Spreading the teachings of Orthodox Islam (Ahl as-Sunna wa al-Jama’ah)
One day, two men who were students and close companions of Sheikh Abdullah Sirāj al-Dīn1 were quarrelling with one another. One of them said to the other, "If the Sheikh has not memorised more than 100,000 Hadiths, then my wife is divorced!"2. Then they both went to the Sha'bāniyya Madrassa to ask the Sheikh directly … Continue reading How Many Hadiths Had Sheikh Abdullah Sirāj al-Dīn Memorised?
The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: “Beware of the Firāsah of a believer for indeed he sees with the light of Allāh.” Tirmidhi Firāsah is spiritual insight or a special type of intuition which Allah Most High grants to the Muslims. Some believers have stronger Firāsah than others. Undoubtedly, those pious men and women who do righteous deeds and purify … Continue reading The Firāsah of Imam Mālik and Imam al-Shafi’i
Below is a translation of a section from the book Tilawat al-Quran al-Majeed by Sheikh Abdullah Sirajuddin1. The footnotes are mine. Al-Tirmidhi narrated the following narration, and said it was sound: On the authority of Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) who said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: Indeed the … Continue reading Caution Against Abandoning The Noble Quran And Forgetting It
Al-Qasim bin Muhammad1 said: The differences in opinion among the Companions of Muhammad ﷺ are a mercy for the people. Ibn Sa’d in his Tabaqat and Bayhaqi in al-Madkhal Umar bin Abd al-Aziz said: Red camels would not please be more than (the existence) of differences in opinion between the Companions of the Prophet ﷺ. Tabaqat Ibn Sa’d Al-Bayhaqi … Continue reading The Four Madhabs – A Mercy And Blessing From Allah
No religion has ever placed as much emphasis on the importance of knowledge as the religion of Islam. The first word revealed to the Beloved Messenger ﷺ was "Read". He ﷺ knew that the Sacred Islamic Knowledge would be passed on through various means, including reading and writing. Below we see one of the ways … Continue reading How the Prophet ﷺ Ensured Writing Spread In Madinah
Since the time of the Sahaba, till the present day, the tarawih prayer in Ramadan has been performed as twenty units. This is the case even now in the holy sanctuaries of Makkah and Medina. We know for sure that the majority of the Sahaba and the Followers (tabi’een) would perform twenty units, and this as we will … Continue reading The Tarawih Prayer is 20 Units by Sheikh Abdullah Sirajuddin al-Husayni
The following is a summary of the discussion on the fifteenth night of Shaban (also known as Shab e Bara’at) by Mawlana Muhammad Anas Rida Qadiri, taken from his book Dala’il al-Ahnaf.1 The Ahl al-Sunnah perform worship on the fifteenth night of Sha’ban and they fast on the following day because it is established in Hadith that … Continue reading 15th Night Of Sha’ban – The Sound Proofs
Allah Most High created human beings and sent Prophets and Messengers to them in order that they be guided. All Prophets received revelation from Allah and conveyed this revelation to their communities. There is no difference whatsoever in the core messages that each Prophet was sent with. It is therefore said that every Prophet was … Continue reading Prophets of Allah – One Religion, Various Laws
It is narrated in the famous 'Hadith of Jibril', related by Imam Bukhari, Imam Muslim and others, that the Angel Jibril (alayhi salam) appears in the form of a beautiful man and enters a gathering of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions. He asks the Messenger of Allah ﷺ regarding a number of things … Continue reading Islam, Iman and Ihsan – The Three Dimensions Of The Religion
Since the time of the Sahaba, till the present day, the tarawih prayer in Ramadan has been performed as twenty units. This is the case even now in the holy sanctuaries of Makkah and Medina. We know for sure that the majority of the Sahaba and the Followers (tabi’een) would perform twenty units, and this as we will … Continue reading The Tarawih Prayer And The Number Of Its Units
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