Hamza on December 18th, 2008

Share I lived in America for a short while when I was younger and a few years ago I had the opportunity to visit again.  It really is a unique place, spectacular scenery and a very large mix of people, especially New York.  The one thing that stands out for me about America and Americans [...]

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Hamza on December 15th, 2008

Share Taken from the book Shariat and Tasawwuf by Hadhrat Maseehul Ummat, Maulana Mohammed Maseehullah Khan (ra) wherein they narrate a few statements of the pious sufiya of the past about adhering to the sunnah. In this regard Bayazid Bistami (ra) says: “Do not be deceived if you see a performer of supernatural fears flying [...]

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Hamza on December 13th, 2008

Share We were listening with eagerness to an account of Imam Malik’s (ra) love for hadith last night.  We were transported back to his time whilst sitting in the masjid and we were all mesmerised by this great man and his love for the words of our beloved Prophet Muhammad . In one story we [...]

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Hamza on December 13th, 2008

Share “And if you were to ask them, they would say: ‘Surely we were only jesting and playing.’ Say: ‘Was it Allah , His Verses, or His Messenger you were mocking? Make no mistake, verily you have disbelieved after your belief.” Istihzaa and Istikhfaaf are two very dangerous attitudes to have in one’s heart, especially [...]

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Hamza on December 7th, 2008

Share I grew up in a practising Catholic family, I went to three Catholic Primary Schools and a Catholic Secondary School that were run by the church and we were taught by nuns and priests along with other parishioners.  The Trinity was taught to us from an early age by every single one of these [...]

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