By Rizwan Syed, (Student in Advanced Islamic Sciences at Mathabah Institute) This concept of a moon god never existed in Islam. Rather it was attributed to it much later on, in the twentieth century when an excavation occurred in Palestine. This excavation unearthed a temple with two statues, one of which held a crescent [i].…
By Yūsuf Badāt إِنَّ اللَّـهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا “God and His angels send blessings on the Prophet, O believers! Send blessings and salutations on him, with all respect.” (Qurʾān 33:56) Cheer to the Prophet ﷺ and Ten Fold Rewards عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ…
By Asad Ali (Mathabah Institute Student) The existence of the Prophet can be proven through the validity of the Isnād chain The isnād chain is used to authenticate any narration by demonstrating if the narration can be accurately associated to whom it is being attributed to. The most authentic isnād chain is known as mutawātir,…
By the grace of Almighty God, here in Canada, Muslims discharge their charity, zakāh, ṣadaqat al fiṭr and donations to local mosques in many cases. The Muslim community deputes the managements of mosques as their representatives for these amounts to be discharged and the obligation to be fulfilled on their behalf. The community trusts these…
By Yūsuf Badāt (originally written for the Canadian Muslim Vote) “O you who have believed! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses for God.” (Qurʾān 4:135) Public Interest It is our duty and responsibility in Islam to not only better ourselves rather better our communities and societies as well. The Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings…
Mathabah Publications Latest Release, Animals of the Qur’an I am mysterious And practise patience, A spinner of silk Of glossy brilliance. […] Who am I? Solve a series of intriguing Who Am I? poems to discover the different animals of the Qur’an as well as basic animal facts. Captivating illustrations reveal the answers as you…
By Shaykh Muhammad Badat Muḥarram One of those months of the four months which have been mentioned as sacred in the Qur’ān is Muḥarram. Muḥarram also marks the start of the hijrah calendar year. Due to its special significance, rewards for good deeds are multiplied; and at the same time, one should take care to…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt It is the consensus of Islamic jurists that one can delegate another person to render a farḍ (mandatory) Ḥajj on one’s behalf in a situation where one is unable to proceed for pilgrimage themselves due to a disability or is deceased and has left instructions to heirs to fulfill the obligation.…
By Yūsuf Badāt ONE: Varying Practices are Acceptable within the Framework of Islam. This is Done with Respect. Anas (may God be pleased with him) said, “When [we] the Companions would travel, some of us would fast and others would not. Some of us offered the complete prayer while others performed the shortened (qaṣr) prayer. The…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt #ProductivePilgrimage Step 1: Ihrām The 8th of the Islamic lunar month, Dhū al-Ḥijjah is the first day of Ḥajj. On this day the pilgrim will dawn the iḥrām clothing and enter the state of iḥrām. Men will wear two unstitched sheets. One sheet wrapped from the navel down.…