by Fajr-Literary | Jul 19, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Safwan ibn ‘Assal al-Muradi (radhiallahu `anhu) said: ‘I came to the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! I came to seek knowledge.’ So he (sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam) said, ‘Welcome O’...
by Fajr-Literary | Jul 4, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Imam al-Kisa’ee (one of the 7 Qurra’) penned the following poem regarding Nahw (grammar): . إنما النحو قياس يتبع *** وبه في كل أمر ينتفع Indeed grammar is only a scale that’s followed And by it, benefit is derived in every matter فإذا...
by Fajr-Literary | Jul 2, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah It was said to one of the Salaf: ‘Does the heart prostrate?’ And he said: ‘Yes, by Allah. It prostrates such that it doesn’t lift its head until it meets Allah, `azza wa jall.’ Ibn al-Qayyim: ‘This points to the humbleness of the...
by Fajr-Literary | Jun 28, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I felt like writing, so… 🙂 I thought it would never happen, but it did. My brother and I lost our grandma outside the Haram after Jumu’ah on Friday. What absolute disasterness (yes, I know there is no such word). It was our last day...
by Fajr-Literary | Jun 25, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah “Just as the prayer has been built upon 5 principles: Qira’ah (recitation), Qiyam (standing), Rukoo’ (bowing), Sujood (prostration) and Dhikr (remembrance), it has also been named as such. The prayer has been called ‘Qiyam’ in the...
