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In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
The Lofty Virtues of Ibn Taymiyyah
By The Imam, the Hafidh Abu Hafs 'Umar bin 'Ali al-Bazzar. Translated By Abu Sabaayaa. “If I had to swear standing between the corner of the Ka'bah and the spot of Ibrahim, I would swear that I have not laid my two eyes on anyone like him, nor has he seen anyone as knowledgeable as himself.”
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Prisoners of Faith Ibn Taymiyyah said in his famous saying: “What can my enemies do to me? My paradise and garden are in my chest, and do not leave me. My imprisonment is seclusion with Allah, and my death is martyrdom, and my expulsion is tourism. If the people who imprisoned me were given the equivalent of this prison in gold, it would not do them as much good as what Allah has given me with this prison.” |
Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi (Saladin)
By Abdullah Nasih Ulwan. Talking about the lives of our great figures in history, leader in jihad and men in the field of reformation in the best talk and the most beloved remembrance because they were the guiding lights for people. Salah ad-Din was one of those who guided people to the right path. One may ask why the author preferred Salah ad-Din's biography over other figures. The answer is that Salah ad-Din's life is connected with the manifest victory and liberation of Jerusalem from Crusaders. Readers will find in book chapters how such victory was achieved by a Kurdish man, not an Arab; how he unified the Muslim ummah under his guiding leadership; how he convinced the people to follow the Islamic Shariah; how he fought in the name of Islam and to make Allah's word supreme; and how he treated the enemies with good manners and noble morals. Readers will also find the noblest qualities by which he was distinguished and the most important reforms he achieved. In brief, he will find who Salah ad-Din was. |
The Battles of the Prophet (Ghazwat ul Rasul)
Ibn Kathir. This Book is extracted from the Book of Imam Ibn Kathir 'Al-Bidayah Wan-Nihayah' one of the most important texts written about the History of the World until the time of the author. As with many Translation of Ibn Kathirs Works this is an Abridged version without impairing the contents of the book. All of the Prophet's battles occurred after the Hijrah, within a span of ten years. The Prophet sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam had to fight in many of these battles. This book has a description of the Battles of Badr, 'Uhud, al Ahzab, Banu Quraizah, Al-Muraisi, Khaibar, Mu'tah, Conquest of Makkah, Hunain and Tabuk |
The Game of the Pharaohs
Shaykh Faris Az-Zahrani, may Allah hasten his release… The one who ponders our current situation and the actions of the present-day tawaghit in relation to the People of Truth will find a clear pharaohnic phenomenon that has been implanted in them, clearly evidenced in many aspects, some of which we will discuss in this article. For they have now spread and waged their offensive, and they have begun to wage war against the People of Truth under specific heraldries, and they have been able to excite for this campaign armies from their available soldiers – magicians, scholars, authors, journalists, and broadcasters – and with all of this they are unable to confront the Truth with proof, and they are unable to confront it with evidence nor debate live on air with those who oppose them. Rather, they only organize debates with those who follow their path and their steps on the several television channels which they own such as – The first extortion: Channel 1, The second extortion: Channel 2, The third extortion: Al-’Arabiyyah Channel, The fourth extortion: Al- Majd Channel, The fifth extortion: M.B.C. Channel, and tens of other channels – as well as radio stations and newspapers – Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat, ‘Ukath, Al-Hayat, Al-Watan, Ar-Riyadh, Al-Bilad, Al-Jazirah…) and more from the numerous tools of the mass media, in addition to their scholars who stand on the same turf and carry out their tasks in the best manner by way of the pulpits, lectures, admonitions and tapes. |
Biographies of the Rightly-Guided CaliphsIbn Katheer, At-Tabari, As-Syooti and Other Historians. The four Rightly guided Caliphs (Khaliph's) Abu Bakr As-Sideeq, Umar ibn Al-Khattaab, Uthmaan Ibn 'Affaan and Ali Ibn Abi Taalib. The Biography of Umar Ibn Abdel-Azeez who is regarded as one of the Rightly Guided Khaliphs is also included in this book
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The Rogue State
The Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower By William Blum (Non Muslim). "The American empire": these words sound to Americans like an oxymoron, suggesting that their country has a lust for political, economic and military hegemony over the rest of the world. But William Blum shows here that encounters between the US and other nations have been of the cruellest kind.
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America's War on Terror – by Sister Yvonne Ridley
"... They were bombing and decimating the population for reasons only known to the USA and its Allies. The poor Taliban had no idea why America wished to invade Afghanistan. They had heard of this as a 'mishap' but had no idea of the enormity of the tragedy. They did not know of the complexity of the buildings and people jumping out of towers 100 stories high, as they did not have tv’s nor did they know a tower when they were told about it..."
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Life Of Imam Bukhari
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The Four Great Imams
In this series, Dr. Hesham, Al-Awadi depicts the lives of the four great Imams. He beautifully describes their lives as students, scholars and members of society. Dr. Hesham will take you along an inspirational journey through the life and genius of Imam Abu Hanifah, the dignity of Imam Malik, the talents of Imam al-Shafi'i and the steadfastness of Imam Ahmad. Dr. Hisham succeeds in presenting the Imams in a manner that allows the listener to relate to them, and consequently benefit from their great lives regardless of whether the listener is--or aspires to be--a scholar or not. According to the Quranic injunctions this is the most important objective of presenting history. This series belongs to a category of Islamic knowledge that is among the most needed: The knowledge that attempts to revive the Muslim identity and connect the Muslims to their rich heritage.
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The Tragedy of KarbalaOn the 10th of Muharram Al-Haram, 61 A.H., a most abominable and tragic event occurred in the desert of Karbala that resulted in the martyrdom (shahadah) of Hussain Ibn Ali (RAA), the grandson of our Prophet (SAW) and the son of his daughter, along with most of the members of his family and their supporters. It should be borne in mind that this tragedy did not take place all of a sudden like a bolt from the blue. It was in fact the manifestation of the plot of Sabayees which had claimed the life of Uthman (RAA), the third Caliph and the son-in-law of the Prophet (SAW) twenty-five years earlier. Caliph Uthman´s (RAA) martyrdom took place on 18th of Dhu Al-Hajj, 36 A.H. |
Featured Article
| "And such are the days..." In light of current events, and the apparent ease with which the Children of Israel - the killers of the Prophets and the breakers of covenants - kill and maim even the infants sitting in their strollers, I invite you to ponder over the following incidences: 'Uthman bin Shaybah - of the tribe of Bani 'Abd ad-Dar - was the custodian of the Ka'bah, and was the carrier of its keys. One day, he opened up the Ka'bah for the leaders and heads of Quraysh, to find the Messenger of Allah amongst those waiting to enter it. 'Uthman (then a mushrik) pushed the Prophet in the chest, saying to him: "You are not worthy of entering!" So, the Prophet said to him: "O 'Uthman, what would you think if, one day, you were to see these keys in my hands, with me doing with them as I please?" 'Uthman responded: "That would be the day that Quraysh will be destroyed and humiliated." Not even ten years passed until the Messenger of Allah was holding onto the covering of the Ka'bah, looking at the massive number of people who had surrendered and submitted themselves to him and his army, saying to them: "O Quraysh! What do you think I should do with you?" He was saying this with the flashbacks and memories of thirteen years of pain and torture that he had suffered at the hands of those whose lives were now in his hands; memories that he could not bear to relive: of thorns being thrown in his path, of intestines being placed on his back while prostrating in that very location only years before, of the starvation, of the humiliation in front of his family and Companions - and now, he is asking them: "What do you think I should do with you?" He then walked over to 'Uthman bin Shaybah, and took the keys to the Ka'bah from his hand. Also, ponder over these more recent examples from the history of the Islamic movement in Egypt, in particular: Hamzah Basyuni was the warden of the Egyptian military prison in which Sayyid Qutb, Zaynab al-Ghazali, etc. were being held. When he would torture his prisoners, they would plead with him, saying "For the Sake of Allah, stop!" And what was his response? What was this filthy waste of a nutfah's response to these Muslims? He would say to them: "If Allah Himself were to come here, I would throw Him into a prison cell!" - Glorified is He. In Zaynab al-Ghazali's memoirs, 'The Return of the Pharoah,' she mentioned how Hamzah Basyuni would say to her: "Which Hell is hotter: the Hell of your Lord, or the hell of 'Abd an-Nasir? You will remain in the hell of 'Abd an-Nasir until you approve of his rule!" Not even eight months passed after Hamzah Basyuni supervised the execution of Sayyid Qutb, except that he and his assistants all found themselves thrown into the depths of prison. Sha'rawi Jumu'ah - the Interior Minister, whose name would cause Egypt itself to shake in terror and fear - one day received a request from Muhammad Qutb to visit his sister, Hamidah, after not having seen her for seven years (they were in the same prison together). The request went through the prison guard first, and he was refused out of fear of Jumu'ah, saying that he was unable to help at all. The request was then passed on to the general supervisor of the prison, and he also refused to help, out of fear of the Interior Minister. Finally, the request reached Jumu'ah himself, to which he replied: "Tell Muhammad Qutb that he will not see his sister, either dead or alive." Not much time passed since this incident, except that Sha'rawi Jumu'ah - the feared Interior Minister - found himself thrown into the depths of prison, with Muhammad and Hamidah Qutb at home, safe and sound. Finally, take the case of Anwar Sadat: he had thrown scholar after scholar into his jails, saying about the last one of them: "He is like a dog, rotting in prison!" Not even a month passed after this statement of his that he made in public, except that - while sitting in the midst of his bodyguards and secretaries - officers of his own army aimed their sniper rifles and shotguns at him, pointblank. Nobody lifted a finger to defend him or fend off the attack, save the bodyguard of the American ambassador who happened to be present. Those who came to kill Sadat - may Allah have Mercy upon them - no attempt to stop or repel their attack was made, except from a single person sitting and guarding an American diplomat. And where is Sadat now...{"And neither the Heavens nor the Earth wept for them, nor were they given respite."} [ad-Dukhan; 29] So, these are a few examples in which the tables were turned before either side knew it, and it was made clear that the fate of all oppressors and wrongdoers is the same, sooner or later. So, remember: {"And such are the days: We rotate them between the people..."} [Al 'Imran; 140] Allah Knows best. Translated by Abu Sabaayaa |
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