The reader of the Qur'an must have been wondering why Surah 16, An-Nahl or the Bee is named after a lowly creature.In the scientific language all the honeybees belong to the genus Apis. The honeybee communicates with other honeybee using a dance la...

Some Prophetic Teaching Methods We have in the Sunnah of our Messenger, sallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, a good example to follow. He, sallahu 'alayhi wa sallam, taught his companions the deen of Allah in the best of ways. We can gain insights into the bes...

Fruits are given to the youngest of children Abu Hurayra said, "When the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was brought new dates, he said, 'O Allah! Bless us in our city and in our mudd and sa', blessing upon blessing.' The...

Wuquf (Stay) at Mina’, ‘Arafat and Muzadalifah On completion of the Sa’i, the pilgrims become like soldiers in the cause of Allah. Now they have to live a camp like life for five or six days.  For one day they will camp at Mina’, and the next d...

Prophet Muhammad  (saw) was born to the tribe of Quraysh in the Arabian city of Makkah. This city had been built up around the Ka’bah, the structure built by Prophets Abraham (as) and Ishmael (as) in response to a divine comm...

1. Appointing a leader when travelling: It is narrated on the authority of Abu Saeed and Abu Hurayra (may Allah be pleased with then) who said that the Messenger of Allah sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam said: "When three men travel together, they should ...

ABU ABDULLAH AL-BATTANI (ALBATEGNIUS) (858 - 929 C.E.)Al-Battani, known in the West as Albategnius, was a famous astronomer and mathematician. He has been recognized as the greatest astronomer of his time and one of the greatest of the Middle Age...

Of the errors which we commit with our children:To send the child to a place to fetch something and when he returns after buying something you do not want, it will be like doomsday to you and the world becomes gloomy in you face then you yell, ins...

Some aspects of fasting are obligatory (fard) and others are recommended (mustahab). We should make sure that we eat and drink something at suhoor (the time before dawn), and that we delay it until just before the adhaan of Fajr. The Prophet (Peace b...

Question Peace be upon you! I am a female university student and I am doing business, but I'm not sure whether to major in business administration or economics. Which is better? I hope that you answer me soon so as to make the right choice. May Allah...

Question As-salamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!). One of the weirdest stories I've ever heard is about a man whom was guarded by a Jinn that admired him. It caused him trouble whenever he we...

Question Peace be upon you! My problem is I've been married for five years and I haven't had any children yet. I always think to myself: Allah did not ordain this for me, so how can I receive  what has not been written for me?! However, I feel great ...

Question As-salamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)I have made up my mind after graduation to memorize the Qur'an and Hadiths and to read useful books in order to be a caller to Allah and ben...

Question What is the ruling on taking a compass on journeys in order to determine the qiblah for one who doesn’t know the directions? Answer Shaikh al-Albaani: “It is obligatory.”

Question As-Salamu `Alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!) I am a twenty-two year old girl. Alhamdulillah, I am well-mannered, but I have been through a stage which I cannot describe. The problem is ...

Question As-salamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)My problem is: When I lead the people in Salah, I feel terrible fear and confusion to the extent that I almost lose sense, my body gets swea...

Question I am forty years old and I have quite a successful career, however I suffer difficulty in pronunciation particularly when I am tired or when I do not have enough sleep, therefore I hope you could help.May Allah grant you success! Answer As...

Question As-salamu `Alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!). I suffer from deep sleep to the extent that I do not hear the Adhan of the masjid which is few meters away, could you kindly guide me? Jazak...

This 13 page booklet forms part 2 of 2 books. Showing how patience as displayed by Prophet Yusuf (as) is an important virtue of Muslims.

Shamaa il-Tirmidhi, is a collection of 397 hadith describing the physical description and character of Prophet Muhammad (saw). These hadith were originally compiled by at-Tirmidhī. Contains 237 pages.

Fiqh az zakat - volume 1 by Dr. Yusuf al-Qardawi is a 310 page book discussing the fiqh (Understanding of Shari'ah) of Zakat. Zakat is the compulsory 2.5% poor tax Muslims must pay during Ramadan.

Hadith, Jami at-Tirmidhi - volume 6 is part of a 6 volume series. He began compiling it after the year 250 A.H. 651 pages.

Hajj and Umrah guide is an awesome 80 page resource for one who is planning on performing Hajj. Written and compiled by Talal bin Ahmad al-Aqeel. This book comes with many colour diagrams and images, and is well written. A must have read!

A 504 page turner! Outlining the Seerah (history) of the Prophet (saw)

An easy to read 13 page guide details how tawheed is implemented through action, and not by merely studying it.

A 134 page book by Muhammad ibn Saalih al-Uthaymeen explains the 3 fundamental principles of monotheism, and how to apply them in one's faith, to avoid shirk. Simply a book every Muslim must read!

Sunan Abu Dawud, volume 5. This series of English translated books of hadith compiled by Ahmad Imam Hafiz Abu Dawud. 599 pages.

Summary of JUZ - 1Covers the first Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Fatihah and concluding with verse 141 of Surah Baqarah

Summary of JUZ - 2Covers the second Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Baqarah verse 142 and concluding with verse 252 of Surah Baqarah

Summary of JUZ - 3Covers the third Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Baqarah verse 253 and concluding with verse 92 of Surah Ali Imran

Summary of JUZ - 4Covers the fourth Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Ali Imran verse 93 and concluding with verse 23 of Surah An Nisa

Summary of JUZ - 5Covers the fifth Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah An Nisa verse 24 and concluding with verse 147 of Surah An Nisa

Summary of JUZ - 6Covers the sixth Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah An Nisa verse 148 and concluding with verse 82 of Surah Al Maidah

Summary of JUZ - 7Covers the seventh Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Al Maidah verse 83 and concluding with verse 110 of Surah Al Anam

Summary of JUZ - 8Covers the eight Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Al Anam verse 111 and concluding with verse 87 of Surah Al Araf

Summary of JUZ - 9Covers the ninth Juz of the Qur’an, beginning with Surah Al Araf verse 88 and concluding with verse 40 of Surah Al Anfal