by Fajr-Literary | Jun 6, 2012 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I was reading Imam al-Shafi’i’s book of poetry and came across some thought-provoking entries… بقَدْرِ الكدِّ تُكتَسَبُ المَعَالي *** ومَنْ طَلبَ العُلا سَهِرَ اللّيالي ومَنْ رامَ العُلى مِن غَيرِ كَدٍّ *** أضَاعَ العُمرَ في طَلَبِ...
by Fajr-Literary | May 16, 2012 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I came across this story/incident, and subhan’Allah the lessons to be learnt from it are numerous. Please read… Imam al-Awza’i narrates from ‘Abdullah ibn Muhammad that he said: I went out to the shore as a patrolman and our patrol at...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 20, 2012 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah A chapter I took from one of my books… very insightful. “… Know that not everyone is suited to be your friend. The Prophet (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, “A person is upon the Deen of his friend, so let each of you look to whom...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 12, 2012 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Below are 15 Qur’anic gems which you might find useful during the course of your Hifdh al-Qur’an. Most of these were passed down to me from previous teachers (may Allah bestow upon them much goodness, ameen), while some were picked up...
by Fajr-Literary | Mar 24, 2012 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Something interesting I came across… In Surah al-‘Ankabut, Allah `azza wa jall describes the length of time that Prophet Nuh (`alayhisalam) spent with his people. But what do you notice about the verse? وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا...
