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Beware of Backbiting and Gossiping

Backbiting is so widespread that it has become the topic of people's meetings and an avenue for expressing their anger, misgivings and jealousy with those who indulge in backbiting believing that they are hiding their own imperfections and harming others. They are oblivious of the fact that they are only harming themselves...Friday Sermon from the Prophet's Mosque in Madina, on 5th Jumaadath-Thaaniyah 1422AH:

Tafsir of Surah at Takwir - The Folding (Surah 81)

An exegisis of the eighty-first chapter of the Noble Qur'an by Imam as-Sadi. His exegisis is widely regarded as being amongst the best and most moving for the layman to read.

Fath al-Majeed: Chapters 41 - 50

Selected chapters of a new forthcoming publication - Fath al-Majeed Sharh Kitab al-Tawheed originally written by Shaykh `Abd al-Rahman ibn Hasan ibn Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Wahhaab. Chapters 41 - 50 collected together here.

The Hijrah

Friday Sermon from the Prophet's Mosque in Madina, on 12th Muharram 1422AH:..The Prophet saws said: "Islam erases whatever was done before it, and Hijrah erases whatever was done before it."...

Event Announcement - Steadfastness in the Face of Adversity

Islamic Network present a series of lectures in association with Muslim Aid and Islam Bradford

Censure of this World

al-Bud�r as-S�firah f� Aĥw�l al-�khirah, summarised.

"All praise and thanks are due to All�h who taught His allies the pitfalls of this world and its dangers, and exposed to them its defects and flaws. As a result, they were able to weigh its good points against its bad and realised that its evil outweighed its good, that what is to be aspired to in it does not equate to what is feared from it, and that none who is raised by it can feel secure that it will not one day disgrace him."

Jesus Christ in Isl�m

To Muslims, Jesus � or 'Issa � is a saviour, a reformist, the Messiah (the anointed one), the"Word of God�. He was elevated to heaven. He could cure the ill, raise the dead, fashion inanimate objects and blow life into them, all by the Will of God.

The Story of the Prophet Ibrahim & His Wife Hajar

Prophet Ibrahim's sincerity with Allah was evident in his leaving his wife and son in an uninhabited area, just as Allah commanded him. Also, his wife's sincerity with Allah was evident by her attesting with certainty that Allah will not abandon her and her son, since it was Allah Who commanded Ibrahim to leave them in Makkah.

Eid: Etiquette and rulings

�Eid� is an Arabic word referring to something habitual, that returns and is repeated. Eids or festivals are symbols to be found in every nation, including those that are based on revealed scriptures and those that are idolatrous, as well as others, because celebrating festivals is something that is an instinctive part of human nature. All people like to have special occasions to celebrate, where they can come together and express their joy and happiness.

The Blessed Days of Dhul-Hijjah

The month of Dhul-Hijjah is a season of worship, and seasons of worship bring along blessings, benefits and opportunities to correct one's faith and make up for shortcoming. Every one of these special opportunities involves some kind of worship, which brings the slave closer to his Lord. And All�h bestows His blessings and Favours on whom He wills. The fortunate person is he who makes good use of these special months, days, and hours, while worshiping All�h.