Early in the morning, Abu Dardaa (so named as he had a daughter named ad Dardaa) awoke and went straight to his idol which he kept in the best part of his house. He greeted …
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SA Muslim Marriage Bill against Shariah
One thing we enjoy in this country is freedom of religion. All praise is for Allah alone who has made such possible. When it comes to the issue of marriage however, there seems to be …
Read More »Jealousy and Envy
Rasoolullah (Sallallhu Alayhi wa Sallam) said: “Beware of jealousy, for verily it destroys good deeds the way fire destroys wood.” [Abu Dawood] Zubayr bin al Awwaam (radhiyallahu anhu) narrates that the Rasoolullah (Sallallhu Alayhi wa …
Read More »The Young Mind Series gets a new design
Ummul Hasanaat has just updated the Young Minds Series of books. The new and improved books have beautiful new covers, enhanced activities and improved quality. The new books will be available on the Islamic Store …
Read More »Salmaan al Faarsi (Radhiyallahu ‘Anhu)
Salmaan the Persian (radhiyallahu anhu) relates: I grew up in the town of Isfahaan in Persia in the village of Jayyan. My father was the Dihqan or chief of the village. He was the richest …
Read More »Calligraphic Cursive Styles
The cursive script dates back at least to the first decades of the Muslim era. The early examples, however, lacked elegance and discipline and were used mainly for secular and practical, rather than aesthetic, purposes. …
Read More »Contribution to Arabic linguistics and grammar
Ad Du’ali (ra) Basra was a very important center of grammar. The first one who had established the base of the school of Basra was Abul Aswad ad Du’ali, the close friend of Ali (radhiyallahu …
Read More »Ummul Hasanaat gets new Gravatars
First of all, what is a Gravatar? Gravatar stands for “A Globally Recognized Avatar”. It is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment …
Read More »Evils that will prevail before The Last Day
Many faiths call it by different names… Apocalypse, End of Days, Last Day or The Final Hour as Muslims would call it. It all comes to the same thing, the end of this world and …
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