Mawlana Yunus Patel (ra) of South Africa passed away in al-Masjid al-Haram of Makkah Mukarramah on Tuesday, July 12th, 2011 while facing the Ka`bah. His Janazah salaah was led in the Haram the following day …

By Sohaib Baig
Islam was built upon a foundation of learning and knowledge. Numerous verses in the Qur’an emphasized the importance of knowledge and critical thinking, as did the Prophetic traditions (1). …

By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi
Obviously, the world was not a deserted place at the time of the upbringing of the Holy Prophet (upon him blessings and peace). It was not a graveyard. The …

By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi
The great thinker and savant Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi writes in his book, Western Civilization: Islam and Muslims:
Syed Jamaluddin Afghani had a forceful personality and a mind remarkable …

Contributed by Nuruddinzangi

Bism Allah ar-Rahman ar-Raheem, revealer of the Qur’an Kareem that says to His noble Messenger: And We have not sent you except as a Mercy to the aalameen: all the worlds.
And as-Salaatu was-Salaamu …

By Shaykh Mohammed Amin Kholwadia
The Qur’an was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (upon him blessings and peace) over a span of twenty-three years. The Prophet recited each verse according to its pre-ordained order in the …

By Khalid Baig
Hajj is obligatory once in a lifetime on those who can afford it, but it benefits the entire Ummah. Islam’s acts of worship have multiple dimensions and they are organized at multiple layers. …

By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi
Friends have invited me to give a talk on Madinah, describing what I saw there, and I have readily agreed. As a Persian poet has said: “To talk of the …

A poem by Imam Shafi‘i
Translated by Amir Toft
When friends are in hard times of no avail,
They’re near to foes when weighed upon the scale.
What get you now from all of God’s creation
Save now and …

By Naeem Nasrullah
Ramadan came and the masjid brimmed with joy
from daybreak to sunset, men, women, and children overflowed its sacred halls
light emanated out from their ardent worship
magnificent chandeliers adorned the uplifted roof
perfectly straight and …