The article below is extracted from Middle East Monitor: Aafia Siddiqui and Pakistan’s bargain with American gulags – Middle East Monitor The Pakistani security state possesses an almost supernatural ability to discover “sovereignty” whenever cameras are rolling in Washington and to lose it entirely the moment the name Aafia Siddiqui …

Sheikhul Hadith, Hadhrat Moulana Zakariyya Rahmatullahi ‘Alaihi mentions on page 13 of Fadhaail-e-Durood, “Allamah Sakhaawi Rahmatullahi ‘Alaihi mentions a rather awe-inspiring story. He quotes Ahmad Yamani Rahmatullahi ‘Alaihi who relates, “Once when I was in San’aa I chanced to see a man around whom a large crowd of people gathered. …

It can really be a nuisance to clean beach sand especially when you have to carry bottles of water to rinse feet after sand is stuck to the feet. Beach sand in the car and the house then becomes difficult to clean. A simple and effective method is to take …

Hadhrat Moulana Ahmed Sadeq Desai of the Majlis mentions the following incidents in the book, “Eating on the Floor”(pg 9): At the government house in Kabul It was soon after the expulsion of the Russians from Afghanistan. Rabbaani was the president. This writerwas in a group of twelve Pakistani Ulama …

THE MOCKERY OF THE QUR’AN FOR THE “BISCOTTA” SHOP! Comment from a concerned Ummati: FEAR ALLAH! The audacity of the modern-day “entrepreneur” has reached a level of spiritual bankruptcy that invites nothing but the Wrath and Curse of Allah Ta’ala. A video has surfaced on Instagram (that cesspool of fitnah) …

Growing up, choosing a future? There is a push by the majority for you to move into the corporate world. What is the reality of this feeble minded and poor thought out boxed thinking? They claim “the world is your oyster” but the average school prisoner comes out of the …

Question: Is there any evidence in the Hadith of rain being a sign of Laylatul-Qadr? Answer: Yes there are narrations where it serves as a sign. Rasulullah ﷺ said, “I have been shown the Night of “Qadr”, but have been made to forget its date, but it is in the …

Sayyiduna Jabir bin `Abdullah Radhiyallahu anhu said: We were in a Ghazwa and a man from the emigrants kicked an Ansari man (on the buttocks with his foot). Sayyiduna `Umar (Radhiyyallahu anhu) got up and said, يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ دَعْنِي أَضْرِبْ عُنُقَ هَذَا الْمُنَافِقِ‏“O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! Let me chop …

Question: Where do Shias hide their darkened selves on the 17th of every Ramadhaan? Answer: 17th of Ramadhan is recognised for Badr. Badr which took place in the 2nd year of the Hijri calendar was all about Sahaabah Radhiyyallahu anhum and their readiness to respond to the call of Allah …