Muhabbat! Love and affection! Rasulullah (sallallahu alaihi wasallam) has said that he desires no service for his progeny. His only desire is that we love them. "Say thou: No reward do I ask of you for this save affection in respect of kinship." S.42 A.23 Love (muhabbat) is an elevated and noble quality. It springs from the heart. True muhabbat has its source in the central depths of the heart, in the very core of the heart. True muhabbat … [Read more...]
Third Pillar of Islam – by Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi [ra]
This post has 1,212 views.
November 6, 2009 by
By Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi [ra] 'But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then they are your brethren in religion.' (-ix:11) … [Read more...]
Wealth and Society – Shaykh Abul-Hasan [ra]
This post has 1,556 views.
November 6, 2009 by
Shaykh Abul-Hasan Ali Nadwi [ra] Zakat, which Islam has enjoined upon Muslims, marks the lowest limit of the expression of human sympathy, kindness and compassion. It is a duty, the disregard or violation of which is not in any circumstances tolerable to God. The Shariah is emphatic in its insistence upon its observance. It has prescribed it as an essential requirement of Faith for Muslims. But it they repent and establish worship and pay … [Read more...]
