Tonight should start the holy Shaban. The three most sacred months of the Islamic year are Rajab, Shaban and Ramadan. Rajab is the month of Allah, Shaban is the month of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, Ramadan is the month of the jamaad, the community, and we […]
Divine Names
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Al-Waliyy The Protecting Friend Exalted and Glorious Allah has full knowledge of your enemies, and Allah is Sufficient as a Waliyy, and Allah is Sufficient as a Helper. (4:45) Oppressed among men, women, and children, whose cry is, “Our Lord! Rescue us from this town whose people are oppressors; and […]
In Ottoman schools every child was evaluated and trained in regards to his or her skills. They were not given the same courses. The interior of an Ottoman madrassah. The inscription on the walls reads: “Here no fish is forced to fly, no bird is asked to swim”.
The Invitation It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart’s longing. It doesn’t interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a […]
Al-Batin The Hidden Exalted and Glorious He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Manifest (adh-dhahir), and the concealed (al-batin), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) One of His 99 names is Allah, the Hidden One, or the Concealed […]
He is the First (nothing is before Him) and the Last (nothing is after Him), the Most High (nothing is above Him) and the Most Near (nothing is nearer than Him), and He is the All-Knower of every thing. (57:3) This name is an attribute of Allah meaning the Manifest. […]
