I have started up a new blog where I will post the contentions one by one and open them up to discussion. If you want to join in and offer your thoughts on the contentions go to http://masud.co.uk/contentions. I have posted the first five contentions from the very first Contentions. Here’s the blurb I wrote for the site: WELCOME – as-salamu ‘alaykum Contentions is a series of modern day aphorisms penned by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad that are officially hosted…
Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad has just released the next installment of his Contentions series. Contentions 13! They are all good but here are a few choice quotes: 2.?Riyadh is the garden of Takfir. 13.?Falah is harvesting what God has done for you, not what you have done for God. 21. The world is most damaged by those who have the highest opinion of themselves. 75.?A pir is like a pier. Admire the sideshows; but remember: his end is His ocean?s…
Masha’Allah, Qur’an Explorer is a really wonderful tool if you want to brush up on your Qur’an reading. See the Qur’an Explorer website for further details, but in short you can read the Qur’an accompanied by a choice of 6 famous qaris and view highlighted text. There are two types of Arabic fonts, a standard Usmani font and an Indo-Pak font. You also have a choice of reading it with a choice of well known translations or you can switch…