Ahmad Ibn Abd Ar-Rahman As-Swiyaan I was on a visit to one of the Islamic centers in Germany when I noticed a woman dressed in full Islamic hijab. I had never seen such proper hijab in the West. Glad because of what I had seen, I thanked Almighty Allah. Later, …
Read More »Family First!
We are at the peak of danger. Shaykh Hassan’s address to a group of students is worthwhile reading and considering. Where are we heading in a time with our path filled with predators while the caravan of homes proceeds unattended ? Wake up!!!! There will be nothing left called family. …
Read More »The conquest of Constantinople
By: Moulana Afzal Ismail Source: Pearls from the Path Vol. 2 pg 121-125 muslimvillage Constantinople, or Istanbul as it is known today, is a unique city as far as history and location is concerned. Historically, it was the capital of the Roman Empire for eleven centuries and its culture dominated …
Read More »Why Buy The Cow When You Can Get The Milk For Free?
islamichorizon.com The phone rings… Tring…..Tring….Tring… “Hafsah! Where are you? Hafsah! Answer the phone…calls Hafsah’s mother Jee! Ammy Jaan…replies Hafsah… Hello! Who is speaking? At the other end she can hear her cousin, Rummanah sobbing… Calm down Rummanah, what is the matter, why are you crying…? After a few more sobs, …
Read More »Imitating the Western way of life
By Haqqseeker Pick the Muslim Two young men, man ‘A’ and man ‘B’ are walking along a street. One of them, we are told, is a Muslim. Below are their descriptions. Please read them carefully and pick the Muslim if you can: MAN ‘A’: He is bareheaded and his …
Read More »Final Bequest – My Dear Child A Plea from the Grave
My Dear Child, You will be reading this after my death. Please read the following as though I am addressing you from my Qabr. I may now be lying within a space of approximately two meters by one meter. All around me is sand except for the pieces …
Read More »Why social media can be more dangerous than black magic
By: Anonymous Source: MuslimVillage New car? Take a selfie. Put it on social media. Child’s birthday? Take a selfie. Put it on social media. New job? Take a selfie. Put it on social media. Nice meal? Take a selfie. Put it on social media. Got married? Take a selfie. Put …
Read More »Social media is full of sad, lonely people
Social media is full of sad, lonely people pretending they’re OK and perfectly fine attention-seekers pretending to be sad We all know that Pinterest users don’t really crave actual breathing social contact – they prefer to sit alone, waiting for death, in a room that smells of guinea pig bedding, …
Read More »The dangers of screen addiction
By: Haqqseeker Source: MuslimVillage It is all about the silent war between the real world and the virtual world and the virtual world seems to be winning. From a seven-year old (and below) to a seventy-year old (and above), most of us have gone crazy after the smartphone. When …
Read More »The story of the screen
By: Haqqseeker Since the focal point of any digital device is its screen, we can say that today the screen seems to have become the most vital thing in our life. Our attachment and dependence on it are just unimaginable. It could be the screen of the television, the PC, …
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