…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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…another piece of our history reduced to rubble…the past few days has seen mechanical monsters devouring Masjid Katibiyah…the above delicate jade green tile piece seems to hold so many tales…but not as many as the earth below this site of destruction must be a repository to…
Sayyiduna Ra’fi bin Malik Al-Ansari Al-Khazraji Al-Zurqi fought alongside [...]
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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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Weather conditions blessing our City of Radiance is expected to bring rain once again over the next few days. Spectacular cloud formations have recently filled the skies while the welcomed addition of waterfalls and fountains enhance many sites, offering respite from the rapidly rising temperatures.
Above, the man made waterfall marks the place where Ka’b ibn [...]
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The ‘island’ of Masjid ‘Umar!
Thousands of Sahabah RadhiAllahu anhum gathered here to pray behind Ameer al-Mu’mineen Sayyiduna ‘Umar al-Farooq RadhiAllahu anhu for Eid Salat.
And soon thousands of pilgrims will be accommodated in the lofty buildings that will hover over this site, dwarfing the humble monument to monumental moments from our history.
Alhumdulillah [...]
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“We have never known a man to have given a more virtuous dowry than the one given by Abu Talha to Umm Sulaym RadhiAllahu anhumaa, for the dowry which she required was that he accepts Islam!” Said by the people of Madinah about Abu Talha RadhiAllahu anhu.
By no means shall you attain to righteousness until [...]
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The summit of Jabal Thawr, unlike the landscape of the ascent, is lunar in its formations. Weathered craters and crevices embellish the curvilinear surfaces. Sculptured boulders decorate the peak, with the most impressive one being the huge boulder Allah Ta’ala has designed and precariously placed, resting on a few pivotal points, over a series of [...]
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