Skip to main content

Posts

Lessons from Hajj

“For Hajj are the months well known. If anyone undertakes that duty therein let there be no obscenity or wickedness nor wrangling in the Hajj. And whatever good you do Allah knows it. And take a provision for the journey but the best of provisions is right conduct. So fear Me. O Men of understanding.” [TMQ Al-Baqarah: 197] Dear brothers and sisters, the days of Hajj are upon us! May Allah (swt) reward those amongst us who have left and enable those who were unable to undertake this blessed journey to fulfil it in the future. For it is an obligation from the pillars of Islam, the reward of which the Prophet (saw) has spoken about. Abu Huraira narrated that Allah's Apostle (saw) was asked, "What is the best deed?" He replied, "To believe in Allah and His Apostle.” The questioner then asked, "What is the next (in goodness)? He replied, "To participate in Jihad in Allah's Cause." The questioner again asked, "What is the next?" He replied, &qu

Christmas – A Celebration of Capitalism

This is a transcript of a circle given in the past. “The Jews & Christians will not be pleased with you until you follow their way” [TMQ 2: 120] • Christmas – atmosphere everywhere, decorations, christmas trees, xmas gifts, parties, Santa claus even in non-Christian society as it is a celebration of Capitalism, not just a celebration of Christianity On the eve of the mid-winter Christian festival of Christmas in 2002, the leader of the Anglican Church, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams in UK, bemoaned the decline of religion in Britain and urged that ‘morality’ guide life in Britain: “We are still, in this country, at sea over what concrete moral content we want to see in our children’s education . . . Family continuity is rare, conventional religious practice is minimal, shared public activity unusual.” Christian clergymen regularly vent their frustration at the decay of the family unit and the decline in religious practice in Western Capitalist societies. The frustration is

Eid or Christmas?

The following is the transcript of a circle I have in the past on this subject. • Since the abolishment of Islam, from life, as a ruling system, the state of the Ummah has been declining from one bad stage to a worse one. The Ummah is being ruled by Kufr laws, dominated by Kufr concepts, invaded by the West with its corrupt culture and repugnant promiscuity, and as a result, it has corrupted the Ummah’s Deen, ethics and future generations. The Western beacons, symbols, concepts, and occasions have become those of the Ummah. The West has been aided by the rulers of the Muslims who have devoted themselves to keeping Islam away from life and fighting off its thoughts and concepts, thus moulding the Ummah to the West’s desire. • Celebrating the Christian holidays, such as Christmas and the Christian New Year is part of the Western culture that is imposed on the Muslims. In imposing such culture, the West intended for the Muslims to accept and recognise the Christian rituals, and believe in