Written by Mufti Hasan Ali Sulaimaan    Rasulullah Sallallahu ‘Alaihi wa Sallam: “THERE ARE NO EVIL OMENS!” (Sahih Muslim) Just recently we had a month where the 13th of the month fell on a Friday. For many in the West, this day denotes one of bad luck and evil. Although, …

Abu Umar Damishqi Rahmatullah alayh relates: “We were a party of traveller’s going on a journey to Makkah Mukarramah in company with Sheikh Abu Abdullah bin Jalaa Rahmatullah alayh. We had been travelling for many days, without having any food, when we came upon a nomadic (a person who moves …

Once, Ibrahim bin Adhem Rahmatullah alayh asked a certain person, “Don’t you aspire to be a friend of Allah?” The man replied,”Certainly,” and the Sheikh said to him, “Turn your thoughts away from all things, worldly or other-worldly, and devote your whole hearted attention to Him, to the exclusion of …

Q: When visiting the sick, is it permissible to give them flowers, or is this regarded as emulation of the kuffaar? A: It is not from among the teachings of Islam. It is something alien to Islam. And Allah Ta’ala knows best. وَلَا تَرۡکَنُوۡۤا اِلَی الَّذِیۡنَ ظَلَمُوۡا فَتَمَسَّکُمُ النَّارُ ۙ وَمَا لَکُمۡ …

For the record “Mosque open days” are not referring to individual situations where a single person is interested in Islam. Rather this is a systematic effort amongst religions with the view of forming a bond through differences. Different strokes for different folks. Where hardcore interfaith is strange in a society, …

Who are the heirs of Iblees? Just as the Ambiya Alaihimus Salaam have heirs, so too does Shaitaan have his heirs. The Heirs of the Ambiyaa Alaihimus Salaam according to the Hadith are the Ulama – the Ulama-e-Haqq – those who are Ulama in the of the Qur’aan which states: …

Recent years have seen a resurgence in nostalgia for the British empire. High-profile books such as Niall Ferguson’s Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, and Bruce Gilley’s The Last Imperialist, have claimed that British colonialism brought prosperity and development to India and other colonies. Two years ago, a YouGov …

Once Hadhrat Moulana Murtadha Hasan rahmatullahi alaih said to Hakeem-ul-Ummat Hadhrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi rahmatullahi alaih, ”Hadhrat, I feel uneasy earning a salary. It seems that by taking a salary one is selling Deen.” Hadhrat Thanwi rahmatullahi alaih replied: ”This should not be misconstrued as selling one’s Deen. In …