The Issue of Women Cutting Their Hair
Bismillahir Rahmaanir Raheem INTRODUCTION This topic of discussion is one of many modern issues that have arisen due to the encounter of Islam with other,…
The Origin of Music
Allah T’aalaa commands the believing women in the Quran Majeed: “And do not display your beauty like how it used to be displayed in the…
Lets Rectify Our Intentions
Lack of intentions: When the people who are considered religious come out to perform the Faraaidh like five times daily Salah, or fasting or paying…
Valentines Day A Pagan Festival
It’s that time of the year again where an annual ritual takes the world by frenzy, and sweeps along the Muslims with it. Now it’s…
Story of how Anwar Shah Kashmiri (rahimahullah) became a Scholar
There was once a great scholar, Hazrat Allamah Kashmiri (rahimahumullah). He had such a memory that he could remember whatever he read, maybe even after…
Essential Principles of Islamic Clothing and Adornment
Essential Principles of Islamic Clothing and Adornment By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani Translated by Umm Adam Truly the greatest thing for which humans have need…
"Why is homosexuality a sin if Allah made me this way?"
“If Allah forbids homosexuality, then why does He allow people to be born gay? Why is homosexuality a sin if Allah made me this way?…
The Peer (Shaikh) who commits sin
There is a Peer who does things against the Shariah. He is not punctual in Salah, he sits in a state of nakedness, he swears…
The Fardhiyyah of Tasawwuf (Reforming the Esoteric Acts)
Hakimul Ummah Mawlana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (upon him be the Mercy of Allah) states: “After rectification of beliefs and external acts, it is compulsory (fardh)…
Non Muslim Festivals
Umar ibn Al-Khattāb رضي الله عنه has warned: Stay away from the enemies of Allah during their festivals. (Bukhari in his Tarikh 1804, Baihaqi in Sunan…