Hadji Bayram Wali : An Awliya from Ankara
Bayram is his nickname, his real name is Nûmân bin Ahmed bin Mahmood. He was born…
Asr-i Saadath : Age of peace, prosperity and happiness
Asr means era and saadath means happiness. This phrase is a term of Islamic history, used…
Bathi Badal Mawt : Belief in resurrection according to Islamic thought
This term is one of pillars of Islamic faith. Every Muslims believes in resurrection, the concept…
Shaban-i Wali : An Awliya from Kastamonu
He was an important figure of during the 16th century Ottomans and was born in the…
Muhaddith : The abutments of sunnah
The muhaddith is like the person who helps to strengthen the bridge between Rasulullah(saw) and the rest…
Culture of Bay’ah : Pitfalls of Orientalism in understanding history of Islam
Bay’ah is such a culture that holds a special place in the history of Islam which…
Not just worship : Semantic layers of the word ibadah.
The word ibadah corresponds to such a life style and state of being, which is one…
Ahl-i Qible : Beyond the Madhabz, Beyond the locational differences.
Ahl-i Qible is term to describe a Muslim to orients himself to the Qabe in Mecca…
Sura At-Takathur : Bragging about plenitude and what is wrong about it
Takathur is a short, Meccan sura that warns mankind about the perils of showing off and…
Amir Sultan : An Awliya from city of Bursa
Bursa is such a city in Turkey that every “sufi-traveller” must visit if they are interested…
Trip to Taif : Saddest day in the life of Rasulullah(saw)
In the year Prophet Muhammad’s(saw) beloved companion Khadije(r.a) and Abu Taleb(r.a) passed away, which is also…
Thawr Cave : a story of a shelter from the pages of history of Islam
Thawr Cave has a special place in the history of Islam. It is the cave which…
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Asr-i Saadath : Age of peace, prosperity and…
Asr means era and saadath means happiness. This phrase is a term of Islamic history, used to describe the period of Prophet Muhammad (saw).…
Muhaddith : The abutments of sunnah
The muhaddith is like the person who helps to strengthen the bridge between Rasulullah(saw) and the rest of the humanity. The dictionary defines the word…
Examples of Rasulullah(saw) Prayers
O! Allah!(j.j) As you have created me in beauty, attain my manners beautiful as well; Until the day I die, help me utilize my…
Seal of the prophets : Hatem Al-Anbiya
Hatem Al-Anbiya This terms is one of the attributes of our Prophet Muhammad(saw), implying the fact that he is last of the prophets. Allah(j.j)…
Sahaba’s awareness of the Prophet(saw)
What we mean by the term “awareness of the Prophet(saw)” is that Sahaba’s opinion and perception of his life, personality, mission, wisdom, attitude and…
Taqwa View all
Parsimony and generosity according to Islamic ethics.
Allaj(j.j) indicates in his holy book about the kind of people who can not see beyond their firm grasp of worldly possessions: And…
Does being a zaheed means living in a cave?
In today’s world Muslims face many challenges, some are vitally dangerous to our faith. One of these challenges is the “issue of compatibility…
Before the enlightenment, before the renaissance, there was tasawwuf ethics
In today’s modern world, readers are deliberately forced to observe History of Islam through “distorted” lens and usually the “spread of wisdom of…
Concept of Zuhd: Asceticism in sufism
Concept of zuhd(asceticism) has an pivotal place in the way of “tasawwuf”. It means lack of desire, staying away from anything vogue and…
Different meanings of the word Zuhd
Zuhd is an important concept in Islamic tasawwuf and has multi-layered meanings. It can mean the following; Lack of extreme ambitious, lack of demand…
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Takathur is a short, Meccan sura that warns mankind about the perils of showing off and bragging about worldly possessions and the consequences of such actions if one…
This sura has been revealed in Mecca, during the very turbulent times when the tyrannical moguls of Mecca was at full work trying to stop Prophet Muhammad(saw) fulfilling…
Sura Luqman is the 31st sura in the Holy Quran and has been revealed in Mecca. The sura derives its name from Prophet Luqman(as) who is also descendant…
Sura Al-Isra is the seventeenth sura in Holy Quran. It starts with telling about the Prophet Muhammad’s(saw) miraculous ascending to heavens and since Isra means “night walk, night…
This beautiful sura in Quran is the 24th sura and has been revealed in Madina. In the 35th ayat, it describes the noor of Allah(j.j), therefore the name…
Asateerul-Awwaleen is a Quranic term to describe some of the non-believers criticism against the holy book. Asateer means fabricated story, fable. Awwaleen means earlier. Non-believers claimed that Quran…
Fiqh View all
Importance of equitable administration and leadership in Islam
Existence of a fair judge and comprising an equitable governor or administrator in any position are highly emphasized in Islam. This kind of administrator manages…
History View all
Culture of Bay’ah : Pitfalls of Orientalism in understanding history of Islam
Bay’ah is such a culture that holds a special place in the history of Islam which describe the relationship between Prophet Muhammad(saw) and his companions & friends whom…
Trip to Taif : Saddest day in the life of Rasulullah(saw)
In the year Prophet Muhammad’s(saw) beloved companion Khadije(r.a) and Abu Taleb(r.a) passed away, which is also called “the year of sorrow”, he made a trip to the city…
Thawr Cave : a story of a shelter from the pages of history of Islam
Thawr Cave has a special place in the history of Islam. It is the cave which Prophet Muhammed(saw) used as a hide out with his friend Abu Bakr(r.a)…
Scholars View all
Hadji Bayram Wali : An Awliya from Ankara
Bayram is his nickname, his real name is Nûmân bin Ahmed bin Mahmood. He was born in Ankara in 1352 and passed away in the…