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Mothers of The Believers Series Maimunah bint Harith   Name and lineage   Maimunah bint Harith ibn Hazn ibn Bujayr ibn Huzam ibn Ruwaybah al Hilaliyyah. Her mother’s name was Hind ibn ‘Auf. Sayyidah Maimunah radiya Llahu ‘anha was first married to Mas’ud ibn ‘Amr ibn ‘Umair al Thaqafi during the days …

  Some months ago, I participated in an interfaith dialogue meeting. There were people from different faith backgrounds there. They spoke about the religion they followed or claimed to follow. Some of them may have also thought that they were present in order to ‘represent’ their faiths. But what about …

http://www.twelvershia.net She is Hafsa bint Omar bin Al-Khattab bin Nufail bin Abd Al-Uzza bin Rabah bin Abdullah bin Qurt bin Razah bin Adi bin Ka’ab bin Lu’ay Al-Qurashiyya. She is the elder sister of Abdullah bin Omar. Her mother is Zainab bint Math’oun, the sister of Uthman, Al-Sa’ib, and Qudama, …

By Abu Umaymah eislam.co.za   Very often our past learning experiences inhibit our development and growth. We sometimes are so discouraged by setbacks in life that we don’t explore new avenues of progress. One of the secrets of success is that we should not fear failures. Remember that “failure” is …

    Imagine the greatness and virtue of a day which according to authentic Ahaadith is:   The greatest of all days in the sight of Allah Ta‘ala. (Tirmizi #491)   Aadam (Alayhis salaam) was created on that day, entered into Jannah on the same day and also came down to …

Mothers of The Believers Series Name and lineage   Zainab bint Jahsh ibn Rubab ibn Ya’mar al Asadi. Her father was the leader of the Banu ‘Abd al Shams. She was from amongst the first group of Sahabah who migrated. Her mother was Umayah bint ‘Abd al Muttalib ibn Hashim, …

By: Moulana Muhammad bin Haroon Source: Al-Miftah At times we have the opportunity of purchasing a new home or business, we become eager to start it off on the right foot. We therefore turn to various forms of dhikr, recitation of Quran and du’a for barakah (blessings). In the Hadith references …

  Sayyiduna Anas (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) said, “If the son of Aadam has two valleys of wealth, he will desire a third valley (of wealth), and nothing will fill the belly of the son of Aadam besides sand (of the grave), and Allah Ta‘ala forgives …

 Mothers of The Believers Series   Name and lineage   Safiyyah bint Huyay ibn Akhtab ibn Sa’yah  Huyay ibn Akhtab was the chief of the Banu al Nadir. Her lineage links up with Lawi, the son of Allah’s Prophet Ya’qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim (asm), and then later on again …

  BUT…   “WHAT’S SO WRONG ABOUT IT?” That question is usually followed by excuse after excuse, yet each reason that is always given has many flaws. NON-MAHRAM FRIENDSHIPS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN ISLAM, NO MATTER HOW MUCH ONE MAY TRY TO JUSTIFY THEM BY SAYING, “BUT…”   “It’s a …