The Month of Sha’ban and Shab-e-Barat

Sha’ban: Merits, Do’s, and Don’ts
Article by Mufti M Taqi Usmani
Sha’ban is one of the meritorious months for which we find some particular instructions in the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad, (SAWS). It is reported in the authentic ahadith that Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) used to fast most of the month in Sha’ban. These fasts were not [...]

A letter by the unjustly imprisoned Babar Ahmad

Today I feel as if I am only three years old and the rest of the years of my life have no value. Ibn Taymiyyah also spent 36 months imprisoned in the citadel during which he completed reciting the Quran 80 times. He would put his head on the floor in prostration from Isha until [...]

Iman, Taqwa and Staying in the Company of the Righteous

Allah has ordered us in the Quran: 
“O you who believe! Fear Allah and stay in the company of the righteous.” 
Iman, Taqwa and staying in the company of the righteous are like three pillars. They complement each other in order for a person to be a true Mu’min. The above statement can be broken into three [...]

Al-Wahn: A Deadly Disease

On the authority of Thawbaan, the Prophet said: “The People will soon summon one another to attack you as people when eating invite others to share their food.” Someone asked, “Will that be because of our small numbers at that time?” He replied, “No, you will be numerous at that time: but you will be froth [...]

Is your meat halal?

In order for meat to be halal, the slaughter has to cut at least 2 of the 3 veins in the neck and you have to recite Bismillahi Allahu Akbar when doing the slaughter. Research has shown that this is not happening, rendering the chicken and meat that we consume haram. The ‘halal’ meat industry in [...]

The Dutch to ban the Qur’an?

A Dutch member of parliament has called for the Quran to be banned in the Netherlands, describing it as a “fascist book” which calls on people to kill non-believers and rape women. Geert Wilders, leader of the far-right Freedom Party, called for the ban in a letter published in De Volkskrant newspaper

In his letter, Wilders [...]