Importance of studying Seerah

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Many Muslims claim to love Allah and His Rasool (Sallallahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam) yet our actions and appearances say otherwise. Yes, Allah does not look at your appearance but the nature of the deed and the heart and yes, Allah is the final judge... but would not the lover imitate their beloved? If you love someone, you want to speak about that person constantly and emulate your beloved and do do everything that your beloved likes because you LOVE … [Read more...]

Battle of Badr (in brief)

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We all know that one of the first and most significant ghazwah (a battle wherein the Prophet Sallallahu Alayhi wa Sallam participated) was the Battle of Badr, fought in 2 AH, 17 Ramadhaan. Badr is a vast region. Its southern side is high (al-'Udwatul Qaswa and the northern area is low and sloping (al-'Udwatud Dunya). Water was available in this desert in large quantities from the wells which had been dug and it had always been the halting place … [Read more...]

Original Qaseedah Burdah – The Baanat Su’aad

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This eulogy is known as the Baanat Su'aad and is believed to be the Original Qaseedah Burdah. (Ode/Praise of the Mantle/Robe). Critics have agreed that this poem was one of the finest in all Arabic literature. It was written by Ka‘b son of Zuhayr, son of Abu Sulma Rabiah- a man from Muzayna, a highly talented poet just like his father, Zuhayr. Zuhayr ibn Abi Sulma was one of the poets of the Age of (Jahilliyah) Ignorance who had written one … [Read more...]

al Buseeri- Author of Qaseedah Burdah

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Sharafuddin Muhammad bin Sa’idi bin Hammadi bin Muhsini bin Sanhaji Hilali asSanhaji al-Buseeri (1213-1294 CE) is variously referred to as Muhammad ibn Saeed ibn Hammad, Sharfuddin Abi Abdullah al-Busairi, Sharaf ad-Din Abu ‘Abd’ Allah Muhammad B. Said B. Hammad al-Misree, Abu ‘Abdi ‘Allah Muhammad B. Said and Sharaf ad-Din Muhammad Said B. Hammad B. Muhsin al- Buswairy. He was an Egyptian poet of Berber Origin (Morocco) and was born … [Read more...]

Fake photo of the Grave of The Prophet (SAW)

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Fake photo of Grave of the Prophet

We posted an article about a photo which was supposed to have been the Grave of The Prophet (SAW) but later found out that the photo is actually a fake. We have also done some research into the matter and have confirmation (names cannot be mentioned) from sources who have actually seen the grave and they have confirmed that the photo looks nothing like the actual grave. It is however rumored that the photo above was auctioned off at over … [Read more...]