Category: General History
Waves from an Ocean of Light
قال الله تعالى: و تلك الأيام نداولها بين الناس “And those are the times which We rotate among the people.” (Sūrah Ālī Imrān, Āyah: 140) We…
Curse of Ham
He [Ibn al-Jawẓī] wrote, “As for that which has been narrated that Nūḥ’s privates were uncovered and Ḥām did not cover it due to which…
al-Sawād al-A'dham Pt. 2
Numerous other Muslims of African descent from the succeeding generations followed in the footsteps of the Companions, partaking from the prophetic light which they possessed…
8 DAYS IN SIERRA LEONE
The following is a daily account of Shaykh Yusuf Shabbir’s eight day visit to Sierra Leone in Ramadan 1437 Hijri. Day 1 – Saturday 25…
Is the Zahiri Madhhab a Legitimate One
هل مذهب الظاهرية معتبر ؟ دراسة أصولية مقارنة عبد الفتاح بن صالح قديش اليافعي بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على…
Chronological List of Prominent Hadīth Scholars
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم :الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام علي سيد المرسلين أما بعد The importance of knowing the dates of birth/death of the…
Al-Sawad al-A’dham Part 1
قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم إن الله خلق آدم من قبضة قبضها من جميع الأرض فجاء بنوا آدم على قدر الأرض…
Basant (Kite Flying) is Contrary to the Laws of Shariah
The inception of kite flying. Between the year 1707 and 1759, during the reign of Zakariya Khan, the governor of Punjab, a Hindu by the…
Take it with a SPOONFUL of salt
By: Maulana Khalid Dhorat A person sitting across you at a wedding reception is busy blowing his horn: “You know five years ago, I took a…
Travelogue of a Muslim Charity Worker
12 Days in India – Visit to 7 States By: Shaikh Yusuf Shabbir (حفظه الله عزوجل). Day 1 – Saturday 4 October In the name…