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In surah Tahreem, Allah azza wa jal says about the wives of Lut and Nuh:
وَقِيلَ ادْخُلَا النَّارَ مَعَ الدَّاخِلِينَ
“and it was said: “Enter the Fire along with those who enter!” (66:12)
We notice here that Allah ta’ala used the passive form in “qeela”, “it was said” (the doer is not mentioned).
Allah ta’ala says in this same [...]

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In the beginning of surah Yaseen, Allah ta’ala says:
تَنْزِيلَ الْعَزِيزِ الرَّحِيمِ
(This Qur’an) is a revelation from the All-Mighty, the Especially Merciful. (36:5)
Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala begins this surah with an oath on the Qur’an that is Hakeem, and then declaring the Prophethood and guidance of the Prophet Muhammad sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
Allah ta’ala describes [...]

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Shaykh Jamaal Zarabozo is a rare breed – a self-taught scholar of Islam who has achieved a profound command of the original sciences of our religion.
In the West, we do not have many options to learn directly from scholars and students of knowledge for long periods of time but alhamdulillah Shaykh Jamaal has been teaching [...]

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A word that has recently fascinated me is the word inbaghaa إِنْبَغَى , which appears in the Qur’an in different verbal forms. This word is usually translated as “suitable” or “befitting” but has a deeper meaning…as always :)
This word can carry four different meanings depending on the context of the ayah. Here are some [...]

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Allah says in the Qur’an,
أَلَمْ تَرَوْا أَنَّ اللَّهَ سَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَأَسْبَغَ عَلَيْكُمْ نِعَمَهُ ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً
وَمِنَ النَّاسِ مَن يُجَادِلُ فِي اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَلَا هُدًى وَلَا كِتَابٍ مُّنِيرٍ
Do you not see that Allah has made subject to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth and [...]

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A very beautiful video of a poem by a blind shaykh:

(direct link is here)

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He was a leader, a father, an international da’ee, and the close friend of Allah ta’ala.
Ibrahim alayhi salaam is mentioned 25 times in the Qur’an, beginning with ayah 124 in Suratul Baqarah.
Allah azza wa jal tells us:
فَاتَّبِعُوا مِلَّةَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ حَنِيفًا وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ
“So follow the religion of Ibrahim, inclining towards truth; and he was [...]

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A’ishah radi Allahu anha asked the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, “If I knew which night is Laylatul Qadr, what should I say during it?” The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam told her to say: Allahumma innaka ‘afuwwun tuhibul ‘afwa fa’fu ‘anni, O Allah indeed You are the Pardoner, You love to Pardon, [...]

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عن أبي سعيد رضي الله عنه قال:  قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم : يقول الرب عز و جل: من شغله القرآن عن ذكري و مسألتي أعطيته أفضل ما أعطي السائلين
From Abu Sa’eed al Khudri radi Allahu anhu who said: The Messenger of Allah sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam said: The Lord azza [...]

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While learning about the attributes of the Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, we came upon a narration stating:

آكل كما يأكل العبد ، وأجلس كما يجلس العبد
I eat as a slave eats, and I sit as a slave sits.
The Prophet sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam did not eat in a reclining position (mutaki’an), while [...]