Mawlid ar-Rasul (s)
Shaykh Qardawi Approves of Celebrating Mawlid
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi, likely the most renowned Salafi scholar of the 20th century, in replying to the question on whether Mawlid should be celebrated replied: …Actually, celebrating the Prophet’s birthday means celebrating the birth of Islam. Such an occasion is meant to remind people of how the Prophet lived.
Ashura
Tafsir
The Battle of Badr from Quran’ic Commentary (Tafsir ibn Kathir)
Ibn Hibban has narrated from Abu Dhar (r) in his book As-Sahih that he said, "O Prophet of Allah! How many Prophets were there?" He replied, "One hundred and twenty-four thousand." I said, "O Prophet of Allah! How many were there Messengers out of them?" He said, "Three hundred and thirteen: quite a big number." I said, "O Prophet of Allah! Who was the first of them?" He replied, "Adam." I said, … [Read More...]
Allah Describes the Prophet’s ﷺ Power of Witnessing
Allah (swt) says in Sūratu ’l-Fīl: أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلْفِيلِ Alam tara kayfa fa`la Rabbuka bi aš-ħābi ’l-fīl Have you (O Muhammad) not seen how your Lord dealt with the owners of the elephant? Here Allah (swt) is addressing Prophet (s) in this first verse of the Surah. What do we understand from this? The Prophet (s) was born 55 days after the incident of the … [Read More...]
