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Shi’asm: An Overview of its History, Main Beliefs & Contemporary Issues

Badr: 17 Ramaḍān: 10 Myths & Facts

This is not intended as a retelling of the Battle of Badr, the respected reader is advised to read full accounts which are available. Rather, I am simply gathering a few myths and

Paigham-e-Pakistan: Fatwa of Traitor Scholars of the Anti-Islamic Republic

Recently a YouTube made headlines by declaring he: "… does not consider Pakistan an Islamic country, because an Islamic country is one where Islamic laws are implemented one hundre

Podcast: Demise of Nabi Sallallallahu alayhi wa sallam

Jumuah Talk 12 September 2025 Masjid ash-Shuhada "When calamity strikes one of you, let him remember his calamity [of losing] me, for that is the greatest calamities [that can affl

Jews Changing Allāh’s Creation Until It Rises Against Them

لَّعَنَهُ اللّهُ ۘ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا (118) وَلَأُضِلَّنَّهُمْ وَلَأُمَنِّيَنَّهُمْ وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُبَتِّكُنَّ آذَانَ الْأَنْعَامِ وَ

Podcast: Love for the Anṣār: A Measure of Īmān

My Jumu'ah Talk: 25 July 2025 سليمان الكندي Twitter: @Sulayman_kindi

Podcast: Hudaybiyah: Lessons of Hajj & Umrah

Jumuah Talk, 9 May 25, Masjid Shuhada. Lessons from the Hajj and Umrah of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Complete submission to Allah. Are exorbitant sums on Nafl Hajj justi

The Reality of So-called Shaykh Deedat

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Tests of the Ulū ’l-ʿAzm Prophets

Question: Can you briefly explain the tests of the Ulul Azm Prophets and how they dealt with them? Reply: The Ulū ’l-ʿAzm (those of strong resolve) are the five greatest prophets a

Umar al-Mukhtār: Lion of the Desert – A Brief Bio

سليمان الكندي Twitter: @Sulayman_Kindi

Podcast: Imitating Kuffar

Jumuah Talk, 23 August 2014 18 Safar 1446 Allah's Beloved sallallahu alayhi wa sallam warns us against Imitating Kuffar (word, deed, appearance, mentality). This is to safeguard ou

The Astounding Parallels Between the Rafaḥ Massacre & Sūrah ʾal-Burūj

By now the entire world knows of the massacre on 26 May 2024, in which the demons of Israel burnt our brothers and sisters alive. Which Muslim’s heart does not bleed when seeing th

The Only Companion to Accompany the Prophet ﷺ for His Entire Life

Of the galaxy of the Companions of Rasūlullāh ﷺ, there is only one who was blessed with his companionship from the moment he entered this world, until his departure, in other words

 ʾAḥmad ʾas-Sanūsī: The Mujāhid of North Africa Who Fought Three Empires

ʾas-Sayyid ʾAḥmad ʾash-Sharīf bin Muḥammad ʾash-Sharīf bin Muḥammad bin ʿAlī ʾal-Khaṭṭābī ʾ ʾas-Sanūsī (رحمه الله) was the leader of the Sanūsī order, who waged Jihād against the F

Podcast: Technology and outlook of a Muslim

Podcast: Jumu'ah talk, 1 Dhul Qadah 1445.A Muslim does not confine himself to the letter of the law, but seeks Allah's pleasure in the consequences of his deeds. Etiquette and effe

Sermons from the Libyan Jihād (1911)

When Italy invaded Ottoman Barqah and Ṭarābulus (Libya) in 1911, the Ottoman Empire was no longer in a position to defend the land. Furthermore there are indications of insidious f

Fitnah of the “ex” Shi’ī Haqiqatjou

Daniel Haqiqatjou is an Iranian American, who had supposedly converted from Tashayyuʿ (Shiasm) to Islām. He gained worldwide fame for his campaign, ostensibly against modernism and

Translation of Yemeni Nasheed: A Thousand Salawaat on the Moon of Perfection

One of my favourite ʾAnāshīd, expressing pure simple love for Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم). Please note that several places have the Yemeni/Poetic pronunciation. These a

Biography of ʾal-Mujāhid ʾash-Shahīd  ʿAbdullāh ʿAzzām

Herewith a brief biography of ʾash-Shaykh ʾal-Mujāḥid ʾash-Shahīd ʿAbdullāh bin Yūsuf ʿAzzām (رحمه الله) Leader of the Caravan of Jihād in the 15th Hijrī Century. May Allah accept

Islamic Boycotts in the Context of Modern War

Brother Mohammed Ibrahim Ludwick has composed an excellent well thought out book on this pertinent topic. I am not aware of anyone else who has so clearly and concretely laid out t

Yāsir Qāḍī’s Heretical Rehabilitation of Shiasm

Mr Kazee’s January 2024 declaration that contemporary Jews are “the real followers of Moses” has been widely circulated and commented upon: As I see the crowd in front of us. There

Podcast: Status of the Ansaar: Criteria of Personal Faith

Jumuah Talk 12 Jan 2024 X: @Sulayman_Kindi

typos: Biographical Salaat & Salaam

Dear Subscriber, as-salaamu alaykum Firstly, thank you for your support in subscribing to my blog. You should have received an email yesterday for my last post, "Biographical Salaa

Biographical Salaat & Salaam

I have composed a concise biography of Allah's Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) in the format of 40 Salaat & Salaam. If someone perhaps recites it, it can be to my account in the He

Moses was a Jew???

I'm not sure how this topic arose on social media in the context of the Ghazzah massacre, but Muslims are posting that Moses (peace be upon him) was a Muslim and Jews are posting t

The Zionist Star is NOT the Star of David

We are denizens of era of misinformation and of cyber-Muslims touting their Google abilities as certification of Islamic scholarship which all must submit to. To uphold unpopular t

Palestine Nasheed: Al-Ardu Lanaa vs the Shirk of “Salaam Ya Mahdi”

My tweet exposing the Shiasm behind the Nasheed "Salaam Ya Mahdi" seems to have created a stir. I am not going to go into an in-depth rebuttal of the Nasheed. It should suffice for

Does Sūrah ʾal-ʾIsrāʾ Foretell the Destruction of Modern Israel?

وَقَضَيْنَا إِلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي الْكِتَابِ لَتُفْسِدُنَّ فِي الْأَرْضِ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَلَتَعْلُنَّ عُلُوًّا كَبِيرًا (٤) فَإِذَا جَاءَ وَعْدُ أُولَاهُمَا بَعَثْنَا عَلَيْكُ

Podcast: Palestine in the Context of Blessed ash-Shaam

Jumu'ah Talk: 4 Rabi Thani 1445 Hijri سليمان الكندي X / Twitter: @sulayman_kindi

First Friday Sermon after Ṣalāḥuddīn Purified ʾAqṣā – Arabic

I had translated the First Friday Sermon after Ṣalāḥuddīn Purified ʾAqṣā, which was the first sermon at the first Jumu'ah in almost a century after Salaahuddien purified the Masjid

Snakes Amongst Scholars

في حديث علي -كرم الله وجهه- مرفوعا: «يوشك أن يأتي على الناس زمان لا يبقى من الإسلام إلا اسمه، ولا يبقى من القرآن إلا رسمه، مساجدهم عامرة وهي خراب من الهدى، علماؤهم شر من تحت أديم ا

Nasheed for Palestine – Ahdan

عهدا ياربي لن ننسى وعدا من قبل قطعناه…..ان نبذل كل الجهد ولا نألو في جهد رباه ……………………………………………………… A pact we affirmed from before, O my Cherishing-Lord, that we shall never forget

Statement of Ghazzah Mujahidun: 8 Oct ’23

A brother asked for the translation of this statement of ʾAbū ʿUbaydah, spokesman of ʾal-Qassām Brigade: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the Name of Allāh, Most Kind to all in this world

The Companion Who would not Gaze at Muḥammad ﷺ

I had the misfortune of reading the works of a supposed Sunnī who abused, in varying degrees, the noble Companions: ʿUthmān bin ʿAffān, Muʿāwiyah bin ʾAbī Sufyān and ʿAmr bin ʾal-ʿ

A Muslim’s Perspective into the Art of Studying History

Zoom Recording of my Workshop in Norwood, Johannesburg, 22 July 2023. Examining history through the lens of faith. History as a tool in a relationship with Allah. Studying History

Podcast: The Loving Nature of Nabi ﷺ

My Jumua'h Talk: 25 Dhul Hijjah 1444 Hijri. Appreciating Nabi ﷺ through learning of his kind, loving ways. (image is of Hudaybiyyah)

An Intellect in Obedience to Allah, not the West

وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ ۗ وَمَن يَعْصِ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ ضَلَّ ضَلَالًا

Turkish Elections: Through the Lens of Divine Decree & History

إِنَّا فَتَحْنَا لَكَ فَتْحًا مُّبِينًا Indeed We have given you a clear conquest. [al-Fath:1] I was asked “what is the best outcome for Muslims from the results of the election in

Myth of the Anṣār Divorcing for the Muhājirūn

The great Muḥaddith, ʿAbdullāh bin ʾal-Mubārak (رحمه الله) said: إن الإسناد من الدين، ولولا الإسناد لقال من شاء ما شاء Chains of Narrations are part of this religion. Were it not f

Podcast: Salaahuddien & the Crusades

Jumu'ah 3 Sha'baan 1444 Brief overview of the Crusades and noble life of Salaahuddien. TWITTER: @Sulayman_Kindi

Desecration of Madīnah: Letter of the Law & Law of the Heart

By now the respected reader might have heard of, and your heart broken at the latest disrespect shown to Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) – the shameful prancing of un

Does Technology Affect Spirituality?

لا تَصحَبُ المَلائِكةُ رُفْقَةً فيها جِلْدُ نَمِرٍ ʾAbū Hurayrah (may Allāh be pleased with him) narrated that Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم) said, “Angels do not accompan

Podcast: Panem et Circenses: World Cup & Islam’s Honour

Regaining Perspective. Sports as a means of distracting us from reality. Jumu'ah talk 9 Dec 2022. سليمان الكندي TWITTER: @sulayman_Kindi

PODCAST: Holidays Into Holy Days

For a believer the most mundane experience can be a spiritual experience, if examined in the correct light. Jumu'ah Talk: 22 Rabi ath-Thani 1444, Mint Rd, Fordsburg Utilising our h

Common Islāmic Phrases – Translations Reviewed (Part 1)

As a translator of Arabic and Urdu works into English, the standard of English Islāmic literature often perturbs me, on several levels. There is the matter of poor English for star

PODCAST: Demise of Nabi sallallahu alayhi wa sallam

Jumu'ah Talk 26 Safar 1444 (23/09/22) Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam commanded us to compare any loss to losing him, as a test of faith.This requires SOME knowledge of Seer

Podcast: Virtues of Khadijah RA

A brief glimpse at the life and virtues of our Mother, Khadījah, may Allāh be pleased with her. May her virtue inspire us to also support the Dīn of Allāh. May our hearts be filled

Podcast: Aqeedah & Abrahamic Accords

Jumu'ah Talk 6 Muharram 1444: Primacy of Aqeedah over deeds, Nullifiers of Imaan, Interfaith and Abrahamic Accords Apologies for the poor audio quality. Recording crashed and amate

Israel’s Triumph at ʿArafah 1443: Islām’s Blackest Day

Future Muslim historians may well mark the Day of ʿArafah 1443 as one of the blackest and saddest days in the history of Islām. It was the day Allāh’s symbol of ʿArafah was pollute

Podcast: Lesson of Obedience from Hudaybiyah

Podcast of my Jumu'ah 1 Dhil Hijjah 1443, Albertville. The Lesson of obedience from the Hajj and Umrah (Hudaybiyah) of Muhammad Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. سليمان الكند

The Incident of Marthad (RA) – an Adulterer Marries None but an Adulteress

I had been posting short notes of my Ramaḍān Tafsīr I was giving before Tarāwīḥ. I noted the incident of Marthad bin ʾAbī Marthad ʾal-Ghanawī (may Allāh be pleased with him), about

Islamic History Course : Muslims & Russia

Some well wishers have arranged for me to present an Islamic history course. Your dua will be appreciated. Overview: Volga Bulgaria and the Golden Horde Crimean Khanate and the Sta

Can a Rejector of Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam Enter Paradise?

وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْإِسْلَامِ دِينًا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ He who is desirous of a religion other than Islām will never have it accept

Podcast: Our Lives & the World had it not been for Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam

Podcast below of my Jumu'ah talk on 11 Jumadal Ukra 1443, Addison St, Salt River, Cape Town. I normally do not record my talk, but my uncle wanted to hear me. Synopsis: The world w

Writing Tips for Muslim Scholars

وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلَّا بِلِسَانِ قَوْمِهِ لِيُبَيِّنَ لَهُمْAnd We have not sent a Messenger except with the tongue of his people that he may explain unto them… ʾIbr

Interview on Jewish Radio Intro To Islam (2)

Interview on Jewish Radio, Chai FM: Intro to Islam Part 2. 5 November 2021 Herewith the podcast و السلام سليمان الكندي @sulayman_Kindi

Circassia: The Russian Amputation of a Limb of Islām

عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: « مثل المؤمنين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم مثل الجسد إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى » ʾa

Meaning of Salaah & Salaam

Question: Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullah Maulana, can you please elaborate further on the meaning when someone reads "Allahumma salli ala Muhammad" and also when one adds salaam

Islamising Pagan New Year Resolutions

عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ لَتَتَّبِعُنَّ سَنَنَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ شِبْرًا بِشِبْرٍ وَذِرَاعًا بِذِرَاعٍ حَتَّى لَوْ د

Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi’s Warning on Feminism

Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali Nadwi, Allah's mercy be upon him, the teacher of my teacher, sounded his alarm against Feminism in 1973, before I was born. Yet the warning and insight are ev

Islam & Slavery – My Research Paper

A discussion on slavery led to requests for my research paper which I wrote for my BA Honours in Religion Studies at the University of Johannesburg in 2018. I thought that I might

Misconceptions Regarding Hijrī Dating

In view of our practical circumstances, Muslims generally do not use the Hijrī dating system these days. Many are not aware of the year and month except during Ramaḍān. A simple ac

My Memories of my teacher, Shaykh Ṭāhā Karān

A colleague asked me to share my memories of my late teacher, ʾash-Shaykh Ṭāhā Karān. This is neither an obituary, nor any pretence at a biographical sketch. It is merely what I wa

Companions Naming Different Children with the same Name

Someone asked me about the sons of ʿUmar (Allāh be pleased with him). It did not seem to make sense that he had three sons called and two called Zayd. Was this even true? Yes, it i

Salutations upon the Prophet (ﷺ) to the Extent of his Worth

Question: Please assist with the vowels, translation and a comment on ʾAllāhumma ṣalli ʿalā Sayyidinā Muḥammadin kamā huwa ʾahluhu Reply: I have not found those exact words. This d

Bridging the “Gulf” with Israel: A Bedouin’s Tale of “Normalisation”

وَلَن تَرْضَى عَنكَ الْيَهُودُ وَلاَ النَّصَارَى حَتَّى تَتَّبِعَ مِلَّتَهُمْ قُلْ إِنَّ هُدَى اللّهِ هُوَ الْهُدَى وَلَئِنِ اتَّبَعْتَ أَهْوَاءهُم بَعْدَ الَّذِي جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِ

Ertuğrul : Gold, Morality & Delusional Muslims

Allāh’s Messenger ﷺ said, “The Anti-Christ will emerge with a water and fire. That which the people see as water, will in fact be a burning fire, whereas the fire will be a cool, s

The Spirit Behind Early Muslim Achievements: Part 1 – Art & Language

The great commentator on the Qurʾān, ʾIbn Kathīr, mentions in regards Lord of the ʿālamīn (worlds): والعالم مشتق من العلامة ( قلت ) : لأنه علم دال على وجود خالقه وصانعه ووحدانيته “

The Unhealthy Obsession with End Times (3/3): Armenia & Azerbaijān

The war between these two nations has, for reasons unfathomable to me, spiked the adrenaline of the end times obsessed quarters. Whatever their motivation, their lack of care with

The Unhealthy Obsession with End Times (2/3) : Imran Hosein

ʿImrān Naẓr Husayn Literally, ʿImrān who was dedicated in a vow to Ḥusayn, a product of the University of Karāchī, is the ultimate example in our time of the harms which end times

The Unhealthy Obsession with End Times (1/3)

عن أَنسٍ رضي الله عنه: أَنَّ أَعرابيًّا قَالَ لرسول اللَّه ﷺ: مَتَى السَّاعَةُ؟ قَالَ رسولُ اللَّه ﷺ: مَا أَعْدَدْتَ لَهَا؟ قَالَ: حُبُّ اللّهِ ورسولِهِ، قَالَ: أَنْتَ مَعَ مَنْ أَ

First Friday Sermon after Ṣalāḥuddīn Purified ʾAqṣā

[I have updated the title and introduction of this article, removing all references to "liberation". While the word in itself is neutral, I'm not aware of the first 12 centuries of

The Sunnah of Dubbāʾ – Which Plant is it?

Many people eat pumpkin out of love for Allah’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه وسلم). This is based on the Sunnah established from Ḥadīth, such as the following narrated by ʾal-ʾImāmʾal-

Quraan Etiquette

I love these gems I came across, because so many practices are culture specific. Which are good in themselves, unless imposed upon other cultures. These are however applicable to a

Erdogan’s Humanitarianism to Zionists Does Not Necessarily Contradict the Sunnah

حدثنا عبد الله بن يوسف حدثنا الليث قال حدثني سعيد بن أبي سعيد أنه سمع أبا هريرة رضي الله عنه قال بعث النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم خيلا قبل نجد فجاءت برجل من بني حنيفة يقال له ثمامة بن

Seeing the Prophet ﷺ in a Dream

Question posed to me: Is it true that there’s really nothing that one can do to see the Prophet ﷺ in a dream ? My Reply: Basic Beliefs of the Ahlus Sunnah The first point to clarif

Qabāth Teaches us Etiquette for the Prophet صلى الله عليه و سلم

Qabāth bin ʾAshyam ʾal-Kinānī (may Allāh be pleased with him) was a Companion of Allāh’s Messenger (صلى الله عليه و سلم). The Mustadrak of ʾal-Ḥākim records the following touching

Seeing the Good in Others – The Case of South African Taxi Drivers

Being without my own transport for the past two months I to resort to daily usage of the public taxi service in South Africa – generally a Toyota HiAce certified to carry 15 passen

Advice for the Cyber Muslim

Muslims are taking to the internet and various social media outlets in increasing numbers. Some burn with zeal to use these tools to elevate the Word of Allāh. May He reward them a

Dajjāl The Anti-Christ & Social Media

The purpose of this article is not to add to the treasure of knowledge people already possess on Dajjāl (the Anti-Christ), but to add some words of context to recent developments i

Israelite Narrations – Approach with Caution

ورواه البخاري من حديث عبد الله بن عمرو بلفظ: "بلغوا عني ولو آية، وحدثوا عن بني إسرائيل ولا حرج، ومن كذب علي متعمداً، فليتبوأ مقعده من النار". “Convey from me, even if it be a singl

Syria in Islam is not the Syrian Republic

Post my article Allāh’s Creation of ʾaṭ-Ṭāʾif Negates Satanic Saʿūdī Policy, I received the following correspondence: JazakAllahu khayr for writing about this! If you would, please

Allāh’s Creation of ʾaṭ-Ṭāʾif Negates Satanic Saʿūdī Policy

‏وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ اجْعَلْ هَذَا بَلَدًا آَمِنًا وَارْزُقْ أَهْلَهُ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ مَنْ آَمَنَ مِنْهُمْ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ قَالَ وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَأُمَت

Ulama finally awake to Durban Masonic Cult

Almost six years ago I had written two articles against the Satanism spreading in Durban which a supposedly Islamic publication had advertised for. /alert-zuhur-jewish-masonic-infi

Ramaḍān & Socialising

يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O you who believe! Fasting has been prescribed upon

Concerns on the Modern “Education” System – a Historical Perspective

There appears to have been an above average interest in a recent tweet I made (I do not know what is the correct verb here, tweet I tweeted? Tweet I posted? Issued?) In response to

Three Lessons of Wisdom from Catholic History

الكلمة الحكمة ضالة المؤمن فحيث وجدها فهو أحق بها Abū Hurayrah (may Allāh be pleased with him) narrates that Allāh’s Messenger (Allāh’s salutations and peace be upon him) said, “The

Is Islām Dead? A Question Posed To Me

عن عمر – رضي الله عنه – ذكر عنده أبو بكر فبكى وقال : وددت أن عملي كله مثل عمله يوما واحدا من أيامه ، وليلة واحدة من لياليه ، أما ليلته فليلة سار مع رسول الله – صل

Yasir Qadhi – some points on groups with incorrect belief

My first encounter with Dr Yasir Qadhi was when a scholar of good character (other than perpetual lack of punctuality) and sound knowledge, suggested that I draw from Dr Qadhi's Se

A Muslim’s Thoughts on his Diet

عَنْ عَوْنِ بْنِ أَبِي جُحَيْفَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ , قَالَ : " آخَى النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَيْنَ سَلْمَانَ وَأَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ ، فَزَارَ سَلْمَانُ أَبَا الدَّ

Biography of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ in 29 Nights with Podcasts (25-30)

25. Ḥunayn (10 Shawwāl 8 Hijrī) After the submission of the Quraysh the Hawāzin led the Polytheists against Islām and were joined in war by Thaqīf (Tāʾif), Saʾd bin Bakr (tribe amo

Biography of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ in 29 Nights with Podcasts (20-24)

20. Uḥud (3 Shawwāl 3 Hijrī) After Badr hypocrites arose under ʿAbdullāh bin Ubayy ibn Salūl. Kaʿb bin Ashraf the Jew incited the Quraysh to avenge Badr. The Quraysh army arrived 3

Biography of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ in 29 Nights with Podcasts (15-19)

Herewith my notes for the Sīrah discussion I intend giving this year after Tarāwīḥ, Allāh willing. If we had all the time in the world we could not do justice to the greatest perso

Biography of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ in 29 Nights with Podcasts (11-13)

Herewith my notes for the Sīrah discussion I intend giving this year after Tarāwīḥ, Allāh willing. If we had all the time in the world we could not do justice to the greatest perso

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Herewith my notes for the Sīrah discussion I intend giving this year after Tarāwīḥ, Allāh willing. If we had all the time in the world we could not do justice to the greatest perso

Biography of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى الله عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ in 29 Nights with Podcasts (1-10)

Herewith my notes for the Sīrah discussion I intend giving this year after Tarāwīḥ, Allāh willing. If we had all the time in the world we could not do justice to the greatest perso

Interview on Jewish Radio – Gharqad Hadith

عن أبى هريرة أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال « لا تقوم الساعة حتى يقاتل المسلمون اليهود فيقتلهم المسلمون ، حتى يختبئ اليهودى من وراء الحجر والشجر ، فيقول الحجر أو الشجر : يا

Proposal at the Kaʿbah, Are there Fiancés in Islām?

عمران بن حصين قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم الحياء لا يأتي إلا بخير "Modesty brings nothing but good" [al-Bukhari] Thanks to Allāh, my health has improved and basics like abluti

Crusader ʿAkkā vs Zionist Ghazzah

المؤمنون كرجل واحد إن اشتكى رأسه تداعى له سائر الجسد بالحمى والسهر ʾan-Nuʿmān bin Bashīr (may Allāh be pleased with him) narrates that Allāh’s Messenger صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَس

Junaid Jamshed & Muslim Social Media

حَدِيثٌ : " كَفَى بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ مَا سَمِعَ " ، مسلم في مقدمة صحيحه من حديث شعبة عن خُبيب بن عبد الرحمن عن حفص بن عاصم عن أبي هريرة به مرفوعا Abū Hurayr

Guarding the tongue in regards Allāh

عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه ، عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال : من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر ، فليقل خيرا أو ليصمت ، ومن كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر ، فليكرم جاره ، ومن كان يؤم

Slavery in Islām & Modernist Apologists

Q: One particular question I have right now is with regards to the claim made by people that Hadhrat `Umar ibn al-Khattaab رضي الله عنه had abolished slavery. People say that `Alla

Turkey – Murky History but Clear Future (2/2)

WWI & the Armenian Genocide Turkey may have become a Masonic state, but the last vestiges of Muslim unity had still to be removed and Palestine transferred from the Empire to the Z

Turkey – Murky History but Clear Future (1/2)

For those who have some kind of confidence in me, I fear that I shall disappoint you if you seek clear direction on recent events in Turkey, i.e. the “attempted coup” of Shawwāl 14

TV, Allāh’s House & the Mind’s of Allāh’s Slaves

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Jābir bin ʿAbdillāh ʾal-ʾAnṣārī

عن عبد الله بن مغفل المزني قال قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم الله الله في أصحابي لا تتخذوهم غرضا بعدي فمن أحبهم فبحبي أحبهم ومن أبغضهم فببغضي أبغضهم ومن آذاهم فقد آذاني ومن آذان

Arabic vs. English – A Spiritual Comparison

وَلَقَدْ نَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا يُعَلِّمُهُ بَشَرٌ لِّسَانُ الَّذِي يُلْحِدُونَ إِلَيْهِ أَعْجَمِيٌّ وَهَـذَا لِسَانٌ عَرَبِيٌّ مُّبِينٌ Indeed We know that they sa

The Jewish Commemoration of the Temple – Our Heritage, Our Distinction

قالوا يا موسى إنا لن ندخلها أبدا ما داموا فيها فاذهب أنت وربك فقاتلا إنا هاهنا قاعدون [The children of Israel] said, “O Moses! We shall most certainly not enter [the city] for as l

My first foray into Kindle Direct Publishing

Islām teaches us the concept of Ḥusnuzh Zhann, having a good opinion of others. Is this why Muslims have this opinion that their scholars are of such lofty spiritual status, that t

How many white hairs did Muḥammad صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ have?

Question: During the Ramaḍān Tafsīr you mentioned that the Companions of Muḥammad صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ counted how many white hairs he had, but you left it for us as “

Topics in my daily commentary before Tarāwīḥ – Complete

I have been invited by the Northcliff Masjid to give a brief explanation every night of what will be recited in the Tarāwīḥ Ṣalāh. Since I am making points of what I am speaking, I

Interview on Jewish Radio – Ramadaan & Fasting

Will be interviewed on Jewish Radio http://chaifm.com (101.9 FM) Wednesday 10 June 7am (GMT+2) – Ramadaan and fasting سليمان الكندي Twitter: @sulayman_Kindi

Anachronism & Fiction in the ISIS Letter

I have to be blunt – I could not force myself to read beyond page 2 of the ISIS letter sent to South African scholars. It pains me to read something written by an adult in the styl

Podcast: Common Heritage of Islam & Judaism

Click for Interview on Jewish community radio station, Chai FM, 20 May 2015. سليمان الكندي Twitter: @sulayman_Kindi

interview on Jewish Radio – commonalities between Islam and Judaism

Will be interviewed on Jewish Radio http://chaifm.com (101.9 FM) Wednesday 20 May 7am (GMT+2) – commonalities between Islam and Judaism Pray that I can maintain balance betwe

The Craving to “Spice-Up” Our Religion

عن أبي ذر رضي الله عنه قال : « قال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قل الحق ولو كان مرا ʾAbū Ẓarr, may Allāh be pleased with him narrated, “Allāh’s Messenger صلى الله عليه و سلم sai

Podcast: Arabic Origin of Place Names

Podcast of Mufti Musajee of Radio Islam interviewing me on my article on Arabic origins of place names et al Thursday, 25 March 2015, 19:00-20:00 GMT+2 Click here سليمان الكندي Twi

Radio Interview : Arabic Origin of Place Names

as salaamu alaykum Mufti Musajee of Radio Islam will be interviewing me tomorrow on my article on Arabic origins of place names et al Thursday, 25 March 2015, 19:00-20:00 GMT+2 Req

The Persian who recognised his Lord in Arabic Grammar

إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِ Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternat

Arabic Origins of Place names – Real & Alleged

I had previously written about a tendency of some Muslims to reproduce history and geography in their own cultural baggage. One manifestation of this is the reconstructed etymology

Mocking the Sacred – Time for Muslim Introspection

وَلَئِن سَأَلْتَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ إِنَّمَا كُنَّا نَخُوضُ وَنَلْعَبُ ۚ قُلْ أَبالله وَآيَاتِهِ وَرَسُولِهِ كُنتُمْ تَسْتَهْزِئُونَ And if you ask them, they will surely say, "We we

Conspiracy Theory & the Qurʾān

عَنْ جَابِر بْن عَبْدِ اللَّهِ – رضى الله عنهما – قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ – صلى الله عليه وسلم -: الْحَرْبُ خُدْعَةٌ Jābir رضي الله عنه narrated that the Prophet صلَّى

Translation of Ḥawqalah

from: ahmed date: 13 December 2014 at 02:19 subject: Kontactr: Translation please Brother in islam-there is no power to avoid evil and no ability to do good except through allah mo

Who is the Bravest of People?

عن علي أنه قال: أخبروني من أشجع الناس؟ فقالوا أنت قال: أما إني ما بارزت أحدا إلا انتصفت منه ولكن أخبروني بأشجع الناس قالوا لا نعلم فمن قال أبو بكر إنه لما كان يوم بدر فجعلتم لرسول

Why I Boycott without believing in BDS

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement in South Africa is currently engaged in a very energetic boycott campaign against Woolworths. I am not a supporter of the econo

Open “Mosque” – why can’t Muslims see wood for the trees?

Recently a man of questionable beliefs and even more questionable motives began an institute in Cape Town, South Africa, which he called the “Open Mosque,” meaning that it is open

Scotland Referendum – Reflections for Muslims

Having no blood affiliation with the Scots whatsoever, and having never set foot in Scotland, I’m not exactly sure why I was so intensely fascinated with the Scottish referendum an

Misconceptions regarding Islāmic Penal Code & distancing myself from ISIS

Having taken a neutral stance pending further information on ISIS, I would like to place on record that I now do not regard this group as worthy of the Muslims’ allegiance, especia

Podcast: CII Interview – Lessons from Salaahudien & Saudi betrayal of Ghazzah

Herewith Podcast of CII Interview which Br Ebrahim Moosa conducted with me on 26 Aug 2014. He had also provided a transcript of the end part of the interview focussing on the treas

Time to speak up against the Muslim betrayers of Gaza

Below is transcript by Br Ebrahim Moosa of the end part of the interview he conducted with me on 26 Aug 2014. It has also been reproduced by Jamiatul Ulama KZN At the time of this

CII Interview: Crusades and current situation

Br @ebrahim_moosa of Channel Islam International will interview me on Tuesday night, 26 August 2014. Topic: Crusades and current situation. Time: 20:30-21:30 GMT+2 سليمان الكندي Tw

Radio Islam Podcast: Muslim in Crisis

Podcast of Panel discussion on Radio Islam held on 15 August 2014. Mawlana Muhammad Kara hosted Mawlana Yusuf Abed and myself. Questions which were posed to me: What are your refle

Ataturk, Snowden & Dajjal – Age of Deception

QUESTION: requesting you to write something about #snowden , would like to hear your #perspective on the #issue, Insha'Allah REPLY: Your questions serve to reveal my ignorance. My

Islamic State & Khilafah – Allah does not need pious instruments

Q: would it be too much for me to ask you for a blog post on the Islamic State and this establishment of the caliphate? My reply: Khilāfah [Caliphate] was established from the begi

Slander Against Abu Sufyaan

Mail sent to me: Here is a post of a XXXXX scholar – XXXXXX- who is both provocative and controversial. He denies being Shi'i or Zaydi: "KNOW YOUR HISTORY: The night before t

Requesting your advice in regards my IT platforms

The history of this blog goes back to a period when I was translating books and some of my mails sent to a few correspondents went viral. In regards translations, I just couldn’t f

Language – a sign of Allah, but no Muslim linguists

الرحمن علم القرآن خلق الإنسان علمه البيان الشمس والقمر بحسبان The Most Merciful! He taught the Qurān. He created man. He taught him speech. The sun and moon follow fixed courses….

Podcast: Radio Interview – Islam & Elections

Click for Podcast of interview conducted by Mufti Musajee who interviewed myself & Ml Ashraf Docrat on Radio Islam in Regards Democracy/ Elections. Thursday 1 May 2014 9am (GMT +2)

Whither scholars like Imam Malik who would not impose his Fatwa on unknown lands?

وكان عبد الرحمن بن مهدي يقول: [كنا عند مالك بن أنس فجاءه رجل فقال: يا أبا عبد الله جئتك من مسيرة ستة أشهر حملني أهل بلدي مسألة أسألك عنها قال: فسل فسأله الرجل عن مسألة قال: لا أحسن

Infinite Parallel Universes – Dilemma of a Muslim Intellectual

ويتعلمون ما يضرهم ولا ينفعهم They learn what harms them and does not benefit them. [al-Baqarah: 102] A colleague mentioned to me today that one of his students attending his Arabic

Radio Interview – Islam & Elections

Mufti Musajee will be interviewing myself & Ml Ashraf Docrat on Radio Islam in Regards Democracy/ Elections, if Allah wills Thursday 1 May 2014 9am (GMT +2). I hope to focus on spi

Podcast: Crimes of the Saudi Regime Against Islam – CII

Herewith podcast of my interview conducted by Brother Inayet Wadi in regards the Saudi regime on Channel Islam. The programme was on Wednesday 26 March 2014 at 8:30 pm (GMT +2). سل

Radio Programme on the Saudi Regime

Brother Inayet Wadi will be interviewing me inshallah in regards the Saudi regime on Channel Islam. The programme will on Wednesday 26 March 2014 at 8:30 pm (GMT +2). Hopefully the

Ever heard of Muslim Crimea?

وَإِذَا جَاءهُمْ أَمْرٌ مِّنَ الأَمْنِ أَوِ الْخَوْفِ أَذَاعُواْ بِهِ وَلَوْ رَدُّوهُ إِلَى الرَّسُولِ وَإِلَى أُوْلِي الأَمْرِ مِنْهُمْ لَعَلِمَهُ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَنبِطُونَهُ مِنْه

Companions of the Cave – language, chauvinism & Quraan commentary

سَيَقُولُونَ ثَلَاثَةٌ رَابِعُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ وَيَقُولُونَ خَمْسَةٌ سَادِسُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ رَجْمًا بِالْغَيْبِ وَيَقُولُونَ سَبْعَةٌ وَثَامِنُهُمْ كَلْبُهُمْ قُلْ رَبِّي أَعْلَمُ ب

TV in the life of a Muslim

Brother Ibrahim Musa interviewed me on 18 Rabiuth Thani (18 Feb 2014) in regards television. I tried to break out of the mould of restricitng the discussion to legalistic issues an

What will survive when the Trumpet is blown?

Comment: Anonymous21 January 2014 10:39 As Salaam Respected Sheikh. I have a question which I was hoping the honorable Sheikh could assist with. "I have heard that there are 7 or 8

To name the Haramayn like a family business

(Before commencing with this article I wish to point out a slight change in my writing style, beginning with this article. Given that the majority of Muslims are not conversant wit

Daughter, Sister, Wife & Mother of Prophets?

Message sent to me: Question: Who is the only woman whose father, husband, brother and son were Nabīs? Answer: Layyā bint Ya‘qūb – her father was Ya‘qūb عليه السلام ; her husband w

Death of Mandela or death of Imaan?

It is perhaps more a statement of my own arrogance and weak spiritual condition, instead of that of others, that I often react with incredulity to some people’s views. Is that not

Presenting the Quran & rational thought to Saudi apologists

Merriam-Webster defines Apologetics as: 1 : systematic argumentative discourse in defense (as of a doctrine) 2 : a branch of theology devoted to the defense of the divine origin an

Expel not just the Jews but the Saudis from Arabia

عن عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه قال : قال رسول الله صلَّى الله عليه وسلَّم : لأخرجنَّ اليهود والنصارى من جزيرة العرب حتى لا أدع إلا مسلماً أخرجه مسلم ‘Umar bin al-Khaṭṭāb رضي الله عن

ALERT! Zuhur: Jewish-Masonic infiltration of Islām (2/2)

“Introducing the Book the ‘Zuhur’ into the Ummah is not by choice or chance but by the decree of Allah, Rabb of the Arshal Azeem.” Just as Rabbi Rashbi claimed to receive revelatio

Weeping over the Syrian Limb when the Arabian Head has been chopped

عن النعمان بن بشير رضي الله عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: « مثل المؤمنين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم مثل الجسد إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى » .

Crusades & Salahudien al-Ayubi

Crusades & Salahudien al-Ayubi Click for podcast of my interview on Radio Islam, 25 Sep 2013, 9pm

Early History of Syria

Click for Podcast of interview on Radio Islam, 25 September 2013, 8pm

Back soon inshaallah

as salaamu alaykum For whatever reason, I get more responses when I do not write ("why are you not writing?") than contructive comments when I do actually write. I had an operation

Status of Maẓāhib

Question sent via text message: Salaam, what is the hadeeth regarding the different imams. I got 1 cake idiot arguing that theys [sic] no sects like hanafi shafi… n nabi saw neva [

Tamarrud – Satanic Rebellion

English speakers understand, “fury,” and “rage,” to be synonyms – the same general meaning. Similar are “Nā rāz,” and “Ghuṣṣah,” in the subcontinent. Not so Arabic. Each Arabic wor

Is the world stage set for the coming of al-Mahdi?

Comment: Umaru26 June 2013 09:17 Interesting perspective. On the topic of the events that will take place before Qiyamah, are you able to provide us with the Hadith in Muslims pert

Did Hadith inspire Benjamin Franklin?

I once send an American correspondent a Ḥadīth (sayings of Muḥammad Rasūlullāh صلى الله عليه و سلم – 570-632). He countered with a quote from the American statesman, Benjamin Frank

Spelling Inshāallāh – another “MAJOR” concern of the Ummah

I have been asked, both in cyber space and real life, why I’m not writing articles. Until such time as Allāh wills me to be up to speed, I thought I might as well reply to text and

Jumu’ah – just another entertainment channel?

Brother Ibrahim Musa had interviewed me on Channel Islam International concerning the above subject. To listen to the interview, click here Brother Ibrahim has also transcribed the

Khilafah vs Papacy

Al-Imām at-Tirmiẓī narrates in his Kitāb Tafsiril Qurān in Sunan at-Tirmiẓī that ‘Adī bin Ḥātimرضى الله عنه narrates: I came to the Nabī صلى الله عليه و سلم wearing a golden cross

Muslims who demolish the Masjid and preserve idols

Since a picture paints a thousand I present you with two pictures, both have something in common. Look at them carefully and decide what they have in common before reading further.

Idols are heritage, Masjid is Shirk!

This really takes the cake! Jaahiliyah idols are heritage but Masaajid are Shirk? In the light on our discussion on the endangered Haramayn Heritage this is really nauseating. Plea

My Muslim name – my identity

By definition, a name declares an identity – be it of a country, an organisation or an individual. The Qurān and Hadīth also emphasise this point. Consider that Allāh has al-

Petition Closed

Veterans of the heritage presevation struggle have informed me that although our petition is well intentioned, petitions only serve to provoke the authorites to further eradication

Save the endangered Haramayn Heritage!

Update 2: Veterans of the heritage presevation struggle have informed me that although our petition is well intentioned, petitions only serve to provoke the authorites to further e

Abusing Jesus – NO Innocence of Muslim leaders

Say: We believe in Allah and what has been revealed to Abraham, Ismail, Isaac, Jacob and the tribes; as well as what has been given to Moses and Jesus and what the Prophets receive

Innocence of Muslims – how would Rasūlullāh react?

That any true Muslim feels hurt at this latest assault on the honour of the Beloved Nabī صلى الله عليه و سلم needs no elucidation. The same would hold true for any honest person th

Surah Saad – Sad state of the separated Ummah

عن أبي سعيد الخدري رضي الله عنه قال : غزونا مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لست عشرة مضت من رمضان ، فمنا من صام ومنا من أفطر ،فلم يعب الصائم على المفطر ، ولا المفطر على الصائم Abu

Do you use Tech, or does it use you?

And if you do not find anyone in [their homes] do not enter until permission has been granted unto you. If you are told to go away, then go away. That is more pure for you and Alla

What images do you see in your Masjid carpet?

عن النعمان بن بشير رضى الله عنه أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه و سلم قال : " عباد الله لتسون صفوفكم أو ليخالفن الله بين وجوهكم" أخرجه البخارى. An-Nu‘mān bin Bashīr رضى الله عنهnarrated

Palestine by another name will not smell the same

روى أحمد وأبو ليلى حديثا من سمى المدينة يثرب فليستغفر الله، وهي طابة وفي رواية فليستغفر الله ثلاثا . Rasūlullāh صلى الله عليه وسلم said, “He who calls al-Madīnah Yathrib should see

“We found our forefathers doing so” – errors in Dua

When Ibrahim alayhis salaam confronted his people about their idolatry, their response was, “We found our forefathers doing so.” [ash-Shu‘araa: 74] In other words, custom and tradi

The Perennial Ahmed Chain Letter

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم A downside to Muslims going cyber, is the ease with which they click the forward button to send on utter falsehood. One understands that those who forward th

Soccer Crosses vs Nabawi Banner

(Although written in the context of Muslims flying flags with crosses during the 2010 soccer World Cup, the unneeded display of crosses in a Muslim country in 2022 is even sadder)

Hadīth Translation Errors (2/2)

Ḥadīth 3 عن أبى سعید الخدري رضى الله عنه قال سمعت رسول الله صلى الله علیه و سلم یقول: من رأى منكم منكرا فلیغیره بیده فإن لم یستطع فبلسانه فإن لم یستطع فبقلبه و ذلك أضعف الإیمان-روا

Hadīth Translation Errors (1/2)

Alhamdulillah, the effects of the work revived by Mawlānā Ilyās, throughout the world is well-known to all and needs no elucidation. However, weaker ones like us often commit error