Allah Almighty has made the way of the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) a model for all mankind until the Day of Judgment, as He says in the Holy Quran: ’’ لَقَدْ کَانَ لَکُمْ فِیْ رَسُوْلِ اللہِ أُسْوَۃٌ حَسَنَۃٌ لِّمَنْ کَانَ یَرْجُوْا اللہَ وَالْیَوْمَ الْآخِرَ‘‘(الاحزاب: ۲۱). “The Messenger of Allah…
The Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) The Holy Shrine of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) is buried in the chamber of the Mother of the Believers, Hazrat Aisha Siddiqa (may Allah be pleased with her), in which the Messenger of…
In the Arabic dictionary politics is called the art of government and planning and administration. In the terminology of Westerners politics is the name of the art of government. No matter what the method is while in the eyes of Islam politics is a constitutional, legal and comprehensive word, which has several elements. When all…
Mandated by the Holy Law The real beauty and virtue of any command lies in its being mandated by the Holy Law, because Allah, the Most High, is the Wise and the Wise never commands an act that contains even the slightest bit of ugliness and evil. In every command of the Law, there is…
Islam and Social work Islam is not one of those artificial religions or imaginary philosophies of life that consider social work, social services and cooperation with others as merely praiseworthy and commendable; rather, Islam is a welfare religion by its very nature, its very essence is the service of God’s creation and its welfare and…
The Establishment of the Caliphate The jurists write that the election of the Caliph and the establishment of the Caliphate are among the collective duties of the Ummah. Hazrat Shah Waliullah (RA) has stated two major arguments in support of the establishment of the Caliphate as an obligation: One argument is that many of the…
The seventh month of the Islamic year is Rajab Al-Murjib. Rajab is one of the four months that Allah has declared as sacred months: The number of months with Allah is twelve months, which according to the Book of Allah (i.e. Al-Lawh Al-Mahfouz) have been effective since the day He created the heavens and the…
Who the Relatives of the Prophet Are? وَاعْلَمُوا اَنَّمَا غَنِمْتُمْ مِن شَیْء فاِنَّ لِلّٰہِ خُمُسَہُ ولِلرَّسُولِ ولِذِی القُربٰی(الانفال:41). (And know that whatever you acquire as booty, a fifth is for Allah and for the Messenger and for the Messenger’s relatives). This verse also makes it clear who the relatives of the Prophet are? That is,…
All the prophets (peace be upon them) have been great teachers and educators of their respective times. Allah had blessed them with such excellent and correct knowledge in which there was no possibility of error, and had prepared them under His special supervision and patronage for the education and upbringing of the nations; therefore, each…
Bima The translation of “Medical Insurance” is: Medical Assurance, Insurance is also called “Bima” in Hindi, so the translation would be “Tabi Bima”. There is an agreement between the common man and the insurance company to pay a fixed amount in the event of an unknown loss, the fixed amount is paid in lump sum…
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