Monday 14/09/2015 7:00 PM: The hilal for the month of Dhul Hijjah 1436 has been sighted in Brisbane, therefore the 1st day of Dhul Hijja will be tomorrow (Tuesday) i.e. 15th of September and Eidul Adha 1436 will be the Thursday, 24th of September Insha’Allah. (Courtesy of Moonsighting.info)
Muharram & Aashura
October 27, 2014 By
The Sacred Months From among the months of the Islaamic year, the “Ashurul Hurum” (Sacred Months) enjoy a greater significance. Hafiz Ibn Katheer (Radhiallahu-anhu) has quoted the saying of Hadhrat Qatadah (Radhiallahu-anhu) in his famous tafseer. He writes: Allah Ta’ala has indeed distinguished some of His Creation from among man and Jinn, He has chosen […]
The Blessed Days of Dhu ‘l-Hijjah: Its Virtues and Various Acts to Perform
September 26, 2014 By
By Ustadha Bint Ahmad Adapted from Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali’s Lata’if al-Ma‘arif With the name of Allah, the All-Merciful, the Very-Merciful. All praise belongs to Allah alone and blessings and peace be upon his beloved, Muhammad, his family, his companions, all of them. In the Qur’an, Allah takes oaths by various entities to highlight their […]
Eid Salaat location for Tuesday in Melbourne
July 28, 2014 By
For places where Eid Salaat will be on Tuesday based on Australia-wide sighting. Please download following pdf. EidulFitrannouncement
The Beginnings of Arabic Grammar
June 1, 2014 By
Photo Mohammad Ehsai, “Mohabbat (Compassion)” – 2011 By Masood Ranginwala إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ “Indeed, We have sent it, an Arabic Qur’an so that you all may understand.” (12:2) قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيْرَ ذِي عِوَجٍ لَّعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ “It is a Qur’an in Arabic, without any crookedness, in order that they may have Taqwa.” (39:28) […]
Some Protocols of Fatwa in Light of Classical Scholarship
June 1, 2014 By
By Ustadh Abdus Shakur Brooks Ibn Ābidīn (1252 AH), a high standing Hanafi faqīh famously known for his marginal commentary on Radd Al-Mukhtār, wrote a versification know asRasm Al-Mufti (Protocols of Giving Fatwa) which outlines the details of exactly how, and what is obligatory on those who issue fatwa. He declared at the outset of that poem: […]
Qadianism: A Critical Study (Part I)
June 1, 2014 By
By Shaykh Abu ‘l-Hasan ‘Ali al-Nadwi 11th Rabi al-Awwal, 1378 AH Preface Towards the end of December 1957, and in the beginning of January 1958, an International Islamic Colloquium was held in Lahore under the auspices of the Punjab University in which a large- number of distinguished and noted scholars of the Muslim world […]
The Cave of Ashab al-Kahf: Where and When?
June 1, 2014 By
Photo DrHalina By Mufti Muhammad Taqi Usmani The location of the cave of the Ashab al-Kahf has been an issue of much conflict amongst the Ulama and researchers. Where is the cave situated in which Ashab al-Kahf slept for over 300 years? Some researchers have reported it to be in the city Ephesus, Turkey. […]
Sha’baan and the coming of Ramadaan
June 1, 2014 By
by Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh) The phrase, ‘It’s in the air’ alludes to the general feeling or expectation of something to happen in the near future or something which is already present or prevailing. For the Muslim who reaches the months of Rajab and Sha`baan, the presence of Ramadaan is keenly sensed and […]
