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 786 SALMÃN AL-FÃRISI  رضي الله عنه A Quest for Truth, and a Date with Freedom    He is Salmãn al-Fãrisi رضي الله عنه, and he is the forerunner and the champion of Persia. He was adamant and relentless in the  pursuit of his exalted goal, and he abounded with rich knowledge and deep wisdom. Abu ‘Abdullãh that is his patronym, Salmãn al-Fãrisi (the Persian) was reborn in Islam. He was a beacon of knowledge and a pier of wisdom. He became a close companion of Allah’s Messenger ﷺ upon whom be peace, and he was a noble and a compassionate one. He was told by Allah’s Messenger ﷺ upon whom be peace, that paradise longs to meet him. Because of…

 786 بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيْم وَالصَّلاَةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِهِ الكَرِيْمِ The Shaykh of Baghdad Shaykh Abdul Qãdir Gilani رضي الله عنه Following the Four Caliphs of Islam, Abu Bakr, Omar, Uthman and ‘Ali [رضي الله عنهم] may Almighty Allah be forever pleased with them, the Islamic Caliphate became a hierarchy, a kingdom of political entity and a  governing body amassing taxes and building personal wealth. Baghdad was then the capital and the center of the Abbasid Caliphate as well as the center of the greater controversy of opposites between the Sultans and the Seljuk family who desired so much to govern throughout the empire. In the sixth century, the caliphate became vast, the attraction of worldly gains and heedlessness from…

  Subhan ALLAH It is just after Isha, upon the opportunity to complete my prayers I am left reflecting and pondering my day.  After Salah, my focus on my eternal gratitude to our great Prophet Muhammad ﷺ (PBUH), but let’s get to that later. Every night I think about prayer in the morning before sleeping, it is a habit of sorts I have gone into.  Specifically, my thoughts are about waking up, ablution, and the prayer itself and how lucky I am to be able to reflect on our maker in a very special way that has been a special favour bestowed upon us. Subhan ALLAH. I think about how in the middle of the night, Allah سبحانه وتعالى SWT ever so…

  The Validity of Celebrating Mawlidu-Nabawi Shareef  ﷺ In Islam إِحْيَاءُ المَوْلِدِ النَّبَوِيِّ الشَّرِيْفِ للفقير إلى رحمة ربه محمد العقيلي   By Shaykh Muhammad Al-Akili     Title: THE VALIDITY OF CELEBRATING MAWLIDU-NABAWI SHAREEF IN ISLAM   Arabic Title: Ihyaa’ul-Mawlid un-Nabawi ash-Shareef   By: Muhammad Al-Akili   الزاوية العقيلية العمرية © 2012 All Rights Reserved for Zawiya Fellowship http://www.zawiyafellowship.com Download PDF     بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والصلاة والسلام على رسوله الكريم   The Validity of Celebrating Mawlidu-Nabi Shareef ﷺ In Islam بِسْمِ اللَّـهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَ الصَّلاةُ وَالسَّلاَمُ عَلَى رَسُوْلِهِ الكَرِيْمِ Bismillahi Rahmaani Raheem Wa Salaatu wa-Salaamu ala Rasulihi-l Kareem   إِحْيَاءُ المَوْلِدِ النَّبَوِيِّ الشَّرِيْفِ     “Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”[1] He is Allah’s most blessed Prophet and…