…thus said the Angels to our Beloved Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam as he journeyed to his Rabb, reported by Ibn Majar…SubhanAllah! What more evidence do we need to avail ourselves this Sunnah? While Tirmidhi narrates that Abdullah ibn Mas’ud RadhiAllahu anhu said the Angels said: O Muhammad, order your Ummah with cupping.
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…a gentle but searing breeze rustles palm fronds that seem to whisper stories from the golden era of our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam and his noble and honoured Sahabah RadhiAllahu anhum…
…this very patch of earth witnessed Salman Farisi RadhiAllahu anhu toil for more than four years along with his early times of becoming a [...]
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“Musa was desirous to see Allah,
But Allah was desirous to see you.
How can Tur Sinai compare to Miraj?
How can earth compare to the heavens?
How can Yusuf’s beauty compare to yours?
He was the beloved of Zulaikha, you are the beloved of Allah.
Veiled in the secret of humanity is your flawless beauty”
Maulana Muhammad Qasim Nanotwi
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… a walking tree conveys Salam to our Beloved Rasul SallAllahu alaihi wasallam, Jinn in large numbers accept Islam and the flag of victory after the conquest of Makkah is raised here…three amazing incidents from our glorious history occurred within a few metres of each other.
The above and following photos are of Masjid Shajarah, the [...]
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…have you ever been so entranced that a silken cloak of fallen sky bursting with stars gently embraced your soul..
…have you ever spun and danced until you dissolved into a flowery meadow as buttercup yellow tinted the world…
…have you ever seen the sunrise over snow capped mountains as eagles effortlessly soared in rainbow hues and [...]
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…weeping for a lost loved one, for a never found one to love, for love missing in relationships, for unfulfilled expectations that are the opposite to what Allah Ta’ala has planned, for material loss, for material desires, for suffering, oppression, injustice, disasters, hurt, pain, anguish, time wasted, a wagging tongue, evil thoughts…and the thousands of [...]
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SubhanAllah! it is one thing to be moved to tears reading details of the Seerah, while it is another to be standing in awe at places where our Blessed Prophet SallAllahu alaihi wasallam and his Sahabah RadhiAllahu anhum valiantly fought for the Deen. The Khaybar battle becomes a vivid reality as one is dwarfed in [...]
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