Archive for February, 2007
Teaching is Retaining
I decided to take the AlMaghrib course Rules of Engagement last summer, and alhamdulilah I benefitted quite a bit. I left the course understanding the importance and the sacred place of ethics in Islam. It completely changed my relationship with my parents, and it made me realize that I had many shortcomings in this department.
 One [...]Why Knowledge Must Precede Action Part 2
Amongst that knowledge we must learn is that knowledge which came from our Prophet (sallallahu ‘aleyhi wa sallam) which he taught us, like how to worship, just like the man who was taught how to pray by the Prophet (sallallahu ‘aleyhi wa sallam).
The paths to knowledge are many, inclduding:
a. The senses (five senses, including [...]Please Supplicate Earnestly
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘aleyhi wa sallam) said:
“Whoever relieves a believer’s distress of the distressful aspects of this world, Allah will rescue him from a difficulty of the difficulties of the Hereafter. Whoever alleviates [the situation of] one in dire straits who cannot repay his debt, Allah will alleviate his lot in both in [...]The Mute Daa’iyah
I recently joined an excellent forum, An-Najwa, which encourages people to use their time on the internet efficiently, for every single second we spend on the internet is not only recorded by our Internet History or some Governmental Agency, but the Lord who Created us to Whom we shall all return, and a sister translated [...]
Why Knowledge Must Precede Actions part 1
This is the first part from my notes on the talk by Shaykh Abdullah b. Bayyah given at the Reviving the Islamic Spirit conference entitled Why Knowldege Must Precede Actions. Please note that these are my notes, and are to be taken as such, since I am only human and most probably missed much, wallahul [...]
Well, err… Welcome!
Well, it seems that I have succumbed to the level of many of my friends, and started my own blog. Hopefully it’ll be more than a simple re-hash of what’s available already on the internet, I intend to post some of my own thoughts and notes from local events and circles so that all of [...]