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Understanding Marriage

  Many people, in finding who they think are their true loves, think that the goal of the marriage is to find permanent love, comfort and solace from their spouses. This leads to obsessive binds, where emotional attachments are formed on the other spouse for permanent happiness and contentment of …

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10 recommended times to use the miswak

Muslimvillage By: Moulana Muhammad bin Haroon Source: Al-Miftah Perhaps the most encapsulating Hadith on the importance of brushing the teeth with a Miswak is the narration of Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (Allah be pleased with him) wherein the Messenger of Allah (Allah’s peace be upon him) says: “Use the Miswak, for it …

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Takabbur (Pride – Arrogance)

Obstacles in the Way to Jannah Allah Ta’ala says: “Verily, Allah does not love the proud ones.” Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam said: “He who has a grain of pride in his heart will not enter Jannat.” Takabbur is to consider oneself superior to others in attributes of excellence. There are …

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Riyaa (Show / Ostentation)

Obstacles to Jannah – Love of Praise Allah Ta’ala says: “They display to people (their acts of lbaadat).” Rasulullah (saws) said: “Most certainly, even a little riyaa is shirk.” Riyaa is the intention to enhance one’s dignity in the eyes of` the people by means of acts of obedience to …

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The Crusades Part 3: Liberation

http://lostislamichistory.com In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we analyzed the invasion of Muslim lands by Christian Crusaders from Europe and the effects that the occupation had on the Muslim world. The series continues here with the liberation of the third holiest site in Islam and victory over the Crusaders.  The initial …

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The Crusades Part 2: Occupation

http://lostislamichistory.com In Part 1 of this series, we analyzed the causes for the Crusade invasion and the capture of the third holiest site in Islam, Jerusalem. The series on the Crusades continues here with the occupation of the Muslim lands.  On Friday, August 9th, 1099, it was the 29th day of …

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The Crusades Part 1: Invasion

http://lostislamichistory.com Few historical eras resonate in the Muslim and Christian worlds as much as the Crusades. This epic struggle for what both religions see as holy land helped shape the development of Europe and Southwest Asia politically, socially, and religiously for centuries afterwards. The heroic tales of chivalry, bravery, and determination …

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Halal or Zabiha? Knowledge and advice on eating right

Posted By MV Media By: Mufti Abdur-Rahman ibn Yusuf Source: IlmGate In the name of Allah, the Inspirer of truth There is no doubt that there is great confusion regarding the permissibility of meats in certain countries, especially in the United States, and regarding what is lawful and what is unlawful to …

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Following One of the Four Imams of Fiqh

FUQAHAA HAVE THE MOST CORRECT UNDERSTANDING OF QURAN & HADITH: By Moulana Muhammad Abbasoomar. “Some contemporaries, who degrade the Fiqh of the four Imams and their followers, actually do so because they view legitimate “difference of opinion” as evil. This is the reason for which they keep harping on the …

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