Monthly Archives: April 2016

44. Chapter: Respect for people of knowledge, the great and people of importance, and putting them ahead of others, raising where they sit and showing their rank Allah Almighty said, “Are they the same ­ those who know and those … Continue reading →

45. Chapter: On visiting the people of virtue, sitting with them, keeping their company, loving them, seeking visits and supplication from them, and visiting places of virtue Allah says, “When Musa said to his servant, ‘I will not give up … Continue reading →

Commentary on the hadith: “the dearest of prayer to Allah is the prayer of Dawood (peace be upon him). He used to sleep for half the night, get up and pray for one third of it, and sleep for one … Continue reading →

QALB (HEART) – 1 In the words of Ibrahim Haqqi of Erzurum: The heart is the home of God; purify it from whatever is other than Him So that the All-Merciful may descend into His palace at night. The word … Continue reading →

ar Rahman and ar Raheem Bismillah. Ar-Rahman: The Entirely Merciful, Ar-Raheem: The Especially Merciful Both of the names Rahman and Raheem come from the root Ra-ha-meem (ر ح م), these names are similar so they require a parallel explanation. What … Continue reading →

51. Chapter: On Hope Allah Almighty says, “Say: ‘My slaves, you who have transgressed against yourselves, do not despair of the mercy of Allah. Truly Allah forgives all wrong actions. He is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful,” (W39:50; H39:53) and the Almighty … Continue reading →

The Dynamite Under the Wall The Editors    More than two years ago the Israeli government officially announced it would build a massive wall that would wind south through the West Bank in defense of the Jewish state against the … Continue reading →

The Trouble with ‘The Trouble with Islam’ Wednesday, April 20, 2005 By OMAR SHAKIR http://daily.stanford.edu/tempo?page=content&id=16921&repository=0001_article On Monday evening, I attended the event “Confessions of a Muslim Dissident” featuring Irshad Manji, the author of the top-selling book “The Trouble with Islam.” … Continue reading →

Sample Chapter from The Conference of the Books: The Search for Beauty in Islam “On Revising Bigotry” The Conference unfolds to the balanced mind. Its soul is the honor of the search, the equanimity of judgment and the breath of … Continue reading →

OP-EDs on Egypt by Dr. Abou El Fadl: “The Perils of a ‘People’s Coup’”, The New York Times, 7.7.13 LOS ANGELES — THE Egyptian Army claims that it had no choice but to overthrow the country’s first legitimately elected president, … Continue reading →