He Made Duaa for You

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اللهم آت محمداً - صلى الله عليه وسلم - الوسيلة والفضيلة، وابعثه المقام المحمود الذي وعدته
If this hadeeth does not move your heart and increase you in love for the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam….
عَنْ عَائِشَةَ رَضِيَ الله عَنْهَا قَالَتْ: “لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مِنَ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى الله [...]

Where Do you Stand with Allah?

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حدثنا زهير بن حرب وعثمان بن أبي شيبة وإسحاق بن إبراهيم قال إسحاق أخبرنا وقال الآخران حدثنا جرير عن منصور عن أبي وائل عن عبد الله قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم إن الصدق يهدى إلى البر وإن البر يهدى إلى الجنة وإن الرجل ليصدق حتى يكتب صديقا وإن الكذب يهدى إلى الفجور [...]

It will Never Harm a Person…

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لاَ يضر رجُلاً لاَ يشاء عَن نفسه إلاَّ القرآن فإن كان يحب القرآن فهو يحب الله ورسوله
Abdullah Ibn Mas’ood radi Allahu anhu said: It will never harm a person that his soul does not desire more than the Qur’an, for if he loves the Qur’an; then he loves Allah and His Prophet sal Allahu alayhi [...]

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Names of Naar: Jahannam and Jaheem

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Allah ta’ala discusses both Hell-Fire and Jannah equally in the Qur’an, displaying the balance of this deen. The two wings of a believer are fear and hope, and just as a bird cannot fly without balanced wings, the believer cannot either. InshaAllah we will be following this example for our Jannah and Naar series; posting [...]

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By the Sky, Full of Paths

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Allah ta’ala says in surah Dhaariyaat:
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْحُبُكِ
“By  the Sky, full of paths!” (51:7)
Allah ta’ala swears an oath concerning the sky, and what it contains.
الْحُبُكِ- is from ha-ba-kaaf (ح ب ك) and there are a few opinions on this word.
Firstly, it is said to be plural of hibaak (حباك), which is used for pathways between [...]

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Need an Arabic Keyboard?

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Check on the Tayyib Media page, I’ve added some resources for typing in Arabic!

Qur'anic Characteristic #6: Majeed

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walhamdulillah,
Allah ta’ala says in the first ayah of  Surah Qaaf,
ق ۚ وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ
“Qaaf. By the Qur’an that is Majeed” (50:1)
Majeed is from the root meem-jeem-daal (م ج د), majd. Majeed means: dhul majd: one that has majd. Majd is complete ‘athamah (sovereignty) and sultaan (authority). From the root, it is said: majdatul ibl, “the camel [...]

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Bringing Interest-Free Loans to Canada

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Alhamdulillahi ‘alaa ni’matil Islaam.
A very nice initiative is going on in Canada, make sure you read about it on True and Good Words here, and if you’re in Canada, take the survey please inshaAllah.
Alhamdulillah I grew up in Canada (OTTAWA :) )  and lived there for most of my life, and one thing that I [...]

The Inheritance of the Believers

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Allah ta’ala says in suratul Anbiya ayah 105,
وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ

And We have already written in the Zaboor (Psalms) after the [previous] mention that the land is inherited by My righteous servants. (21:105)
What is “al-ardh, the land” referring too in this verse?

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Al Muhaymin: The Protector

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More Names of Allah ta’ala here.
Al Muhaymin: The Protector, The Overseer

Linguistically, Al Muhaymin has several meanings.
1) It said to mean Al Ameen, the Trustworthy One and the One whom others are safe.
2) Muhaymin is also understood to be Mu’aymin, the ha (ه) read as a hamza (ء). Mu’aymin means One who offers Peace [...]

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