Publication: Ramadhaan Lessons 1443 (Volume 5)

Al-hamdu lillaah, we are very excited to announce that our latest publication, Ramadhaan Lessons from the Noble Quran and Authentic Sunnah, Volume 5, 1443 (2022), is now available for purchase worldwide!

This year, we seek Allah’s Assistance in studying Soorah Ghaafir, reading the complete Tafseer of two great imaams, al-Baghawee and as-Sa’dee (may Allah have Mercy on them), along with a detailed Hadeeth study each day, similar to our previous years’ method, with some additional activities and challenges! 60 engaging lessons for this blessed month of Ramadhaan, a time for striving and exerting effort, not sitting back and waiting for the evening meal!

Publicly available archive of all the FREE high-quality MP3 recordings: https://www.spreaker.com/show/1443-ramadhaan-lessons-vol-5

Take a look at this free PDF sample of the book: PDF

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Resources for TROID Summer Courses (July 21-30, 2017)

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Al-Imaam al-Muzani’s Creed (Arabic)
Al-Imaam al-Muzani’s Creed (Arabic, with space for note taking)
Al-Imaam al-Muzani’s Creed Explained by Shaykh ‘Abdur-Razzaaq al-Badr (Arabic)
Al-Imaam al-Muzani’s Creed (Arabic/English) [UPDATED]
Al-‘Allaamah Haafith al-Hakami’s Haa’iyyah Poem & Explanation (Arabic)
Al-‘Allaamah Haafith al-Hakami’s Haa’iyyah Poem (Poem only, Arabic)
Al-‘Allaamah Haafith al-Hakami’s Haa’iyyah Poem (with space for note taking)
Prophetic Cure for Grief and Sadness (Arabic only)
Seven Important Quranic Verses Referred to in Haa’iyyah Poem Lines 9-11 (Arabic)

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Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ar-Raajihee on Those Who Consider Ibn Sina to be a Muslim

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…

Shaykh ‘Abdul-‘Azeez ar-Raajihee (may Allaah preserve him) was asked:

Question: With respect to the proper understanding of the issue of people who do not hold the polytheists to be disbelievers, such as Ibn Sina (Avicenna), if a person comes along and says, “I do not hold Ibn Sina to be a disbeliever. He is a Muslim to me.” Has this person committed disbelief?

Answer: If he is confused about him and is not aware of his condition, he does not commit disbelief until his (Ibn Sina’s) affair is first made clear to him. However, someone who knows he was a disbeliever and a heretic, yet does not declare him to be a disbeliever, falls under this nullifier of Islaam (i.e. he is no longer a Muslim). This may not be clear to some people, however, so the one who is not aware of his condition should be made aware of it.

Question: [Continuing…] But if he rejects this and says, “I am not required to do this”?

Answer: He IS required to do this. This means that he has fallen into one of these nullifiers of Islaam: “Whoever does not consider the polytheists to be disbelievers, or has doubts about their disbelief or considers their ways and beliefs to be correct, then he has committed disbelief.”

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Acts of Misplaced Loyalty: Following the Non-Muslims’ Calendar

In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful…

In his discussion of the various impermissible ways some Muslims show misplaced loyalty and allegiance to the non-Muslims, senior Islamic scholar Shaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan al-Fowzaan (may Allaah preserve him) states:

#6 – Keeping track of the date using their calendars, especially those that highlight their rituals and holidays, like the Christian (Gregorian) Calendar

It (the Gregorian Calendar) is something that commemorates the birth of the Messiah (may Allaah grant him peace), and something which they invented themselves, not something from the Religion of the Messiah (may Allaah grant him peace). Using this calendar includes sharing with them in the preservation of their rituals and holidays.

To avoid this, the Companions (may Allaah be pleased with them) wanted to establish a calendar for the Muslims in the time of ‘Umar, the (second) Caliph. They ignored the previously established calendars of the disbelievers and began with the Messenger’s emigration (i.e. his hijrah to the city of al-Madeenah).

This proves the obligation to oppose the disbelievers in this and all other things which are specific to them, and Allaah is the One from whom we seek help.

Source: Al-Walaa’ wal-Baraa’ (pp.11-12), Daar al-Imaam Ahmad printing, 1434.

Important Notes:

[1] The English names of some of the months on the Gregorian Calendar have polytheistic origins rooted in Greek, Roman, and other mythology: