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The Pearl Necklace . Inspirational Story !! Don’t Miss it !! Jul 23, 2009 By AbdurRahman.Org This is a long story, don’t miss to read !! The Pearl Necklace This story is recorded in the book “Gems and Jewels” published by Dar-us-salam Qazi Abu Bakr Muhammad bin Abdul Baqi Ansari is an illustrious personality of Islamic History. He was the most pious person of his time. Even after the lapse of nine centuries, his exemplary life is a source of guidance to Muslims. His biographers tell a number of tales of his honesty and reliability but the one that affected his whole life is full of strange and unique events. He has narrated this story in his own words and it adorns the pages of history books. “In the middle of the 5th century Hijri, I was a student of the Holy Quran and Hadith in Makkah. During that period, I once became jobless and my means of income came to an end. I managed, somehow, to subsist for a few days but soon it bec...

Four Birds and Prophet Ibraheem (Peace be upon him) Nov 28, 2009 By AbdurRahman.Org   Source : Tafseer Ibn Kathir (260. And (remember) when Ibrahim said, “My Lord! Show me how You give life to the dead.” He (Allah) said: “Do you not believe” He (Ibrahim) said: “Yes (I believe), but to be stronger in faith.” He said: “Take four birds, then cause them to incline towards you (then slaughter them, cut them into pieces), and then put a portion of them on every hill, and call them, they will come to you in haste. And know that Allah is All-Mighty, All-Wise.”) The Khalil Supplicates to Allah to Show Him How He Resurrects the Dead The scholars said that there are reasons behind this request by Ibrahim. For instance, when Ibrahim said to Nimrod, (My Lord (Allah) is He Who gives life and causes death,) he wanted to solidify his knowledge about resurrection by actually witnessing it with his eyes....

The Story of the Dead People – Tafseer Ibn Kathir Nov 27, 2009 By AbdurRahman.Org   Source :Tafseer Ibn Kathir – Suratul Baqarah ( Did you (O Muhammad ) not think of those who went forth from their homes in the thousands, fearing death Allah said to them, “Die”. And then He restored them to life. Truly, Allah is full of bounty to mankind, but most men thank not.) [Surah Baqarah Verse243] Ibn Abu Hatim related that Ibn `Abbas said that these people mentioned herein, were the residents of a village called Dawardan. `Ali bin `Asim said that they were from Dawardan, a village several miles away from Wasit (in Iraq). In his Tafsir, Waki` bin Jarrah said that Ibn `Abbas commented, (Did you (O Muhammad ) not think of those who went forth from their homes in thousands, fearing death) that they were four thousand persons who escaped the plague (that broke out in their land). They said, “We should go t...

AL-FAWA’ID A COLLECTION OF WISE SAYINGS Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim Feb 3, 2010 By AbdurRahman.Org   Meeting Friends: There are two kinds of meeting between friends: The first is a meeting based on sociability and spending time, in which are more disadvantages than advantage, the least of which is corruption of the heart, and wasting time. The Second kind is a meeting for the sake of supporting one another, and recommending one another to the truth and to patience. This is the best kind, yet there are still three disadvantages therein, 1. Flattering each other. 2. Being excessively talkative. 3. That such meetings become a habit or routine and they fail to achieve their aims. (AL-FAWA’ID A COLLECTION OF WISE SAYINGS Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim)   Life is Temporary: Enjoying health, this worldly life, status, a wife or children, then surely those feelings are temporary and will eventually dissipate. (AL-...

The Story of Islam of a Roman Monk : Dr. Saleh as-Saleh By AbdurRahman Org   Listen to the story here as told by Dr. Saleh as-Saleh (Rahimuhullah) Transcribed by – Fatimah bint Mohamed min Canada Bismillahi rahmani raheem, alhamdulilahi rabil ‘alameen, wa sallallahu ‘alaah nabee-ina Muhammadin wa ‘alaah aleehi wasahbihi wasalam. This is one fruit of the da’wah for the salif as salih, it was manifested in the baaytul maqdis, in the land of the Prophets in Palestine, May Allah (subhaanahu wa ta’alaa) relief it from the injustice of the Jews. In the beginning we remind ourselves of what Shaykh Albani (rahimullah) used to repeat, saying, “Alhamdulilahi ‘alaah n’matil islam, wa sunnah, alhamdulilah ‘alaah n’matil islaam, wa sunnah.” (All praises due to Allah,  for the favor of Islam, and sunnah, for the favor of Islam which Allah bestowed, and the favor of as sunnah which he bestowed). Here’...

Khaula’s Story with the Hijab – Inspirational Read !! May 28, 2011 By AbdurRahman.Org   A View through Hijab – By Sister Khaula From Japan 10/25/1993 [57] “A view through Hijaab” is an informative account of life in Hijaab. Written by Khaula Nakata, it is the experience of Hijaab as seen through the eyes of a Japanese woman who embraced Islam. My Story To Islam : As most of the Japanese, I’d followed no religion before I embraced Islam in France. I was majoring in French Literature at the university. My favorite thinkers were Sartre, Nietchze and Camas, whose thinking is atheistic. At the same time, however, I was very interested in religion, not because of my inner necessity but of my love for the truth. What was waiting for me after death did not interest me at all; how to live was my concern(58). For a long time I had a sort of impression that I was not doing what I should do and I was...