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
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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
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Four Sīrah Based Anāshīd
Herewith four Anāshīd drawn from Sīrah. Although there are many Anāshīd with good religious meanings, free of music, nashīd artists do not seem very inclined to describe sīrah even
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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 “
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