Is Shirk Forgivable?
Is Shirk Forgivable?
Allah has told us that he will forgive all sins for the one who repents to Him. He says (interpretation of the meaning): “Say: ‘O My slaves! who have transgressed against themselves (by committing evil deeds and sins)! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah, verily, Allah forgives all sins. Truly, He is Oft-Forgiving, Most…
How can I start to seek knowledge of hadeeth?
Praise be to Allah. We may sum up our advice concerning the methodology of seeking knowledge of hadeeth as follows: Firstly: Paying a great deal of attention to memorising the texts of the Prophet’s Sunnah, because this is the aim and purpose for which the scholars established all the sciences of hadeeth. So it is…
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Actions that invalidate the prayer
Prayer is the first pillar of Islam that the Prophet (peace be upon him) mentioned after mentioning the testimony of faith, by which one becomes a Muslim. It was made obligatory upon all the prophets and for all peoples. Allah has declared its obligatory status under majestic circumstances. The things that invalidate the prayer are…
How to enter islam?
The beauties of Islam is the fact that in this religion there are no intermediaries in the relationship between a person and his Lord. Entering this religion does not involve any special ceremonies or procedures that need to be done in front of any other person, nor does it require the consent of any specific…
Iblees is a Jinn or an Angel ?
Iblis(may Allah curse him) is one of the jinn. This is clearly stated in the Quranic texts which indicate that Iblis is one of the jinn and not one of the angels. These texts include the following: 1. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning): “And (remember) when We said to the angels: “Prostrate yourselves unto…
The importance of the Family in Islam
Before Islam, the family was based on mistreatment and oppression. All affairs were controlled only by men or in other words, the males, and women and girls were oppressed and humiliated. An example of that is that if a man died and left behind a wife, his son by another wife had the right to…