Umi Al-Muradi reported: The verse was revealed, “Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.” (7:199) The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said to the Angel Gabriel, “What does this mean?” Gabriel said, “I do not know until I ask the All-Knowing.” Gabriel returned and he said, “O Muhammad! Verily, Allah the Blessed and Almighty commands you to forgive those who wrong you, to give to those who deprive you, and to maintain relations with those who renounce you.”

Source: Tafsīr Abdul Razzāq 7:199

Grade: Hasan (fair) according to Al-Iraqi

Muhammad ibn Ja’far, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Allah commanded his Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, to have noble character and there is no verse in the Quran more comprehensive about good character than this verse.”

Source: Madārij al-Sālikīn 2/290

عَنْ أُمَيٍّ الْمُرَادِيِّ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ خُذِ الْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِالْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْجَاهِلِينَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لِجِبْرِيلَ مَا هَذَا قَالَ لا أَدْرِي حَتَّى أَسْأَلَ الْعَالِمَ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى يَأْمُرُكَ أَنْ تَعْفُوَ عَمَّنْ ظَلَمَكَ وَتُعْطِيَ مَنْ حَرَمَكَ وَتَصِلَ مَنْ قَطَعَكَ

7:199 تفسير القرآن لعبد الرزاق الصنعاني

3/61 المحدث العراقي خلاصة حكم المحدث إسناده أسانيده حسان في تخريج الإحياء

قَالَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ رحمه الله أَمَرَ اللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بِمَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ وَلَيْسَ فِي الْقُرْآنِ آيَةٌ أَجْمَعُ لِمَكَارِمِ الْأَخْلَاقِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ

2/290 مدارج السالكين

Want to make your children love Islam? Show them how it makes you a loving husband to their mother or a loving wife to their father. You have no idea how much the quality of your marriage impacts the way they view your lifestyle and the lifestyle you're trying to teach them. Omar Suleiman

Arabic translators did far more than just preserve Greek philosophy

https://aeon.co/ideas/arabic-translators-did-far-more-than-just-preserve-greek-philosophy

Fighting for motherhood: The case for valuing one of the most vital members in society

http://www.aimislam.com/fighting-for-motherhood-the-case-for-valuing-one-of-the-most-vital-members-in-society/

Real Love is a Choice

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6039412?

"Of course, you don’t choose who you’re attracted to, but you definitely choose who you fall in love with and (more importantly) who you stay in love with.

Our society places a lot of emphasis on feelings. We are taught that we should always follow our feelings and do whatever makes us happy. But feelings are very fickle and fleeting. Real love, on the other hand, is like the north star in the storms of life; it is constant, sure, and true. Whenever we’re lost and confused we can find strength in the love that we have chosen."

Last week I was having a discussion with a dear brother, in which I mentioned an idea of mine. I told him that I think there is such a thing as oppressing one's creativity and imagination. If all good things are from God, then all good ideas (with sincere intentions) are from Him too. If God has given us the ability to access these ideas, and we don't do anything about them - then surely we are oppressing those ideas. It's just a theory, but the principle stands. Often times we prevent ourselves from doing something good (something that will benefit either you, or people around you (bringing you/others closer to God)) and make a hundred excuses. But you have to be brave and daring to see those good ideas through and trust that God will support you. Even if you fail, it is better to try than to give up before even starting.

Say Bismillah and go for it.

#MondayMotivation

For your Halloween reading pleasure, our social media team has curated a collection of articles on a mysterious "Sultan's palace" in New Orleans, Balkan Vampires as discussed by Ottoman Muftis, and Jinn haunting a town in Oman.

A Harem of Horror?: The "Sultan's Palace," New Orleans
http://www.stambouline.com/2013/09/a-harem-of-horror-sultans-palace-new.html?m=1

Balkan Vampires before Ottoman Courts
http://www.cesnur.org/2009/balkan_vampires.htm

The Jinn of Oman
https://psmag.com/the-jinn-of-oman-6c77689636e7#.ml61pqhjg

Did Chinese Muslim admiral, Zheng He, discover America before Columbus? Is this map the proof?

Learn about the map: http://bit.ly/29DI8a6
Watch more on Zheng He: http://bit.ly/2f212IU
#LostHistory #1001inventions

Article link given in the post: https://www.1843magazine.com/content/places/rosie-blau/rewriting-history-map

Amr ibn Absah reported: A man said, “O Messenger of Allah, what is Islam?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “That you surrender your heart to Allah and that the Muslims are safe from your tongue and hand.”

Source: Shu’ab al-Imān 20

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Haythami

عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ عَبْسَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَجُلٌ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا الْإِسْلَامُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنْ تُسْلِمُ قَلْبَكَ لِلَّهِ وَيَسْلُمُ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِكَ وَيَدِكَ

20 شعب الإيمان للبيهقي

3/210 المحدث الهيثمي خلاصة حكم المحدث رجاله رجال الصحيح في مجمع الزوائد

Anas Khatun, the wife of the great fifteenth century scholar of Ḥadīth, Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, was a scholar in her own right. She regularly gave public lectures on the Islamic sciences that were attended by both male and female students.

Macam mana kita mahu tahu dia sahabat sebenar atau tidak?
1- Saat kita buat salah, dia menegur dengan berhikmah dan tidak mengaibkan kita di hadapan orang.
2- Saat bergurau dan mengkritik, dia tidak berlebih-lebihan dan tahu batasan.
3- Saat gembira/senang, dia ada dekat dan saat sedih/susah dia lebih rapat.
4- Saat semua mencela/menuduh bukan-bukan, dia tidak mudah percaya dan akan bertanya secara peribadi untuk kepastian.
5- Saat kita terleka, dia akan mengingatkan dengan mengajak kita semua untuk sama-sama berusaha untuk lebih rapat dengan Tuhan dan melakukan kebajikan dan perkara-perkara kebaikan.
Semakin berusia, semakin kita kenal rupa-rupa manusia.

Talking about whether hijab is mandatory or not in Islam

"I think parents have the right to introduce hijab to their children at an earlier age, but to be open to the concept that they may choose to not wear hijab at a later stage. I think it's important to realise that hijab is not the be all and end all of Islamic modesty, and that being a good Muslim is so much more than a piece of cloth hiding the hair."
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"That being said, obviously I believe people should have the right to dress the way they want. But I think it should be discouraged until the woman is old enough to understand fully and make her own choice..."

"I guess, to begin with I don't believe the Hijab is in fact mandated in Islam. This is entirely a cultural position and not one supported by the Quran. Also, teaching your daughter to be modest is not at all equal to training her to put a scarf over her head. Modesty is an innate quality. It is something you learn that is reflected not only in what you wear but in how you behave. If you are implying that fathers who didn't make their daughters wear the hijab when they are young will be held accountable by Allah on the day of judgement for it then I think we have totally different perceptions of what Allah is and what are responsibilities are in this life."

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"1. The ayas discussed and the citations here are about the Asbab nuzul (reason for revelation) if the aya in the Quran that asks the believing women to draw their khimar over their chest. This is the one that is used to argue for hijab as people make the claim that the khimar was a shawl that was used to cover heads. It's not about the niqab at all. The Quran does not mention the requirement of a woman to cover her hair at all (2) I am surprised about this comment.l - especially because it'll the references includes ibn taymiyyah- you can't get more traditional and conservative than that! . It also includes other many respected scholars and it traces the scholarship of this issue over time and the various fiqh...and scholastic opinions (3) you are diluting the argument- we are discussing the obligation of women to cover their hair... obviously I'm fully aware of the complexity of hijab as modesty... but I am frustrated that people conflate it and assume a head covering makes a person modest- it's just not true. I know many women who don't wear hijab who are modest- and many who do who are immodest. (4) scholars should stop obsessing over what women wear and focus on the more important aspects of our deen."

"What I pasted before is an extract from sheikh khalid Abu el fadl. I respect his jurisprudence immensely"
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"It's far more difficult to train your children to pray or observe hijab etc once they hit puberty, than to have them causally observe it earlier. My young daughters love wearing it, but often feel too hot and take it off. No worries. It's not about wearing it at this stage but more so being familiar with it."

"This issue isn't unique to hijabs - One could extend the discussion to practising /observing religion and cultural acts or events  at an early age. Attending a religious or cultural events, praying, fasting, marking of the body due to religious or cultural reasons, refusing medical treatment due to a religious or cultural beliefs, prohibiting certain foods, believing in a god or believing in no god, dressing one way over another..list goes on. How far do we take the argument that we shouldn't impose things on children till they understand?"

http://marginalia.lareviewofbooks.org/christian-muslim-mosaic-accommodation-partition-david-bertaina/

Abu Dharr reported: I said, “O Messenger of Allah, which deed is best?” The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Faith in Allah and jihād in his way.” I said, “Which slave is the best to free?” The Prophet said, “One who is valuable to his master and whose price is high.” I said, “What if I cannot afford to do that?” The Prophet said, “Help a craftsman or make something for those without skills.” I said, “O Messenger of Allah, you see I am too weak to do some of these deeds.” The Prophet said, “Restrain your evil from people, for it will be charity on your behalf.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 2382, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 84

Grade: Muttafaqun Alayhi (authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim

عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَيُّ الْأَعْمَالِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ الْإِيمَانُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْجِهَادُ فِي سَبِيلِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيُّ الرِّقَابِ أَفْضَلُ قَالَ أَنْفَسُهَا عِنْدَ أَهْلِهَا وَأَكْثَرُهَا ثَمَنًا قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ أَفْعَلْ قَالَ تُعِينُ صَانِعًا أَوْ تَصْنَعُ لِأَخْرَقَ قَالَ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ ضَعُفْتُ عَنْ بَعْضِ الْعَمَلِ قَالَ تَكُفُّ شَرَّكَ عَنْ النَّاسِ فَإِنَّهَا صَدَقَةٌ مِنْكَ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ

2382 صحيح البخاري كتاب العتق باب أي الرقاب أفضل

84 صحيح مسلم كتاب الإيمان باب بيان كون الإيمان بالله تعالى أفضل الأعمال

In Part 2 of Out of Context, Pastor Baughman asks me about verses & incidents of violence in the Quran and Sunnah.

Share the series with your Muslim and Non Muslim friends!

Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research will be dedicated to answering these questions in depth and will be launching in October insha'Allah!
Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VCZ9sTc8S98&list=PLutdSTmJ7bAJQaNrfGlijtvLsDcERufni&index=2
Link:

Terrorists You Dont Hear About In The Media

https://discover-the-truth.com/news/

What is Eid-al-Ghadir and why do Shia Muslims celebrate it?

https://themuslimvibe.com/faith-islam/what-is-eid-al-ghadir-and-why-do-shias-celebrate-it

In the 13th century, Ghazan Khan, the first Mongol ruler to convert to Islam, established various waqfs in Tabriz that provided for the distribution of food among the population. Specifically, sweet dishes were given out on Thursday evenings and holidays and even birds were provided with grain during the winter months.

Do not say that if people do good to us , we will do good to them and if people oppress us we will oppress them but determine that if people do you good , you will do good to them and if they oppress you , you will not oppress them. ~ Prophet Mohammed ( p.b.u.h)

Among the most notable and lasting contributions of Ottoman women were their waqfs (charitable endowments).

The Yeni Camii (New Mosque) in Istanbul was initiated as a waqf by Valide Sultan Safiye, the mother of Sultan Mehmed III in 1597 and was completed Valide Sultan Turhan Hatice in 1665.

Kösem Sultan, the mother of Sultans Murad IV and Ibrahim I, established a waqf in the early 17th century that provided dowries for poor women.

Islamic learning in Arabic-Afrikaans between Malay model and Ottoman reform (2015)

https://www.academia.edu/12822991/Islamic_learning_in_Arabic-Afrikaans_between_Malay_model_and_Ottoman_reform_2015_

A rare and important spherical astrolabe

http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-rare-and-important-spherical-astrolabe-signed-5930901-details.aspx

Listen: if you are suffering in silence: stop. This is not what patience looks like. It is not what God is asking you for. The Prophet endured and patiently persevered but he never never stopped moving, stopped looking for a way out, a different path to a better situation. If it hurts, complain to the One who never tires and then get up and work. Do your part. Be your own advocate. Seek assistance. Be fearless. I'm not discounting the possible danger. Only telling you that we were put here for striving. Hajjar didn't sit and "suffer in silence"-- she was running. She was sweating. She was striving. That was your mother. You are more than the brokenness of this moment.

Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are. ;) :D #Humor #HODDoodle

Archbishop Atallah Hanna Speaks on the Palestinian Right of Return (with English subtitles)

 
Link to video: http://sendvid.com/x4j58bbs

 He is the Archbishop of Sebastia from the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem. He is also known as Theodosios (Hanna) of Sebastia, and was born 1965. Atallah and Theodosios (de) both meaning "gift of God" in Arabic andGreek, respectively.

Theodosios, who was ordained on the 24 December 2005 at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, is the second Palestinian to hold the position of Archbishop in the history of the diocese

Meaning of the name 'Kamaliah'

You Won’t Believe Where This Mosque is Located

http://ilmfeed.com/you-wont-believe-where-this-mosque-is-located/

Sadly, sectarianism is still well and alive in the Ummah.

Recently, a large group of scholars, primarily of a Sufi/Ashari trend, gathered in Chechnya for a conference whose pre-planned and coordinated conclusion was to claim that Atharis (or 'Salafis') were not a part of Sunni Islam, and hence were to be considered a heretical school. The fact that this conference was sponsored and planned by some of the most repressive government regimes in the world, for political purposes, and with a sectarian agenda, and indirectly supported by Western powers, was ignored by followers of that strand of Islam as the conference reached its foregone conclusion, simply because some of their own esteemed figures, such as Habib Ali al-Jifry, were involved in and in charge of organizing it. Narry a word of protest was heard against this shameless debacle of a conference by mainstream, moderate followers of that trend.

Love makes one blind to one's beloved's faults.

Not to be outdone, recently the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, as a result of comments of a political nature, criticized the Shi'ites as being 'sons of fire-worshippers' (in reference to their Zoroastrian heritage) and effectively excommunicated the entire mass of them from Islam. Again, the realization that regional powers are actually being played against one another by super-powers who have a vested interested in seeing an intra-Muslim civil war (in this case, America on the one side and Russia on the other, and Saudi Arabia and Iran as regional proxies), and the simple grasp that such ancient theological disputes are only being made relevant due to modern political struggles, is completely lost on those who issue, or support, such statements. 

Meanwhile, as some followers continue to cheer such rhetoric and blindly defend it, millions of Muslims around the world continue to live in the most unimaginable of circumstances. And even as these clerics issue their fatwas from the comforts of their stable lives, it is the innocent and helpless men, women and children, of Syria, of Yemen, of Iraq (and others...) who suffer as a result of the policies of power-intoxicated Western and Russian backed politicians being supported by the zealousness and short-sidedness and political naïveté of religious fundamentalist clerics. 

Yes, I'm angry and frustrated at the situation in the Muslim world. And so should you.

Sallim, Allahumma sallim....

Responsibility of daughter-in-law

The daughter-in-law's responsibility is to bring up and nurture the next generation, not to be the slave of the family. Allah created her free

Knowing Islam Session at Masjid An-Nur

Religious Sentiment and Political Liberties in Colonial South Asia

In a new episode, Julie Stephens challenges the binary juxtaposition of secular reason and religious sentiment through an exploration of debates over the meaning of religious and political liberties, secularism, and legal transformation during British colonial rule in South Asia.

http://www.ottomanhistorypodcast.com/2016/09/stephens.html?m=1

7 things every child needs to hear

White nationalists worship their idea of the State, just like ISIS. The needs of the State dictate Halal and Haram to them, not Allah and His Prophets.

(Abu Amina Elias is the Arabic name for Justin Parrot)

Checklist for 1st to 10th Zulhijjah

"What is the difference between your mother and wife???

They both LOVE us
Both SACRIFICE for us
Both make us EAT more than we require
Both make our house into HOME.
Both PRAY for us
Both are ALWAYS there for us
Both LIVE for us
then why do..

We post/say funny jokes about wife and laugh
and always post respectable quote for mother...

The only difference I can see is

One brings you into the world...
and other makes YOU her world..
😊😊 But men always take their wives for granted and often ignore them in important talks, matters, decisions, plannings etc. because they think that they are inefficient to handle them....Dear men it's true that your mother sacrifices to make you become a leader but a wife sacrifices to maintain your leadership.....your mother gets your affection and care throughout her life but a wife gets your full attention only when she is near the end of her life......waiting to get your certification of her soulmate💑........please give her importance in early age of her life so that she can feel that she is not only the princess of her father but also the Queen of her husband......."

"Whoever forbids the study of [the books of the previous generations] to anyone who is fit to study them...is blocking people from the door by which the [Divine] Law summons them to knowledge of God, the door of the theoretical consideration which leads to the truest knowledge of Him. Such an act [represents] extreme ignorance and [indeed] estrangement from God the Exalted."

- Ibn Rushd (d.1198)

https://www.academia.edu/27954473/Ibn_Rushd_and_Thomas_Aquinas_on_Education

An Ottoman inscription on the north facade of the Dome of the Rock commemorating a renovation of the mosque by Sultan Süleyman in the 16th century. His father, grandfather, and great-grandfather (Yavuz Sultan Selim, Sultan Bayezid II, and Fatih Sultan Mehmet II, respectively) are also mentioned.

In the late 11th century, Imam al-Ghazali lived near this spot in the Haram al-Sharif complex in Jerusalem. It was here that he wrote his magnum opus, Iḥya’ ʿUlūm al-Dīn.

The mihrab of Masjid Al-Aqsa

The mihrab of Masjid Al-Aqsa

An inscription above the mihrab commemorating the renovation of the masjid by Salah aI-Din. 

The beginning of Surat al-lsra' in Kufic script beginning to the left of the mihrab. 

The Dome of the Prophet with the Dome of the Rock in the background. The Dome of the Prophet marks the spot where some believe the Prophet Muhammad led the rest of the prophets in prayer on the night of Isra' wal-Mi'raj.

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The world is sweet and green. Verily, Allah will make you successors in order to see how you will behave, so be cautious of the world and be cautious of women. Verily, the first trial of the children of Israel was regarding women.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 2742

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Muslim

Sufyan Ath-Thawri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “A woman will pass by a man and he cannot restrain himself from looking at her lustfully although there is no benefit in it. What could be weaker than this?”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā 7/68

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ عَنْ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ إِنَّ الدُّنْيَا حُلْوَةٌ خَضِرَةٌ وَإِنَّ اللَّهَ مُسْتَخْلِفُكُمْ فِيهَا فَيَنْظُرُ كَيْفَ تَعْمَلُونَ فَاتَّقُوا الدُّنْيَا وَاتَّقُوا النِّسَاءَ فَإِنَّ أَوَّلَ فِتْنَةِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ كَانَتْ فِي النِّسَاءِ

2742 صحيح مسلم كتاب الرقاق باب أكثر أهل الجنة الفقراء وأكثر أهل النار النساء وبيان الفتنة بالنساء

قال سفيان الثوري رحمه الله الْمَرْأَةُ تَمُرُّ بِالرَّجُلِ فَلَا يَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلَيْهَا وَلَا هُوَ يَنْتَفِعُ بِهَا فَأَيُّ شَيْءٍ أَضْعَفُ مِنْ هَذَا

7/68 حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء

"Prophet Muhammad ﷺ once stated that “Seeking knowledge is mandatory for all Muslims.” With such a direct command to go out and seek knowledge, Muslims have placed huge emphasis on the educational system in order to fulfill this obligation placed on them by the Prophet ﷺ.

Throughout Islamic history, education was a point of pride and a field Muslims have always excelled in. Muslims built great libraries and learning centers in places such as Baghdad, Cordoba, and Cairo."

http://lostislamichistory.com/education/

We shouldn't teach gender stereotypes or gender roles, we should teach that we are human beings, to teach decency, sympathy, do action when we see something wrong. We should scold only when they misbehave or went over the top. We should try recognising and accepting the uniqueness of every children, unless they misbehave or went over the top, as stated

Salman Al-Farisi reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one takes a bath on Friday, purifies himself as much as he can, uses oil or perfume in his house, then proceeds for prayer and does not separate two persons sitting together, then prays as much as is written for him and remains silent while the leader is delivering the sermon, except that his sins between this Friday and the previous will be forgiven.”

Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 843

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Bukhari

عَنْ سَلْمَانَ الْفَارِسِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَغْتَسِلُ رَجُلٌ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَيَتَطَهَّرُ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْ طُهْرٍ وَيَدَّهِنُ مِنْ دُهْنِهِ أَوْ يَمَسُّ مِنْ طِيبِ بَيْتِهِ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجُ فَلَا يُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ اثْنَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُصَلِّي مَا كُتِبَ لَهُ ثُمَّ يُنْصِتُ إِذَا تَكَلَّمَ الْإِمَامُ إِلَّا غُفِرَ لَهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ الْجُمُعَةِ الْأُخْرَى

843 صحيح البخاري كتاب الجمعة باب الدهن للجمعة

Forcing a woman to remove her burkini or whatever covering she is wearing, is as oppressive as someone forcing a woman to wear one

Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Faith and greed are never combined together in the heart of a servant.”

In another narration, the Prophet said, “Faith and envy are never combined together in the chest of a servant.”

Source: Sunan al-Nasā’ī 3110

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَا يَجْتَمِعُ الشُّحُّ وَالْإِيمَانُ فِي قَلْبِ عَبْدٍ أَبَدًا

وفي رواية أخرى قال وَلا يَجْتَمِعُ فِي جَوْفِ عَبْدٍ مُؤْمِنٍ الإِيمَانُ وَالْحَسَدُ

3110 سنن النسائي كِتَاب الْجِهَادِ باب فَضْلِ مَنْ عَمِلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَلَى قَدَمِهِ

3110 المحدث الألباني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في صحيح النسائي

Steps for solat jenazah

A picture of an old copy of Quran with ancient script

"Menegur jangan sampai menghina,

mendidik jangan sampai memaki,

meminta jangan sampai memaka,

memberi jangan sampai mengungkit.."

Clarifications on Halal Status of Eateries

Ramadan Message from Jesus

Niat puasa dalam Ramadhan

Whoever gives food to a fasting person...

Pictures showing non-Muslim women wearing hijab

Egyptian Christian woman also wearing hijab

Jewish women wearing hijab 

Some things Muslim should know that are from Quran

Fruits mentioned in Quran

When syaitan vowed to lead man astray, Allah said to him: "I will continue to forgive them, so long as they ask for my forgiveness"

Doa Minta Berlindung dari nyanyuk dan mati mengejut

Christians, Jews and Muslims united to help Syrian refugees

http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/03/christians-jews-and-muslims-united-to-help-this-syrian-refugee/21389028/

A person follows both Christianity and Islam. Is it possible?

The Madrasa Yusufiyya in Granada, Spain. Founded in 1349 by the Nasrid emir of Granada Yusuf I, it served as the city's main theological school until after the city's conquest in 1492. In 1499, the Catholic policy of harassment of Muslims in Granada culminated in the closure of the school and the burning of its books.

Today the prayer area (musalla) of the madrasa remains almost entirely intact, and various verses from the Qur'an, supplications, and the Granadan motto "There is no victor besides Allah" adorn its walls.

(See the 14 pictures in this link: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1051272921647087&id=294891850618535)

On this day (20 August, 636) a Muslim army under the command of Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated the Byzantines at the Battle of Yarmouk. The victory added Greater Syria to the nascent Muslim empire led by Umar ibn al-Khattab.

Why North is up

When you blame Eurocentricism for the biases in our maps, you unconsciously assume that Europeans invented map-making. Find out why in a new post from the Afternoon Map blog.

http://www.midafternoonmap.com/2016/08/why-north-is-up.html?m=1

Abdullah ibn Amr reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The best companion to Allah is the best to his companions, and the best neighbor to Allah is the best to his neighbors.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 1944

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Ibn Hajar

عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم خَيْرُ الأَصْحَابِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرُهُمْ لِصَاحِبِهِ وَخَيْرُ الْجِيرَانِ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرُهُمْ لِجَارِهِ

1944 سنن الترمذي كتاب البر والصلة باب ما جاء في حق الجوار

208 المحدث ابن حجر العسقلاني خلاصة حكم المحدث صحيح في الأمالي المطلقة

Stunning Glasswork: The Golden Age of Muslim Civilisation saw a revival of the glass industry with glassmakers developing and perfecting new techniques turning a traditional craft into a thriving industry. Thousands of mosques, houses and cities across the Muslim world were transformed into breathtaking spaces richly decorated with glass designs that boasted beauty and functionality.

http://www.1001inventions.com/glass

#1001inventions #islamicart #glass #losthistory #muslimcivilisation

Kita terlalu sibuk didik anak perempuan supaya jaga maruah diri sampai terlupa didik anak lelaki untuk menghormati dan melindungi kaum wanita.

Kita terlampau sibuk mengajar anak perempuan jadi isteri yang taat dan patuh sampai terlupa nak didik anak lelaki jadi suami yang bertanggungjawab dan penyayang.

Kita terlampau sibuk ajar anak perempuan uruskan rumahtangga, memasak, membasuh, mengemas, sampai tak perasan anak lelaki cuma tahu goyang kaki sebab semua dah terhidang depan mata oleh orang perempuan di dalam rumahnya.

Kita terlampau sibuk persiapkan anak perempuan dengan ilmu pertahankan diri, tutup aurat, jaga pergaulan sampai tak ingat nak ajar anak lelaki jangan sentuh jangan tenung anak perempuan orang sembarangan.

Perasan tak perempuan sentiasa diberi tunjuk ajar macam mana nak lalui zaman remaja (akil baligh) mereka supaya tak mengandung whatsoever? Perasan tak lelaki kena deal sendiri sepanjang proses akil baligh mereka dan tak ada yang approach?

Kita rasa bela anak perempuan seorang lagi susah dari jaga lembu sekandang. Kerana tak terdidiknya kaum lelaki lah kaum perempuan tertindas. Kerana tak terdidiknya orang lelaki lah orang perempuan automatik berdikari.

Wahai ibu wahai bapa. Didiklah anak-anak lelaki dan perempuan anda sebaik-baiknya. Kasihanilah anak lelaki anda yang 'terabai' dan disuruh belajar sendiri erti tanggungjawab. Kasihanilah anak perempuan anda yang dibebani dengan tanggungjawab yang sepatutnya lelaki laksanakan.

Meet Hijarbie, the world’s first hijab-wearing Barbie

http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/29637/1/meet-hijarbie-the-world-s-first-hijab-wearing-barbie

7 cara mengangkat Nabi kita sebagai 'favourite superhero' bagi anak kita

Kalau sebut Ultraman, Captain America, atau Spiderman, cepat betul dia toleh kan?

Cuba kenalkan anak dengan para Nabi kita pula, mereka pun ada 'super power' tau! Ibu ayah kenalah kreatif juga.

https://siraplimau.com/cara-ajar-anak-kenal-nabi-sejak-kecil-tips-mudah/

Medieval Muslim scientists commonly wrote on a diverse range of subjects. Many dabbled in traditional Islamic theology and jurisprudence as well. Ibn al-Haytham (d. 1040) pioneered the scientific method but also wrote on scholastic theology.

Regarding the intersection of the two, he stated: "Finding the truth is difficult, and the road to it is rough. For the truths are plunged in obscurity...God, however, has not preserved the scientist from error and has not safeguarded science from shortcomings and faults. If this had been the case, scientists would not have disagreed upon any point of science."

Today, Joseph Schooling won a gold medal for a swimming relay in Olympics in Rio 2016. If his parents didnt allow him, not only we would not have won a medal, he would not be part in Rio Olympics. So, parents, let your children do what they want to do, as long as it is not illegal, can cause bad effects to the society in the future...

Every time in the Olympic Games we see Muslim players refuse to shake hands with Israeli athletes during the games. I am not sure if this is done because of a religious or a political reason?
In Islam we are asked to respond with better manner when someone greets us, as Allah said in the Quran: (And when you are greeted with a greeting, greet with one better than it or [at least] return it [in a like manner]. Indeed, Allah is ever, over all things, an Accountant.) 4:86
I am aware of the different opinions between the scholars regarding initiating Salam by saying Alsalam Alikum, but the vast majority said its allowed to respond to their salam and the strongest opinion is that you can initiate it too. However, I am not aware that any one said its not allowed to great them with other than Alsalam !
We all know in these events it's usually a universal greetings like hi or hello!
If it's a political move, I would say it's a poor one because it is bad publicity for Islam and Muslims, and it will not serve any cause in my opinion. So what are your thoughts?

We should teach children about brotherly love, inclusiveness, out of all other things we teach them, but not judgement and to look down on others. Children who are less-than-normal will be marginalised if we do otherwise, and that is the last thing anyone will want

Pre-diaspora Arabic: Dialects, statistics and historical reconstruction

https://www.google.com.sg/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.arabistik.uni-bayreuth.de/de/download/pre-diasporic_arabic.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwjvyuD99b3OAhVIOI8KHdb3DLoQFggjMAQ&usg=AFQjCNHwwk2qXEXI_OdAh3yMTv2o4NACdw&sig2=wq8O9mJh2Re_1MZO1vFeZA

Jonathan Owens: "Arabic dialects, the native spoken Arabic of about 250 million people, are spread over an immense, contiguous geographical area from Iran to Lake Chad, from Morocco to Yemen. Corresponding to this geographical spread is considerable linguistic diversity. An explanation for this diversity has proved elusive. The existence of variants found either in the modern dialects or in the Classical literature (or both), which are not self-evidently derivable from a normalized Classical Arabic (largely standardized by the ninth century), argues for a more diverse set of inputs into the Arabic which spread outwards from the Arabian Peninsula beginning in the seventh century. I elucidate this problem by comparing four varieties of Arabic located in widely separated areas and settled at different times. ... I conclude that the Arabic which preceded the Arabic diaspora of the seventh century was considerably more diverse than interpretations of the history of Arabic traditionally allow for."

Banned from working, asylum seekers are building Japan's roads and sewers

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/japan-kurds/

"Mazlum Balibay paves Japan’s roads, digs its sewers and lays its water pipes – all for a country that doesn’t want him. Balibay, 24, is a Kurdish asylum seeker who fled to Japan more than eight years ago after he said his family was persecuted by Turkish security forces who tortured his father. He has since been on provisional release from immigration detention, which means he is barred from working while the immigration authorities consider his application for asylum and could be detained again at any time. But the ban hasn’t stopped Balibay from providing the muscle on a slew of public works projects funded by a government that refers to people like him as 'undesirable.'"

What happened when a Muslim student went to Cambridge in 1816

https://aeon.co/ideas/what-happened-when-a-muslim-student-went-to-cambridge-in-1816

The World Atlas of Language Structure online

http://wals.info/

Wael Hallaq: Re-Orienting Orientalism: Toward an Epistemology of Moral Responsibility

https://www.law.yale.edu/yls-today/yale-law-school-videos/wael-hallaq-re-orienting-orientalism-toward-epistemology-moral-responsibility

Travelling to learn more about Islamic history

Countries include Egypt, Aqsa (Palestine) and Jordan

 

Do's and dont's in a masjid

Yarrow Mamout, a freed Muslim slave, takes his place among presidents and generals at National Portrait Gallery

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/08/11/yarrow-mamout-a-freed-muslim-slave-takes-his-place-among-presidents-and-generals-at-national-portrait-gallery/

New Suez Canal is 'victory from God,' state-sanctioned sermon tells Egyptians #Religion

This article shows that EVERYONE (not just ISIS) uses religion for political ends. It is the region's most potent social currency and so it is used to justify everything from bad economic projects to political violence.

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-political-sermon-religious-rhetoric-new-suez-canal-1432663863

Remembering Alixa Naff: “The Mother” of Arab American Studies

http://www.aaiusa.org/remembering-alixa-naff-the-mother-of-arab-american-studies

From 2013: "Alixa Naff, considered “the mother” of Arab American Studies, established the Faris and Yamna Naff Arab American Collection at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. In the summer of 1962, she traveled the United States in a blue Volkswagen beetle, known as “the camel,” conducting oral interviews with the first generations of Arab American immigrants and collecting their photographs and artifacts. This growing collection, donated to the Smithsonian in 1984 but maintained and supplemented by Naff for years afterward, offers an invaluable resource for those attempting to understand and communicate Arab American history."

The Yemeni Project, documenting the history of one British Yemeni community http://www.theyemeniproject.org.uk/

Discovering the Zoroastrian e-diaspora

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1142271039155834&id=626214237428186

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2h4JbpLYUX_RWJLWVdHUWg1SWc/view?usp=drivesdk

40 Years On, A Controversial Film On Islam's Origins Is Now A Classic (The Message movie)

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/08/07/485234999/40-years-on-a-controversial-film-on-islams-origins-is-now-a-classic

"...if you are too stingy with Allah to give Him some of your time at such an early age, the coming times will prove you to be even stingier.."

Sheikh Abdullah Azzam

Sometimes, silence is the best response
- Mufti Menk

Everything you ever wanted to know about Turkish cuisine.

http://www.turkish-cuisine.org/index.html

50 Shades of Halal Intimacy by Sheikh Yasir Qadhi

Download your copy of this Free eBook "50 Shades of Halal Intimacy" by Shaykh Yasir Qadhi here:

https://goo.gl/2a6AuT

Website: http://www.likeagarment.com/lag-ebook/

Some may fear it, while others may crave it. In a hypersexual world, Muslims have shun the topic of sexuality as taboo. As a result, both men and women confuse high sexual drives as contradicting religiosity, further frustrating single Muslims and adding stress to marriages.

As he did in the very popular and successful program, Like a Garment, Shaykh Yasir Qadhi addresses in this FREE E-Book explicit taboo topics of romance and sexuality. It will help relieve insecurities, clarify misconceptions, and above all else, provide practical steps to HALAL intimacy.

Islam in Japan by Kieko Obuse

http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780195390155/obo-9780195390155-0167.xml

Don't poison your soul with hate. It's too huge of a burden to carry. Learn to love & appreciate. It'll make you a better & happier person!

Don't neglect Allah in your youth / younger times

Ibn kathir said:

"The one whom neglects Allah in his youth, Allah will neglect him in his prime"

[Al-bidayah 12/80]

Sometimes silence is the best response

Women should be more involved in public life and politics. The female perspective provides an important counter-balance to the excesses of male pride. The Prophet ﷺ would often seek the advice of women on public affairs.

At the same time, I believe it is unfair to judge a woman by her ability or inability to do what men have traditionally done. Many stay-at-home Moms have contributed much more to better the world than a lot of our CEOs.

Let's have everyone find their calling and their role, according to their talents and gifts and aspirations, and let's not force people into these rigid boxes that squander their potential.

Reaching into the Obscure Past: The Islamic Legal Heritage and Reform in the Modern Period

https://www.academia.edu/27572458/Reaching_into_the_Obscure_Past_The_Islamic_Legal_Heritage_and_Reform_in_the_Modern_Period

Learn the truth behind the lies! The so called "Armenian Genocide claims" Please watch and share.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1169702343060539&id=747514735279304

Sultan Mehmed II's Firman on the freedom and protection of the Christians after the conquest of Bosnia, May 28, 1463