Hadith

Forgiveness and Justice: Meditations on Some Hadiths by Abdal Hakim Murad (1) The Prophet prayed for pardon for his people, and received the reply: ‘I have forgiven them all but acts of oppression, for I shall exact recompense for the one who is wronged, from his oppressor.’ In the Quran, God is just, and requires justice; but he is also …

Hadith, or traditions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), is the second fundamental source of Islam, a fountain of guidance that brings the Qur'anic guidelines into real life practice and shows how the instructions of the Qur'an can be applied and rendered into actual deeds. Generation after generation, this record of the Prophet's sayings and actions, has …

The month of Ramadan was a chance to taste the sweetness of worship and drawing nearer to Allah. It also broke the psychological barrier between us and many acts of worship that seem difficult in regular days. Ramadan proved that fasting is not that difficult thing even in the scorching heat of the summer. Standing in prayers for long periods …

As the days and nights of Ramadan are running quickly, we are now approaching the last third of Ramadan, the ten blessed nights that include the special Night of Decree, Laylat Al-Qadr. The greatness of this night is incomparable: worship in it outweighs worship in 1000 months as indicated in the Qur'an (Al-Qadr 97: 3). Qiyam-ul-Layl or optional night prayer …

Amidst our fast-paced life we tend to forget a very important question: How well is our relationship with the Qur'an? How much time and effort do we spend in reciting, studying and understanding this Guide, granted to us by Allah to lead a successful and happy life? I think it will be embarrassing for many of us to try to …