Asalamu alaykum
My sophmore year in highschool I came across a brother by the name of Greazy G. Greazy, as he liked to be called, and I became friends. We drifted through highschool together, smoked blunts, chased women, stole things and joined the Bloods. I was into Djin and Greazy was into the ladies and [...]

Ibn al-Qayyim notes an important point lost in most translations: when reading al-Fatiha one will come across the statement, “Not the way of those who earned Your wrath.” The Problem with this translation is that the Arabic is in the passive form meaning the one angered is not mentioned. Therefore the translation should be, “Those [...]

“Allah [the most exalted] calls the one who opens the Qur’an to the fundamentals of tazkiyah [purification and development of the soul] by beginning with some important principles of success which begin with the statement: “It is You alone we worship” until the end of the surah.
The First Principle:
Abandoning associating partners with Allah or [...]

Furthermore, the Quran says, “Do not disagree:” do not “tanaaza`u” that is a strong word in Arabic. It is different from “ikhtilaaf: disagreement.” “Tanaaza`u ” is saying, do not have conflict with one another-not disagreement-but conflict. Do not have [...]

The Sultan of the ‘Ulem al’Iz al-Din ‘Abdu al-Salam wrote:
“The way to Allah is made up of the apparent and the inner. Its apparent path is Shari’ah and its actualization is the inner. Two words bring both the apparent and the inner together: “It is You alone we worship and it is You alone we [...]

Asalamu alaykum,
Undoubtedly a lot of us [Malikis] have been confronted with this question many times. Such question are important and, if answered correctly, can foster a greater sense of tolerance, love and appreciation for one another. However, some like to insist that there is “no dalil” for this practice and even claim that Imam Malik [...]

In an earlier post here I explained how chronic pain
is a test from Allah (swt), and how I managed, by His
grace, to recover from months of pain and disability.
http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=263
Here I provide a list of conditions caused by
repressed anger, anxiety, and frustrations and later
offer you more insight. The conditions listed here can
be eliminated or alleviated using [...]

Islamic branding
A market of 1.6 billion people that has scarcely been
tapped, Muslim consumers offer enormous potential to
Western marketers - but only if their values are fully
understood, says Miles Young
Islamic branding: the next big thing?

Your Mercy enlightened my soul;

I found my purpose, and my reason,

You are my treasure, my light and my hope,

My tears of anguish, bring sweetness to my sorrows,

I fear Ya Allah, happiness in this world, may take me away from Your remembrance,