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What Is I’tikaaf?

The meaning of I’tikaaf is to seclude oneself in the Masjid with the express in­tention (niyyah) of I’tikaaf, for the remembrance of Allah, even though for a few seconds only. OBJECTS AND ADVAN­TAGES OF I’TIKAAF The reward of I’tikaaf is great. The mere fact that Rasulullah Sallallahu always wa sallam …

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THEY PANT LIKE DOGS

When hearing these verses in Suratul al-‘Araaf/Chapter 7 verses 175-176 then listen carefully and reflect upon what Allah Ta’alaa is saying. You say how can we call them dogs. Allah Ta’alaa instructs that this incident from His Kalaam relating to a scholar whose example is that of a dog be …

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THE TRUTH SPELLS ALL SORTS OF ASSUMPTIONS

It must have been uneasy for Sayyiduna Moosa Alaihis Salam to go and refute the ideology of the man who assisted in growing him up but a Nabi is a Nabi, against all odds, they will express their human nature in the difficulty of the task only to Our Sustainer …

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FRATERNIZING WITH KUFFAAR

On page 23 of the September 2025 Majlis Newspaper: “Commenting on the deplorable moral degeneration of Muslims, Hadhrat Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanvi (Rahmatullah alayh) said: “In Jiddah, Muslims, Christians and Jews congregate at the same venues. They gather in the same tea-houses to sip tea and discuss. In all such …

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ChatGPT and AI for Emotional Support

Question: Many of us suffer from trauma and this is due to the fact that we are lonely. Nobody is willing to give us an ear. ChatGPT and AI seems to be a cheap solution. Answer: When there is a problem with a washing machine and one expected the mechanic …

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The Kufr Fatwa Explained

Hadhrat Moulana Zakariyyah Khandlewi, Sheikhul Hadith Rahmatullahi Alaihi solves this beautifully in “Al-Etidaal”, “If only they use their thinking faculties they will have to admit that that the Ulema do not “make others into kaafirs by their fatwas.” All they do is to indicate who is a kaafir. This is …

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