Miscellaneous

Studying in Saudi UniversitiesMany people are well aware of Saudi universities that offer scholarships to Muslims from around the world to study. These universities have become well known over the last few decades, as they have graduated hundreds of thousands of...

Studying in Qassim, Saudi ArabiaSince 2010, Qassim University has been steadily accepting a larger number of non-Saudi scholarship students, studying at various academic levels – from the pre-university Arabic Language Institute to post-graduate studies. Because the...

The Scholars of Islam:A Guiding Light for the Ummah Of the most unfortunate things to afflict our Ummah today is the divide that has been created between it and its scholars. The same scholars who were once held high in stature are today accused of being the source...

The Adhkar of the Morning and Evening – Part 2 The following Adhkar of the morning and evening have been taken from authentic Ahadeeth that I’ve gathered together from various books. I first mentioned the particular Dhikr in Arabic, then its translation, along with...

The Adhkar of the Morning and Evening – Part 1 Adhkar in the Arabic language is the plural of Dhikr which means remembrance. When mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah it refers to the remembrance of Allah through certain sayings and supplications. Allah says: “Therefore...

The Delusionof Large Numbers A little over a month ago I came across a news headline that read: “Muslims more numerous than Catholics: Vatican.” The headline alone brought me great joy. It gave me a sense of pride to know that Islam was moving up to the top due to our...

A Guide to Seeking Knowledge – Part 2 It is essential that the student of knowledge treads the path of knowledge upon a correct methodology. If the methodology is a correct one he will see promising results, however if the methodology is an incorrect one he will see...

A Guide to Seeking Knowledge – Part 1It is by the grace and bounty of Allah that today we see a large number of our youth going forward in the path of seeking knowledge. In the last few years we have seen an increase in the amount of Islamic schools, institutes, and...

Knowledgeand its PossessorsToday we live in a time where little or no importance is given to sacred Islamic knowledge. Ignorance of the very fundamental aspects of the religion of Islam is becoming widespread among the Muslims. Even those who write, talk, or debate on...

Maintaining our Islamic IdentitiesThe age we live in today is an age of trial and tribulation, especially for the Muslims living in the non-Muslim societies of the West. You find many of them trying to strike a balance between their Islamic and Western identities. You...