Commanding with Good

Allah Ta‘ala has created this world as a place of cause and effect, where man fulfils his needs through worldly means. However, Allah Ta‘ala has commanded man to utilize the halaal means to fulfil his needs, and prohibited him from fulfilling his needs through haraam means. In the Mubaarak Hadith, …

It is essential for every believer to learn what is halaal and haraam in Shari’ah so that he may be able to save himself from getting involved in that which is declared as impermissible without knowing. Among the things that a believer should learn about is those business or monetary …

The Deen of Islam is a universal Deen that is for all people, in all places, in all times, until the Day of Qiyaamah. When this religion is a universal religion, then it has the solution to all the problems of the ummah, whether current or future, that may arise …

After Allah Ta‘ala created the entire world, He sent Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) to the world as His vicegerent to administrate the affairs of the world. Being appointed as the vicegerent of Allah Ta‘ala in the world demanded that Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) manage the affairs of the world according …

In the past, when people would travel for haj, umrah or any other deeni or worldly purpose, they would travel on horseback or camelback, and the journey would be arduous and take many months to complete. Nowadays, we have various means of modern transport, in the form of cars and …

Hazrat Moulana Ashraf Ali Thanwi (rahimahullah) once mentioned: Ulama should try and get involved in the following four deeni departments (1) delivering deeni lectures, (2) teaching deen, (3) commanding with good and forbidding from evil in specific situations, (4) and writing deeni kitaabs. When interacting with students, an Aalim should …

After coming to the world, Allah Ta‘ala had blessed Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) and Hazrat Hawwaa (‘alaihas salaam) with many children. These children would be born as twins, with each pair of twins consisting of one male and one female. Since Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) and his children were the …

In schools and universities, students are taught the Big Bang theory and Darwin’s theory of evolution as an important part of their education. Students are also instructed to write on these theories in essays or examinations and receive marks accordingly. However, on close examination, it is clear that these theories …

The Belief of Islam in Regard to the Origin of Man – Part two The fundamental belief of Islam is that mankind originated from one father and one mother, Nabi Aadam (‘alaihis salaam) and Hazrat Hawwaa (‘alaihas salaam). The first person whom Allah Ta‘ala created from mankind was Nabi Aadam …

From the beginning of time, people of all religions believed in a Creator who is responsible for creating the world and whatever it contains. Whether Jews, Christians or even the polytheists who were not granted any divine shari’ah – all subscribed to the belief of a god. It was only …