Archive for March 2009
Divine Link: Fiqh of Salah Promo
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http://almaghrib.org/seminar_fos.php
AbdulNasir- Highlights Prelude to “Meaningful Prayer: Vocabulary of Salah”
This is a highlights reel from a lecture done by Shaykh AbdulNasir Jangda about Khushoo. His lecture was a promo of sorts for his new Bayyinah seminar, “Meaningful Prayer: Vocabulary of Salah.”
To see the full lecture click here:
http://colleyvillemasjid.com/bayyinah…
Register today: www.bayyinah.com/student_center
Financial Success: The Lessons of Zakah
The Lessons of Zakah
1. It completes and perfects a persons Islam.
2. It is indicative of a persons sincerity of faith.
3. It cleanes the character of the one who gives it.
4. It gladdens the Heart.
5. It joins a person to the ranks of the true believers.
6. It is one of the means of entering Paradise.
7. It makes the Muslim society like a single family.
8. It extinguishes the flames of revolution among the poor.
9. It prevents financial crimes such as robbery, stealing, and the like.
10. It is a means for salvation from the heat of the Day of Resurrection.
11. It leads a man to learn about the laws of Allah.
12. It purifies wealth.
13. It is a means of bringing forth blessings.
14. It expiates for sins.
15. And much more…
Reference: Rizq Management Al Maghrib. Muhammad alShareef.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali: The Foundational Principle Of All The Principles of Medicine
So we’ve all heard of Ibn Rajab [r]. The Hadith Master also happens to be the Jedi-master of Prophetic Medicine as well.
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali: The Foundational Principle Of All The Principles of Medicine
The best preventative treatment for the majority of diseases is to act upon the advice above from the hadeeth and from the likes of Ibn Rajab, Ibn Abee Maasawaih, Ibn Kaladah and Ibn al-Qayyim. It costs you nothing, is entirely free, and will potentially save you a lifetime of suffering and cost. And there is also reward for it if you implement it with the right intention.
“If the people acted upon these words, they would be free of (all) the diseases and ailments and the clinics and pharmacies would be shut down.”
Introduction to Studying at Azhar University for Western Students
New Website, resources all about al-Azhar University. See more here:
Introduction to Studying at Al-Azhar
Information on studying at Al-Azhar University has been compiled on this wiki for Western Muslim students considering applying to the university for Islamic studies. This information can be used by non-Western students as well, although some of the advice is not applicable to non-Westerners.
Why Study at Al-Azhar University?
Al-Azhar University is considered to be one of the oldest universities still in use today. Many great scholars in Islamic history have studied at this institution. There is much knowledge available at and around Al-Azhar University, and there are many scholars in Cairo of different backgrounds and ideologies that a stud
Al-Azhar University provides a balanced and diverse environment for students from all backgrounds. Although the university officially has a particular ideology, many students and teachers follow different and even opposing ideologies. This is one of the few institutions in the Muslim world that has this diversity.
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Waleed Basyouni: The Shaykh and the Smoker
The Gitmo Guard Who Converted to Islam
The Guard Who Found Islam
“Terry Holdbrooks stood watch over prisoners at Gitmo. What he saw made him adopt their faith.“
Quran Dictionary
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I am the servant – Mishaari al-’Afasy
Beautiful poem on repentance written by Jamal al-Deen al-Sarsi and recited by shaykh Mishaari al-’Afasy
Muslim Investment Funds Are Rewarded for Their Faith
Muslim Investment Funds Are Rewarded for Their Faith
By Lawrence Carrel
TheStreet.com Senior Writer
Islamic law prohibits the collection and payment of interest. That means mutual funds aimed at Muslim investors must avoid financial services stocks.
This proved to be a winning formula in 2007, when Wall Street finally paid the price for several years’ worth of predatory lending to financially strapped homeowners.
During the long housing boom, mortgage banks loosened their lending criteria, making it possible for people with poor credit to buy homes they ultimately couldn’t afford. Many of these mortgages had low introductory rates that reset after several years, pushing monthly payments up. Some sported onerous prepayment penalties.
Doesn’t sound very halal. Read the rest of this entry »
