by Fajr-Literary | May 15, 2014 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah Excerpts translated from Imam Ahmad’s book, ‘Kitab al-Zuhd’: Uthman ibn ‘Affan: “No-one does a deed except that Allah clothes him with that deed of his.” Abu Dharr: “Do you see the people? There is hardly any good in...
by Fajr-Literary | May 7, 2014 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I was reading through some pages from Ibn al-Jawzi’s book ‘Sifat al-Safwah’ when I came across the story of Numayr al-Majnun. Little is known about him (in fact, his story is listed under the ‘Unknown’...
by Fajr-Literary | Mar 24, 2014 |
As-salamu `alaykum wa rahmatullah I just returned from a short trip abroad and whilst there, my sister and I were casually conversing with a Bulgarian hotel waitress. She asked about our visit and we somehow went on to the topic of my mother’s poor health. At...
