In Syria, in one week 40 000 people were killed in Hama, that was in 1982, or the early ’80’s. Alot of people were arrested. Amongst them was a family by the name Az -Za`tar, who were from a village close to Damascus.
Now that son, he was a very righteous Muslim alhamdulillah. He was one [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 11, 2008
Such is the Bounty of your Lord, Most High
April 11, 2008
O Evil Shaykh!
Abu Bakr as-Saidalaani reported that he heard Salim bin Mansur bin ‘Ammar say,
“Upon seeing my father in a dream, I asked him, ‘What did your lord do with you?’
He answered : ‘Indeed, my lord drew me near and close and he said to me: ‘O evil shaykh (old man), do you know why I forgave [...]
April 10, 2008
Adorn Yourselves for the Greater Display
`Umar bin al-Khattab (radiAllahu `anhu) said,
“Take account of your own selves (i.e., of your deeds), before you will be taken to account (on the Day of Resurrection).
Weigh yourselves (i.e., your deeds) before you will be weighed (i.e., before your deeds will be put on the balances on the Day of Resurrection).
Verily, if [...]
April 7, 2008
“By Allah, I then fell down unconscious.”
Saleh al-Mizee said:
“In the middle of the day, I entered the graveyard. I looked at the graves and they were like a group of silent people.
I said,
‘How perfect Allah is! Who will bring you back to life and resurrect you after a long period of decomposition?’
A caller called out to me from behind those holes [...]
April 1, 2008
“Allah Knows I Killed Him.”
The following was taken from a Jumu`ah Khutbah delivered by Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim al-Madhi in the Shaykh ‘Ijlin Mosque in Gaza on June 6th, 2001:
“…O, you who love Allah, it is our duty to strive so that all our deeds will be [only] for the sake of Allah. Listen to the following precious story:
‘In one [...]
