http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/countering-a-divisive-agenda/article6254913.eceCountering a divisive agendaIt is easy to dismiss as a needless controversy the opposition from a Bharatiya Janata Party legislator to the appointment of tennis star Sania Mirza as a brand ambassador of the young State of Telangana, but one cannot afford to ignore the implications of his perverse remarks concerning her very nationality. By describing her as a ‘daughter-in-law of Pakistan’ because she is married to a Pakistani national, K. Lakshman,...
Monday, 28 July 2014
Wednesday, 23 July 2014
Assalamu AlaikumIt is shocking to know that Janab Nainar Mohammed, a great Tamil scholar who served as a Tamil professor and principal of Jamal Mohammed College and enriched the Tamil language by his tongue and pen, is no more. Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon. One feels that it is not his end but a passing away to the permanent abode. Insha Allah he will live in the hearts of people for long and Allah will continue to bless him as he has worked for the people. Allah's promise is that He loves those who love His creations. May Allah rest his...
Sunday, 20 July 2014
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said:“Verily Allah the Exalted is pure. He does not accept but that which is pure. Allah commands the believers with what He commanded the Messengers. Allah the Almighty has said: "O you Messengers! Eat of the good things and act righteously" [23:51-53]. And Allah the Almighty also said: "O you who believe! Eat of the good things that We have...
Saturday, 19 July 2014
http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/jayalalithaa-opposes-sanskrit-week-celebrations-in-schools-writes-letter-to-pm-561249?curl=1405775399Jayalalithaa Opposes Sanskrit Week Celebrations in Schools, Writes Letter to PMAssociated PressFile photo of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J JayalalithaaChennai: Taking strong exception to Central Board of Secondary Education's (CBSE) Sanskrit Week celebrations in schools under its ambit next month, Tamil Nadu...
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
On the authority of Ibn 'Umar, radiyallahu 'anhuma, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, took me by the shoulder and said: "Be in this world as though you were a stranger or a traveler/wayfarer." Ibn 'Umar used to say: "When evening comes, do not expect (to live till) morning, and when morning comes, do not expect (to live till) evening. Take from your health (a preparation) for your illness, and from your life for...
Monday, 14 July 2014
On the authority of Abu 'Amr, though others call him Abu 'Amrah Sufyan bin 'Abdullah, radiyallahu anhu, who said:I said: "O Messenger of Allah, tell me something about Islam which I could not ask anyone about save you." He answered: "Say: 'I believe in Allah', and then stand firm and steadfast."[Muslim]Courtesy: Fortyhadith.com)...
Sunday, 13 July 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/SC-ruling-must-lead-to-a-Muslim-personal-law-code/articleshow/38350763.cms'SC ruling must lead to a Muslim personal law code'Badar SayeedThe Supreme Court has once again come as a saviour to give a voice to the Muslim woman of our country. Though it has no objection to the continuance of shariat courts, the Supreme Court has ruled that their decisions will have no legal force. The Supreme Court has not touched upon Muslim personal law. But the court has ruled that fatwas that are often issued by shariat...
On the authority of Abu Malik al-Harith bin 'Asim al-Ash'ari, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:"Purification is half of iman (faith). Saying 'Al-Hamdulillah' (Praise be to Allah) fills the scales. Saying 'Subhanallah wa al-Hamdulillahi' (Exhalted be Allah and Praise be to Allah) fills the space between the heavens and the earth. Salah (prayer) is a light. Sadaqah (charity) is a proof....
Friday, 11 July 2014
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that a man said to the Prophet, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam:"Advise me! "The Prophet said, "Do not become angry and furious." The man asked (the same) again and again, and the Prophet said in each case, "Do not become angry and furious." [Al-Bukhari; Vol. 8 No. 1...
Thursday, 10 July 2014
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said: "Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day either speak good or be silent. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his neighbour. Let whosoever believes in Allah and in the Last Day honour his guest." ...
Wednesday, 9 July 2014
Abu Dhar Jundub bin Junadah and Abu Abdul Rahman Mu’adh bin Jabal, radiyallahu anhuma, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:“Fear Allah wherever you may be; follow up an evil deed with a good one which will wipe (the former) out, and behave good-naturedly towards people.”[Al-Tirmidhi relates it, saying: It is a good (hasan) Tradition. In some copies he says: It is a good and genuine (hasan and sahih)...
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
Abu Hamzah Anas bin Malik, radiyallahu 'anhu, who was the servant of the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, reported that the Prophet, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said: "None of you truly believes (in Allah and in His religion) until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself" [Al-Bukhari & Musl...
Monday, 7 July 2014
Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, said:“Verily Allah the Exalted is pure. He does not accept but that which is pure. Allah commands the believers with what He commanded the Messengers. Allah the Almighty has said: "O you Messengers! Eat of the good things and act righteously" [23:51-53]. And Allah the Almighty also said: "O you who believe! Eat of the good things that We have...
Sunday, 6 July 2014
Abu Hurairah 'Abd al-Rahman bin Sakhr, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wasallam, say: “Avoid that which I forbid you to do and do that which I command you to do to the best of your capacity. Verily the people before you were destroyed only because of their excessive questioning and their disagreement with their Prophets.”[Al-Bukhari & Musl...
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/the-importance-of-piecemeal-reforms/article6167344.ece#commentsThe importance of piecemeal reforms (The Hindu 2 July 2014)FAIZAN MUSTAFAThe HinduCOMMUNAL HARMONY: The enactment of a uniform civil code will disrupt communal harmony. Picture shows Hindus and Muslims visiting the Jahangir Peer Darga in Mahboobnagar district, Telangana. File photoTOPICSparties and movementspolitical partiespoliticsconstitutionnational...
Saturday, 5 July 2014
Friday, 4 July 2014
On the authority of Abu 'Abdullah al-Nu'man bin Bashir, radiyallahu 'anhu, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:"Truly, what is lawful is evident, and what is unlawful is evident, and in between the two are matters which are doubtful which many people do not know. He who guards against doubtful things keeps his religion and honour blameless, and he who indulges in doubtful things indulges in fact in unlawful...
Thursday, 3 July 2014
It is narrated on the authority of the Mother of the Believers, Umm 'Abdullah 'Aishah, radiyallahu 'anha, that the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, said:"Whosoever introduces into this affair of ours (i.e. into Islam) something that does not belong to it, it is to be rejected."[Al-Bukhari & Muslim]According to the version in Muslim, (it reads): "Whosoever works a work which has for it no command of ours is to be rejec...
1. HEART: Prophet Mohammed (Sal-am) said, ‘Listen carefully, there is a lump of fh in the body. If it is set right and made good, the entire body becomes good and healthy, but if it becomes diseased, the entire body becomes diseased. Remember well: it is the Heart.’ (Muslim, Bukhari: Nu’man ibn Bashir)2. LIVING IN GOD’S PRESENCE: Someone asked: ‘How can one purify and develop himself, O Messenger of God, pbuh? He replied: ‘He should always remember that God is with him wherever he is.’ (Tirmidhi: Abdullah ibn Busr)3. SEEKING GOD’S LOVE: Hazrat...
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Abu 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, radiyallahu 'anhu, reported: The Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, the most truthful, the most trusted, told us:"Verily the creation of any one of you takes place when he is assembled in his mother's womb; for forty days he is as a drop of fluid, then it becomes a clot for a similar period. Thereafter, it is a lump looking like it has been chewed for a similar period. Then an angel is...
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
On the authority of Abu 'Abd al-Rahman 'Abdullah bin 'Umar bin al-Khattab, radiyallahu 'anhuma, who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu 'alayhi wasallam, say:"Islam has been built upon five things - on testifying that there is no god save Allah, and that Muhammad is His Messenger; on performing salah; on giving the zakah; on Hajj to the House; and on fasting during Ramadhan."[Al-Bukhari & Mus...
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
