Treaty for Quds

THE TRANSCRIPT OF OMAR IBN KHATTAB’S TREATY FOR QUDS 1. All praise be to Allah for honouring us with Islam; gracing us with iman (belief); for being merciful to us by sending us His Prophet Muhammad (saw); and guiding us when we were astray; for bringing us together and joining our hearts as one after we became scattered; for making us victorious against our enemies; for ordaining these lands fo...

Hijra, the Month of Muharram and Ashura

Hijrah is the exemplary and difficult narrative of forsaking ones mother, father, child, love, land, possessions, property and even one’s life for the sake of Allah. Da’wah engendered hijrah, while the hijrah moulded da’wah. In short, the hijrah is a milestone for Muslims.“We have entered the month of Muharram in which our Prophet realised the hijrah from Makkah to Medina a...

Today, we are...

Today, we are the 1st Muharram of 1439... 

The candles of Al-Quds

In his hadith book Sunan, Abu Dawud relates from Maymunah, the freed bondmaid of the Messenger of Allah (saw): One day, Maymunah Bint Sa’d (r.anha) asked the Prophet (saw), “O Messenger of Allah, inform us about visiting Bayt Al-Maqdis.” The Messenger of Allah (saw) said: “Visit it for prayer”. However, there was war (between Persians and Byzantins) in Jerusalem at that time and taking this into...

The Enquiry of Heraclius

Heraclius, Illustration by Rossen Toshev Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas: Abu Sufyan bin Harb informed me that Heraclius had sent a messenger to him while he had been accompanying a caravan from Quraish. They were merchants doing business in Sham (Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan), at the time when Allah's Messenger ﷺ had truce with Abu Sufyan and Quraish infidels. So Abu Sufyan and his compan...

Happy Children of the Age of Happiness

The Prophet’s (pbuh) attitude towards children, his mercy and love for them make a great example for his ummah and the entire humanity.

When the Messenger of Allah met a child, he used to caress his head, hug and kiss him. His face was especially kind and merry towards children. He used to salute and ask after them. If he is mounted on a horse, he would seat them on the pillion and take them to th...

The Ascension of the Prophet and the Stages of His Journey

The opening for the exhibition “The Ascension of the Prophet and the Stages of His Journey (the Ascension in Ottoman Culture)” will be held on the evening of Friday, 12 May 2017, at the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum in Sultanahmet, Istanbul. Under the direction of Ayşe Taşkent and Nicole N. Kançal Ferrari, the exhibition brings together choice examples of Islamic visual culture produced from t...

Rihla 2017 - Malaysia

For over 15 years, Deen Intensive Foundation has offered the summer-intensive Rihla program. The main objective of the Rihla curriculum is to provide students with knowledge that is both a religious duty for each Muslim to learn (fard ‘ayn) and immediately applicable in life. It seeks to provide an inner transformation rooted in sound knowledge and spiritual discipline. The courses include an un...

Friday Sermon: The Prophet and The Community of Trust

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ اِنَّا عَرَضْنَا الْاَمَانَةَ عَلَى السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِ وَالْجِبَالِ فَاَبَيْنَ اَنْ يَحْمِلْنَهَا وَاَشْفَقْنَ مِنْهَا وَحَمَلَهَا الْاِنْسَانُۜ اِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُوماً جَهُولاًۙ Dear Brothers and Sisters! One day, our Prophet (pbuh) called out to people of Macca from Mount Safa near the Ka’ba. “Would you believe me if I tell you that there is an army wa...

"Living Islam in the 21st Century" in Istanbul, Turkey

Ihsan Academy is now accepting applications for the summer-intensive program: "Living Islam in the 21st Century" Undergraduate students, graduate students and young professionals from any academic background are eligible to apply. The program will take place between July 30 - August 25 and application deadline is April 28. Study titles include ummah classics, modern themes, and contemporary cha...