I just entered a Non-Muslim veg hotel, and had no place to sit except opposite to a Hanafi Moulana (in a big Sufi cap) who entered some time before me (in the typical Arab dress with skullcap- famously worn by Salafi students in India).As he was about to leave, the Hindu waiter came and wasContinue reading “An incident in the Non-Muslim Hotel!”
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Don’t reject a word of truth, even if it’s said by a kaafir- A note by Mohammad Afgan
Don’t reject a word of truth, even if it’s said by a kaafir – الحق يقبل من أي جهة جاء It is said: لا تنظر إلى من قالوانظر إلى ما قال‘Don’t look at WHO is saying it,look at WHAT is being said.’ 1- Ibn Taymiyyah said:واللهُ قد أمرنا ألا نقول عليه إلا الحق، وألاContinue reading “Don’t reject a word of truth, even if it’s said by a kaafir- A note by Mohammad Afgan”
Tipu Sultan And The Oppressive Breast Tax
In Kerala, the Mulakkaram was imposed on lower castes. According to the Mulakkaram tax rules, lower caste Hindu women couldn’t cover the upper part of their body. The women were just allowed to cover the lower part of the body with a lungi like cloth. At appropriate intervals the upper caste Hindu men would comeContinue reading “Tipu Sultan And The Oppressive Breast Tax”
The Sincerity of Nuruddin Zangi Rahimahullah
Imam Abu Shamah Abdur Rahman Al-Maqdisi Rahimahullah wrote about Sultan Nuruddin Zangi Rahimahullah: In times of war, he was the first to fight and he used to say, “I fought many battles and wished to be a martyr but I did not obtain my wish.” On hearing him, Imam Qutb Ad-Din An-Naysaburi told him, “IContinue reading “The Sincerity of Nuruddin Zangi Rahimahullah”
The Effect of The Rulers Upon The Masses
The Arabs say:“The masses follow the religion of their rulers.” Go back in history to see what the rulers of old did & how their actions influenced their people. Hajjaj bin Yusuf was a tyrant. He conducted a reign of terror with hangings, mass murders and imprisonment. At the dawn of each day people wouldContinue reading “The Effect of The Rulers Upon The Masses”