by Fajr-Literary | Apr 11, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah From ‘Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak’s ‘Kitab al-Jihad’ : ‘When the people came to the door of ‘Umar (radhiallahu `anhu), there was from amongst them Suhail ibn ‘Amr as well as Abu Sufyan ibn Harb and other chiefs of Quraysh. So he (‘Umar)...
by Fajr-Literary | Apr 3, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah There has not been a Prophet or Messenger except that they spent their nights in the worship of the One Who had sent them, and the night prayer has always been a sign of a believer. An Ummah precedes us who would revive their nights...
by Fajr-Literary | Mar 28, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah ‘Antara ibn Shaddad was a poet from the ‘Asr al-Jahili (Pre-Islamic era). Sadly, his father, Shaddad had refused to acknowledge him as his son because ‘Antara’s mother was a habashi slave whilst he himself (Shaddad) was from the...
by Fajr-Literary | Mar 25, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Bishr ibn al-Harith: I heard ‘Isa ibn Yunus (rahimahullah) say, ‘If a slave finishes the Qur’an (khatm), an Angel kisses him in-between his eyes.’ 1 Imam al-Aajuri: ‘Such a person should make the Qur’an a fountain for his heart,...
by Fajr-Literary | Mar 4, 2009 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh – Imam al-Shatibi and Imam Ibn Malik were both great Andulusian scholars from the 5th Century AH. Coincidentally they were also great friends who had each specialised in different areas of the Islamic Sciences....
