The Wisdom
of Hazrat Ali a.s.
Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), and the fourth
Caliph of Islam, was a very wise man. It is said that two gentlemen were travelling
together. They carried their lunch with them. One of them had five loaves and
the other had three. After some time
About
the Oneness of Allah. This sermon contains principles of knowledge, which no
other sermon contains.
He who assigns to Him [different] conditions does not believe in His
oneness, nor does he who likens Him grasp His reality. He who illustrates Him
does not signify Him. He who
ISLAMIC WEDDING
by Moulana M. Saleem Dhorat
WEDDING OF
FAATIMAH (RADHIYALLAAHU ANHA)
Faatimah (Radhiallaahu Anha) is the youngest daughter of
our beloved Prophet (Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam). Out of all the children, he
was the most beloved to him. He said, 'The Queen of the ladies in
Ten Commandments for Peace of Mind
Commandment 9
Never Leave The Mind Vacant
An empty mind is the devil's workshop.
All evil actions start in the vacant mind.
Keep
your mind occupied in something positive, something worthwhile.
Actively
follow a hobby. Do something that
Description of this world by
Imam Ali (as)
A letter to Salman al-Farsi
This world is like serpent - so soft to touch yet so lethal
in its bite. Therefore, try to avoid those things of this place which please
you or allure you because this world will be with you for a very short time
SALMAN THE PERSIAN
(Salman Farsi)
By Dwight M. Donaldson
Salman Farsi was a real character, the facts of whose
life have been almost lost to history in the maze of legend that has sprung
about him. He was the only one of the immediate Companions of Prophet Muhammed
who was a Persian.
The Garden of Self-healing
One day our great master, Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S.), was passing through
the streets of Basra
when he saw a large circle of men around
a dignified hakim, sitting on a chair, dispensing cures for the ills of the
people who had gathered around him. The Imam
Thought of the week
Imam Ali (AS) has said, How
often it becomes apparent that the rich person is actually poorer than the
poorest person!
These
words of wisdom from the Commander of the Faithful have been interpreted in many
ways. However, the most important meaning which can be
Thought of the week
Imam
Ali (AS) has said, How often it becomes apparent that the rich person is
actually poorer than the poorest person!
These words of
wisdom from the Commander of the Faithful have been interpreted in many
ways. However, the most important meaning which can be drawn
Imam Ali Ibn e Abi Talib [a.s] says,
Praise is due to Allah from Whose mercy
no one loses hope, from Whose bounty no one is deprived, from Whose forgiveness
no one is disappointed and for Whose worship no one is too high. His mercy
never ceases and His bounty is never missed.
This
Thought of the week
Imam Ali (AS)
has said, How often it becomes apparent that the rich person is actually
poorer than the poorest person!
These words of wisdom from the Commander of the Faithful have been interpreted
in many ways. However, the most important meaning which can be drawn
The Obscenity of the UK General
Election
Can anyone explain
how an individual can join the party of a mass murderer then have the audacity
to claim it was done in the interest of the victims? The claim becomes even
more absurd when the individual is a member of the same community
Consequences
of Sins
Imam Zainul Abideen (as) said the following concerning the
consequences of sins.
Those sins which destroy blessings
are: Sins committed by a man who knows
God, rebellion against people, and ridiculing them.
Those sins
which repels mans enjoyment of Gods
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Look at What THEY Did to US
By Sam Hamod
Al-Jazeerah, April 13, 2005
If I hear the phrase, We had a right to attack Iraq
because
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Rabbi's
column
Can bridges be built between Jews and Muslims?
As Jews, there are many times when we
find ourselves out of our comfort zone. And though for most of us, living here
in New York, our daily lives are not predicated on
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Britain: opposition to Iraq war led to
Labour vote-rigging in 2004 elections
By
Robert Stevens
11 April 2005
On
April 4, Richard Mawrey QC, acting as an election commissioner, issued a
judgement in a civil hearing quashing
This is the Human Rights in the eyes Mr B
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Afghanistan facing health disaster worse
than Tsunmai
KABUL, April 8 (SANA): As Afghanistan marked World
Health Day, the country's health minister, Dr Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimi, said
it was
8 April 2005
Assalamu 'Alaykum
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in the last few years that has affected the Muslim community, both in the UK and
internationally.
Muslims let down once
again with the scrapping of
the Anti-Religious Hatred Law
Following
the Governments decision to scrap its proposed Anti-Religious Hatred
law, British Muslims would be excused for feeling utterly betrayed all over
again.
Whilst
the Government fought
Salaams. Masha-Allah, well said!!! I hope we get
some answers for your thought-provoking points!!
Shafiq Hudda
--- Sh Devi wrote:
Hi,
We find that Pope John Paul II's lover and follower
could not sleep when they heard their Pope was
dying. About 70,000 people gathered to pray
JEHAD WITH THE SELF
1) Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (pbuh) said that the Holy Prophet (pbuh)
dispatched his soldiers to battle to fight the enemy and, upon their triumphant
return, said: 'Greetings on those who have successfully carried out the 'Minor
Combat' (jihad al-asghar), but have not
TARAWEEH AND
BIDAH
Assalam aleikum,
I am a Sunni Muslim of
the Shaffii madhab. I have read your booklet, A brief illustrated
guide to Islam. You have mentioned therein that questions can
be referred to you. I have approached several learned people here in my
homeland regarding the
The so called liberators and
champions of Democracy!!
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US memo shows Iraq jail
methods
The top US general in Iraq authorised
interrogation techniques including the use of dogs, stress positions and
disorientation, a memo has
Imam Ali Ibn e Abi Talib [a.s] says,
Praise is due to Allah from
Whose mercy no one loses hope, from Whose bounty no one is deprived, from Whose
forgiveness no one is disappointed and for Whose worship no one is too high.
His mercy never ceases and His bounty is never missed.
This
Eating Manners
2645.
There are certain Mustahab {recommended acts} rules to be observed while taking
a meal; they are as follows:
Washing both the hands before
taking a meal.
After taking a meal, one
should wash one's hands, and dry them with a dry cloth.
The
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Christians back
Sistani for Nobel
BAGHDAD: A group of exiled Iraqi Christians in the United States have launched an online petition
nominating Iraq's
top Shi'ite Muslim cleric for
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/BAK437492.htm
Buying bread reveals Iraq's multiple
dangers
24 Feb 2005 14:38:27 GMT
Source: Reuters
By Luke Baker
BAGHDAD, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Sometimes just buying bread in Baghdad can be deadly.
Two weeks ago, masked gunmen
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Published on
Wednesday, February 23, 2005 by the Guardian/UK
Revealed: The Rush to War
by Richard Norton-Taylor
The attorney general, Lord Goldsmith,
warned less than two
Narrated Jabir
bin 'Abdullah: While we were praying (Jumua Khutba prayer) with the
prophet (p.b.u.h), some camels loaded with food, arrived (from Sham.) The
people diverted their attention towards the camels (and left the mosque), and
only twelve persons remained with the Prophet. So
Narrated Abu Bakr
bin Uthman bin Sahl bin Hunaif: that he heard Abu Umama saying: We prayed the
Zuhr prayer with 'Umar bin Abdul Aziz and then went to Anas bin Malik and found
him offering the Asr prayer. I asked him, O uncle! Which prayer have you
offered? He said 'The Asr and this is
Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from the
mawla of Abdullah ibn Umar that Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote to his governors,
saying, The most important of your affairs in my view is the prayer.
Whoever protects it and observes it carefully is protecting his deen, while
whoever is
BISMILLAHIR RAHMANIR RAHEEM
ALLAHUMMA S'ALLE
A'LAA MUHAMMAD WA AALE MUHAMMAD
Show us the
straight way, The path of those whom Thou hast favoured; Not the (path)of
those who earn Thine anger nor of those who go astray. (AL-FATIHA (THE
OPENING) verses 6-7)
O ye who believe!
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The Islamic Republic of Iraq
by Juan Cole
published by Informed Comment
The Islamic Republic of Iraq
The
Republican Party spin machine was bouncing around the airwaves like an
overloaded washing machine on Sunday attempting
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Monday February 7, 03:14 PM
Sistani list leads
in key Sunni province
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq's
main Shiite coalition was a surprise leader in the general election count for
the Sunni-majority province
of Salaheddin, the
electoral
The
24th of Zil-Hajj marks the anniversary of the auspicious occassion of
Eid-e-Mubahila. This is the day of victory of Muslims over Christians. The
event of Mubahila occured in the 10th of Hijrah.
Historical perspective of Eid-e-Mubahila
The Knowledge of Imam
Jafar ibn Mohammad as-Sadiq (as)
The Holy Imam openly criticized Ptolemic
Theory at age eleven, which was the theory of the sun moving around the earth.
He also firmly stated that the Earth rotates on its own axis.
Great
scholars such as Galileo, Brache, Kepler,
Islamic Etiquette of
Visiting Sick People
When
the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) would see a pimple on his body he would seek refuge
in and humble himself to Allah. He would be asked: 'Does it matter, O Messenger
of Allah?' He would say that 'If God wanted to turn a minor concern into a
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