The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the threat to the lives of 100,000 children on the western side of the city of Mosul, due to fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS. According to a report issued by the organization on Monday 5/6/2017, “An estimated 100,000 girls and boys remain in extremely dangerous conditions in the old city and other areas of west Mosul. Many are caught…
It is well known within the Ummah that when the following verse was revealed:(وَقُل لِّلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا ۖ وَلْيَضْرِبْنَ بِخُمُرِهِنَّ)"And they are not to show their charm except that which is apparent. And let them cover their chests and necks (Juyoob) with their head covers (khimaars)". [An-Nur 24: 31],
The statement “every action requires a sharia rule” is an important Islamic concept which is vital for Muslims to understand correctly, especially for Muslims living in the West. When growing up in a secular society, you are taught concepts, from a young age, which are derived from secularism.
Tawakkul is the cornerstone of the Islamic Aqeedah. Tawakkul is a matter of faith and shapes our view of life. Tawakkul is absolute trust and unconditional submission to Allah. Tawakkul is obeying and fulfilling His commands, and trusting the outcomes/success of our undertakings to Allah (swt)’s hands.
Regardless of how much time has passed, some feelings and destinies resemble each other, for example, the destiny and feelings of the slaves from the time of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the destiny of some people whose behavior resembles that of slavery in today’s reality. Slaves from the past were captured by the influential rulers of the Quraish and the slaves of today are captured by their own wishes,
There are at least 2,000 food banks operating in the UK, giving out emergency food parcels on a weekly basis to people in hardship, according to research that shines fresh light on the rapid growth of charity food provision in austerity Britain. (Independent Newspaper, 30 May 2017)
Surah Al-Fatihah, named as The Opening, is known as the Umm Al-Kitab (the Mother of The Book) because it contains the meaning of the entire Qur’an in it and the central basic ideas and beliefs of Islam. Abu Ja'far, Muhammad bin Jarir At-Tabari recorded Abu Hurayrah (ra) saying that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said regarding Al-Fatihah,