Spreading the teachings of Orthodox Islam (Ahl as-Sunna wa al-Jama’ah)
What has been narrated about the night and day of the fifteenth of Sha’bān Mu’ādh ibn Jabal (may Allāh be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) said: “Allāh looks at His creation on the middle night of Sha’bān and He forgives all of His creation except … Continue reading 15th Night of Sha’ban by Sheikh Abdullah Sirāj al-Dīn
https://youtu.be/DNrGZJF1iMM?si=qhgC6tC6R-mc1L8J Translation of a clip from a lecture by Sheikh Abdullah Sirāj al-Dīn al-Husayni
The istikhāra prayer is the prayer which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ taught us to make when we were faced with a decision. But what if we do not have a specific decision to make? Is there a method of performing the istikhāra with a general intention of guidance in all decisions and matters for … Continue reading The Daily Istikhāra of Sheikh Ibn al-Arabi
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?
Our Sheikh, Imam Abdullah Sirāj al-Dīn1 performed Hajj in the year 1385 AH/1965CE and his noble wife accompanied him (may Allah have mercy on them both and be pleased with them). A group of the Sheikh’s companions were also with him. During the trip they witnessed various saintly miracles (karāmāt) from him which astonished them … Continue reading A Miracle On A Plane – An Amazing Story About Sheikh Abdullah Sirāj al-Dīn
We have been informed by the Prophet ﷺ that he will be the first to intercede and the first to have his intercession accepted on the Day of Judgement. In other famous narrations, he ﷺ told us that on that day, in a state of desperation and fear, people will flock from Prophet to Prophet, asking them to … Continue reading Remain Calm And Wait for The Intercession Of The Prophet ﷺ – Advice From Ibn Arabi
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
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