Category Archives: Seeking knowledge
الرحمة قبل العلم-Shaykh Salman Al ‘Owdah
القصة الثانية: وهي قصة موسى والخضر: الرجل الصالح الذي أثنى الله تعالى عليه قائلًا: (فَوَجَدَا عَبْدًا مِنْ عِبَادِنَا آتَيْنَاهُ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِنَا وَعَلَّمْنَاهُ مِنْ لَدُنَّا عِلْمًا) (الكهف:65)، فبدأ الله بصفة الرحمة للخضر قبل العلم، مع أن موسى جاءه ليتعلم منه … Continue reading
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Living Islam
You can’t live Islam, until you know Islam. In order to live Islam, you need to know Islam. — Shaykh `Abdallah ibn Hamid `Ali
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Imam al-Ghazali on Studying Science
by Imam Musafa `Umar A thousand years ago, Imam al-Ghazali wrote in his autobiography Deliverance from Error: “A clumsy and stupid person must be kept away from the seashore, not the proficient swimmer; and a child must be prevented from … Continue reading
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The Excellence of the ‘Ulama
Imam Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (ra) In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, says in the Noble Qur’an: “Allah bears witness that none has the right to be worshipped but He, and … Continue reading
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Future Islam and the Secret of Technology
There is something prior to technology without which it cannot be understood, and that is a method that analyses and breaks things down into what it regards as logical component pieces. The process that exemplifies this best is the search … Continue reading
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The Dangers of Narrow-Mindedness
The Dangers of Narrow-Mindedness. Image credit: hobit&gollum. Narrow-mindedness is defined as lacking tolerance or not having the mental faculty to see beyond the superficial and recognize the underlying truth. Currently, this tendency appears to be widespread in all segments of … Continue reading
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Read Ma`arif al-Qur’an by Mufti Shafi `Uthmani online
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The Wisdom Behind the Commands of Islam
The Wisdom Behind the Commands in Islam. Image credit: milkymouse FOREWORD to the Urdu Edition Praise belongs to Allah and blessings be on his Messengers. It is my firm belief that commands of Shari`ah are known to be true from … Continue reading
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Gifts for the Seeker, Being some Answered Questions
Prologue In the Name of God, the Merciful and Compassionate No power is there, and no strength, but by God, the High, the Great! Transcendent are You! We have no knowledge save that which You have taught us. You are … Continue reading
Subjugation of ‘Ulama and Madaaris by Imperialist British .
Hazrat Shaykh Zulfiqar Ahmad (db) The Campaign of 1857 and English Terror Two fronts were opened against the British in 1857 – one to the north of Amritsar commanded by Hadrat Jafar Than-Siri (ra), and the second just to the … Continue reading
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