by Fajr-Literary | Feb 25, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Ibn al-Jawzi makes this remarkable entry in his book, ‘Sayd al-Khatir’: “I met many scholars whose circumstances and depths of knowledge were very different. I found the most beneficial of them to be the one who acted upon his...
by Fajr-Literary | Feb 23, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah A lighthearted piece (not sure if it’s an actual incident in history, or just a story)… ذهب رجل إلى الملك وأنشده شعرا قال الملك: أحسنت.. اطلب ما تشاء “A man went to the king (of his land) and recited some poetry to him. The king said,...
by Fajr-Literary | Jan 31, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Something interesting one of our teachers mentioned in his tafsir class. “By the night as it closes in, And by the dawn as it brightens…” [al-Takwir: 17-18] Allah `azza wa jall swears by the transition of the night and the day. But...
by Fajr-Literary | Jan 30, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I’m always amazed at the statement of al-Hasan al-Basri where he says that the hafidh of the Qur’an is not just preserving the Qur’an through his hifdh. No, rather the Qur’an is what is preserving him/her. The more we surround...
by Fajr-Literary | Jan 26, 2013 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah They say that you learn from the etiquettes of a scholar more than you learn from his knowledge. This just couldn’t be more true. Every scholar I’ve seen, heard of and spoken to always amazed me with his/her character. And the greater...
