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NEW PUBLICATION: Al-Imaam Ahmad’s Usool as-Sunnah (Foundations of Sunnah in Basic Islamic Creed) Workbook

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Al-hamdu lillaah, we are pleased to announce that our latest publication is now available -by the Permission of Allah-, our workbook and resources for your study of Foundations of the Sunnah in Basic Islamic Beliefs, by the great imaam, Ahmad ibn Hanbal (may Allah have Mercy on him):

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SPECIAL NEWS: This workbook will be used at the upcoming seminar in the Gambia, in shaa’ Allah:

BRIEF OVERVIEW:

  • Workbook and resources for the 35 major points of Muslim creed penned by the great imaam, Ahmad ibn Hanbal.
  • In this workbook, you have the entire Arabic text of the book, paired with a clear English translation, laid out with ample space for notetaking during classes. After the text there are other helpful resources, including the uninterrupted text, in its original Arabic (both voweled and unvoweled), as well as its uninterrupted English translation, and an original Arabic manuscript.
  • 82 pages, 8.5×11″ size, glossy cover, cream-colored pages (paperback) or white pages (hardcover)
  • Available resources: MP3 recordings (TBA) | Free PDF Version | Mobile version (English) | Mobile version (Arabic)
  • Printed Workbook on Amazon (affiliate links):*

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NEW PUBLICATION: Manners of Islamic Knowledge (Official Workbook)

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Al-hamdu lillaah, we are pleased to announce that our latest publication is now available -by the Permission of Allah-, Manners of Islamic Knowledge for Teachers and Learners: Workbook & Resources for Your Study of al-Imaam as-Sa’dee’s Aadaab al-Mu’allimeen wal-Muta’allimeen

*This article features affiliate links, through which we may earn a small commission which helps maintain our website and da’wah activities, so we thank you, jazaakum Allahu khayran!

BRIEF OVERVIEW:

  • Summary: 21 major points of essential manners needed by teachers and students alike, from the insightful scholarly writings of al-Imaam ‘Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Naasir as-Sa’dee (may Allah have Mercy on him).
  • In this workbook, you have the entire Arabic text of the book, paired with a clear English translation, laid out with ample space for notetaking during classes. After the text there are other helpful resources, including the uninterrupted text, in its original Arabic (both voweled and unvoweled), as well as its uninterrupted English translation.
  • Available resources: MP3 recordings | Free PDF Version
  • Printed Workbook on Amazon (affiliate links):*
  • Mobile versions of the text only: ( ENGLISH – عربي ) [for viewing on your phone specifically, large clear font, no space for note taking] coming soon, in shaa’ Allah
  • Sample pages:

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The Fitnah (Trials) of Passions and Desires

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In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Every Merciful…

From the Book: The Never-Ending Trials of LIFE: Islamic Guidance From a Brief Thematic Study of Soorah al-‘Ankaboot, by Shaykh Saalih Aal Shaykh, Translation and Commentary by Moosaa Richardson

…Allah mentions the story of Loot (Lot, peace be upon him). In it is mention of the fitnah of the desires of men which go against man’s very nature. This was along with a number of other passions and their outward declarations of them. They claimed that there was no harm in them. They would refute anyone who prohibited them from their actions.Yet he still forbade them:

You are practicing [all kinds of] evil in your gatherings! (29:29)

But all they said to him in response was:

Bring us Allah’s Punishment if you are indeed from the truthful! (29:29)

It was great fitnah for Loot that his wife, from his own household, had given in to their evil and become like them, encouraging the men to have intercourse with the men who would come to visit Loot, and similar crimes.

So we saved him and his family, except his wife, as she was from those who stayed behind. (7:83)

Desires are indeed a form of fitnah. How can one escape his desires and passions? He escapes them by Continue reading →