By Yūsuf Badāt ONE: The Qurʾān Declares Muḥammad ﷺ as the Final Prophet مَّا كَانَ مُحَمَّدٌ أَبَا أَحَدٍ مِّن رِّجَالِكُمْ وَلَـٰكِن رَّسُولَ اللَّـهِ وَخَاتَمَ النَّبِيِّينَ ۗ وَكَانَ اللَّـهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمًا “Muḥammad ﷺ is not the father of any of your men, but [he is] the Messenger of God, and the Seal of the prophets.…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: Is it permissible to view the deceased’s face after the washing and shrouding prior to the burial? Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank you for your question. It is mubāḥ (islamicaly allowed) to view the deceased’s face prior to the burial.…
By Rizwan Syed, (Student in Advanced Islamic Sciences at Mathabah Institute) This concept of a moon god never existed in Islam. Rather it was attributed to it much later on, in the twentieth century when an excavation occurred in Palestine. This excavation unearthed a temple with two statues, one of which held a crescent [i].…
Answered by Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Question: In the virtues of reciting Sūrah Kahf on Fridays, the prophetic report mentions, “A light will illuminate for the reciter from one Friday to the next.” What is the meaning of this light? Please elaborate! Answer: In the Name of God, Most Merciful, Most Kind Jazāk Allāh Khayr/ Thank…