In a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 253, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, warned that the one who obtains religious knowledge in order to show off to scholars, argue with others or attract attention to themself will go to Hell. Even though, the foundation of all good inContinue reading “PODHADITH: TRUE KNOWLEDGE”
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PODNEWS: LISTENING TO KNOWLEDGE
I read a news article a while ago which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on how the exchanging of information and knowledge has the increased over the years especially, over social media. Even though, the number of preachers has increased over time and accessing information has become easier yet the strength of muslimsContinue reading “PODNEWS: LISTENING TO KNOWLEDGE”
PODHADITH: GLAD TIDINGS – PART 4 OF 4
The last blog was discussing a Hadith found in Imam Munzari’s, Awareness and Apprehension, number 2556, and those given glad tidings. The next characteristic mentioned in this Hadith is to avoid the mischief of evil people. This means they fulfill the important duty of helping others in good things and refuse to aid them inContinue reading “PODHADITH: GLAD TIDINGS – PART 4 OF 4”
PODEVENT: QUALITIES OF THE HOLY PROPHET YAHYAH, PEACE BE UPON HIM
The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is mentioned in chapter 19 Maryam, verses 12-14: “[Allah said], “O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination.” And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy. And affection from Us and purity, and he was fearing of Allah. AndContinue reading “PODEVENT: QUALITIES OF THE HOLY PROPHET YAHYAH, PEACE BE UPON HIM”
PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 73 – PART 7
“…and He shows you His signs that you might reason.” Chapter 2 Al Baqarah, verse 73. It is important for muslims to understand that their worldly knowledge irrespective of how much they possess is not enough to gain success in their religious life. Even though, gaining useful worldly knowledge is praiseworthy according to the teachingsContinue reading “PODTAFSEER: CHAPTER 2 – AL BAQARAH, VERSE 73 – PART 7”
PODHADITH: BETTER THAN WORSHIP
In a Hadith found in Sunan Ibn Majah, number 219, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, advised that learning one verse of the Holy Quran is better than offering 100 cycles of voluntary prayer. And learning a topic of Islamic knowledge even if one does not act on it is betterContinue reading “PODHADITH: BETTER THAN WORSHIP”
PODEVENT: THE HOLY PROPHET MOSA, PEACE BE UPON HIM, SEEKS KNOWLEDGE
The next great event which will be discussed in this blog series is mentioned in Chapter 18 Al Kahf, verse 60: “And [mention] when Moses said to his boy [i.e., servant], “I will not cease [traveling] until I reach the junction of the two seas or continue for a long period.”” A muslim should neverContinue reading “PODEVENT: THE HOLY PROPHET MOSA, PEACE BE UPON HIM, SEEKS KNOWLEDGE”
PODNEWS: SOMETHING NEW
I read a news article a while ago which I wanted to briefly discuss. It reported on discovering new things and experiences. Some muslims have adopted a mentality whereby they are always trying to discover different things and teachings in respect to Islam. They purposely seek lectures and knowledge which is supposedly new and differentContinue reading “PODNEWS: SOMETHING NEW”
PODSERIES: OBSTACLES TO OBEDIENCE – PART 2 OF 4
The next great obstacle to the obedience of Allah, the Exalted, is weakness of faith. It is a blameworthy characteristic which gives rise to other negative characteristics, such as failing to act on one’s knowledge, fearing others, placing the obedience of people above the obedience to Allah, the Exalted, having hope in forgiveness without strivingContinue reading “PODSERIES: OBSTACLES TO OBEDIENCE – PART 2 OF 4”
PODSERIES: OBSTACLES TO OBEDIENCE – PART 1 OF 4
Life in the material world was created in order to test mankind. Chapter 67 Al Mulk, verse 2: “[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed…” Because of this purpose the material world has been created with many preoccupations and distractions which prevent one fromContinue reading “PODSERIES: OBSTACLES TO OBEDIENCE – PART 1 OF 4”
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