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Anas ibn Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “When I ascended through the heavens, I passed by some people holding copper nails with which they were gouging their faces and chests. I said, ‘Who are these, Jibril?’ He said, ‘Those

It was related from Abdullah ibn Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “A Muslim is the one from whose tongue and hand the Muslims are safe. An emigrant (muhajir) is someone who abandons what Allah has forbidden.” (Sahih a

As reported by Imran ibn Husayn, the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “Modesty only brings good.” (Sahih al-Bukhari, Adab, 77; Sahih Muslim, Iman, 60). Imran ibn Husayn 1. Imran ibn Husayn embraced Islam in the year 628, during the conquest of Khaybar

The definition of Islam The root of the word Islam, silm, refers to “making peace, being in a mutually peaceful environment, greetings, rescue, safety, being secure, finding peace, reaching salvation and well being or being far from danger, attaining goodness, comfort and favor,

Faith, Worship, and Social Responsibility: The Ideal Person in the Qur’an As with other sacred texts, one of the most important subjects regarding the Qur’an concerns its interpretation or tafsir. As a matter of fact, its language and communicative style require interpreta

UNIT THIRTEEN – MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS TRANSLATION It is related that Abu Hurayra said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “There is never a day wherein the ser- vants (of Allah) get up in the morning, but are not visited by two angels.

UNIT FOURTEEN PRIDE AND HUMILITY TRANSLATION Abdullah ibn Mas’ud, may Allah be well pleased with him, reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “No one who has an atom’s weight of pride in his heart will enter Paradise.”A man said, “And if the man likes

UNIT THIRTEEN MISERLINESS, GENEROSITY AND ALTRUIS TRANSLATION It is related that Abu Hurayra said that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said: “There is never a day wherein the ser- vants (of Allah) get up in the morning, but are not visited by two angels. One of t

The grace and flavor of our legendary glorious past does no longer exist in a great many people and in most of the places. Just like our thoughts and feelings, our joys, pleasures and philosophy of life have altogether changed. Our feelings and emotions are all in a tumble; our desire

Literally meaning mentioning, remembrance, and recollection, in the terminology of the Sufis dhikr denotes regular recitation of one or some of God’s Names at one time. Some spiritual or Sufi orders prefer to recite: Allah (the proper Name of the Divine Being); others recite: La