by UQS | Mar 8, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
| By Tabassum Mosleh | Giving charity is one of the most rewarding of deeds, both in this world and the Hereafter. Allah (swt) says: The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed [of grain] which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a...
by UQS | Mar 1, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
By Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. The Prophet (sa) sometimes narrated stories of previous people to the Companions. Of course, all these stories were facts and not made up, and the Prophet (sa) didn’t narrate them for entertainment but rather to learn...
by UQS | Mar 1, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
| By Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. From among trillions and trillions of incidents that have occurred throughout human history, Allah (swt) picked just a few to narrate in the Quran. Obviously, these stories are special. Let us look at some of these...
by UQS | Feb 23, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
| By Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Among the most inspiring female Companions of the Prophet (sa) was Rumaysa, nicknamed Umm Sulaym (ra). When Abu Talhah (ra) told her that he wanted to marry her, she said, “A man like you is not to be rejected, O Abu...
by UQS | Feb 23, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
| by Tabassum Mosleh | Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim.| They were the best of generations of this nation. They learned the Quran directly from the Prophet (sa). And yet they differed in explaining meanings of the verses. How come? Ibn Taymiyyah (ra) argues that there is...
by UQS | Feb 23, 2016 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Quoting sacred verses out of context is one of the hallmarks of religious extremism. Why? Because isolating certain verses and separating them from the spirit in which they were said, their historical context, and the entire meaning of the book very often gives a...
