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Unleash your Love of Allah through Hajj

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:26:50 UT

Unleash your Love of Allah through Hajj

Love of Allah is deep in the heart of Muslims. This love- which
resides in the heart- must be translated into actions. A love when
resides only in heart, and which gets accumulated must be released by
performing actions. It is like a volcano which relaxes after

New Sections

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:39:08 UT

Assalamu Alaikum;

Recently I have added new sections to Islamscience.Com:

1. Muslim Creed
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2. Explore Quran
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Picking-Up Lessons from the Debris of Sidr

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:26:54 UT

A devastating Cyclone named Sidr hit my beloved country Bangladesh on
15 Nov 2007. Strong wind moving at 150 mph chopped down trees and
destroyed houses and crops and killed thousands of cattle and people.
Quran and Sunnah teaches a Muslim to have a unique perspective on
events which he observes in his daily life. Looking through the lens

Fruits of Taqwa

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:26:07 UT

Taqwa is an action of heart which fears Allah and His punishment
through righteous deeds. This taqwa can do wonderful things, once
understood and implemented in the life of individuals as well as the
soceity. Let us see some verses.

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On the Virtue of People of Hadith

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:25:29 UT

The scholars from past continued to praise the people of hadith. Imam
Ash-Shafee said: "if I see a person among the people of hadith, as if
I saw a companion of the Prophet -peace be upon him". Shafee said this
because this person resembles the companion of the Prophet in the job
of conveying the hadith. Also Ash-Shafee said: "The people of Hadith

Real Meaning of Development

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:24:40 UT

UN, World Bank, NGOs and else, all try to bring development to this
globe. Islam also has it's own definition and methodology to achieve
development. Let us read here few verses and hadiths.

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Letter of Ibn Taimiyyah to His Mother

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:23:40 UT

Following is a letter sent by Ibn Taimiyyah who was staying at Egypt
to his mother in Syria, explaining to her his excuse to be away from
her. His engagement with great matters to teach and treat the Ummah at
the time of hardship was his excuse to be away from home.

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The Mini Advice of Ibn Taimiyyah

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:52:29 UT

"Al-wassiyah as-Sughra" or the mini advice is a terse yet beneficial
advice given by Ibn Taymiyyah upon asking him the following question..
I request Ibn Taimiyyah to advice me on which will benefit me in my
religion and my worldly life, and to direct me to a book in the
science of hadith and in other shariah sciences, and to indicate to me

Divine Mantra for Success

mdshafi...@gmail.com (Mohammad Shafi Aga) — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 13:42:52 UT

*In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful*
*Pasted below is an extract from Volume VIII of Qur'aanic Studies. The
Volume is still under preparation.*
[image: 3.200]
200. Y*a* ayyuh*a* alla*th*eena *a*manoo i*s*biroo wa*sa*biroo war*a*bi*t*oo
waittaqoo All*a*ha laAAallakum tufli*h*oona
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PhiloHikmah Vs Philosophy

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:57:22 UT

Allah created Adam in the best image, and armed him with tools to
learn, work, worship and work towards development on this earth. I
will cite here three verses from Quran, and I will leave you to make
the obvious connection between the creation of man and the importance
of knowledge, education and learning...

Sources of Arrogance and Obscenity in the Western Ideology

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:40:06 UT

Today the west in is confrontation with Islam. It is in confrontation
with Islam both militarily as well as ideologically. The focus in this
article is to know exactly what are the weapon the west has when
fighting ideologically with Islam? What are the ingredients of western
ideology, which is attempting to fight against the ideology of Islam

Meelaad-un-Nabi

mdshafi...@gmail.com (Mohammad Shafi Aga) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 14:57:50 UT

**
*In the Name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful, *
**
*The subject topic was discussed in a yahoogroup forum. The point raised was
whether the celebration of the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon
him) by Muslims is in any way against Qur'aanic teachings. Since it is a
subject of interest to the entire Muslim world, I give below a gist of the

'True' and 'False' in Ethics

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 11:40:41 UT

True" and "False" is easier to determine in science than in ethics. If
we disagree on the color of snow, whether white or red, then it is
easy to reach to the correct unique answer (i.e., White) by showing
snow physically, which brings down any dispute.
This simplistic solution is difficult to reach in ethics. Dispute

Nationalism as a New Religion: Bangladesh as a Case Study

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:37:12 UT

Islam was spread by the virtue of its monotheistic ideology and
practical moral behavior which it promotes. Allah says in three places
in Quran [Tawbah 33, al-Fath 28 and as-Saff 9]:
هُوَ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَ رَسُولَهُ بِالْهُدَى وَدِينِ الْحَقِّ
لِيُظْهِرَهُ عَلَى الدِّينِ كُلِّهِ

Thoughts on "Nagorik Shokti": A Letter to Prof. Yunus

sharaf_al_is...@yahoo.com — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 09:29:39 UT

March 04, 2007
To the respected Dr. Yunus;
"Your letters are shining the light on the path ahead. Please do not
take this light away." - from your second letter.
It is my pleasure to participate in shining the light on your path
with this letter. I will try to make my letter short and precise -
instead of long and elaborate- because of your busy schedule and