marriage somehow always creeps up. Now, do I consider this a bad thing? Not necessarily. Indeed, considering the magnitude of fitan (trials) that many unmarried folks face, such as the pressure to date or deal with the opposite gender on terms outside of the boundaries of Islam, I believe that marriage is something that should be discussed and encouraged. What I'm more fascinated with, however, are the underlying reasons for why people –  especially the youth – want to get married so quickly. Despite not having enough resources to care for themselves, let alone a spouse, or whether