Once Sayyiduna Musa علیه السلام asked Allah عز وجل, ‘O the Most Forgiving One! Show me my companion in Paradise.’ Allah عز وجل said, ‘Go to so-and-so town. Over there, you will find so-and-so butcher; he will be your companion in Paradise.’ … Read More
Sayyiduna Bayazid Bistami رحمتہ اللہ علیہ has narrated: My mother asked me for water in a freezing winter night. I brought the glass of water but she had fallen asleep. I did not feel it appropriate to wake her up; therefore, … Read More
Allah عز وجل sent a revelation upon Sayyiduna Sulayman علیه السلام ordering him to visit the bank of the ocean in order to witness the manifestation of His power. Sayyiduna Sulayman علیه السلام went there with his companions but did not see anything … Read More
While Islam is generally misunderstood in the west, perhaps no other Islamic term suggests such strong reaction as ‘Jihad’. The Arabic word ‘Jihad’ which is mostly always mistranslated as ‘holy war,’ simply means ‘to struggle’ or ‘to exert one’s utmost … Read More