Virtues of Sending Salutations and Blessings on the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

By Yūsuf Badāt إِنَّ اللَّـهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ۚ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا “God and His angels send blessings on the Prophet, O believers! Send blessings and salutations on him, with all respect.” (Qurʾān 33:56) Cheer to the Prophet ﷺ and Ten Fold Rewards عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي طَلْحَةَ…

Did Muḥammad, the Prophet of Islam Exist?

By Asad Ali (Mathabah Institute Student) The existence of the Prophet can be proven through the validity of the Isnād chain The isnād chain is used to authenticate any narration by demonstrating if the narration can be accurately associated to whom it is being attributed to. The most authentic isnād chain is known as mutawātir,…

Six Reasons to Learn the Sīrah (Prophetic Biography)

By Yūsuf Badāt Sīrah is an Arabic term. From a literal perspective it means to traverse and or to journey. In a technical context, it refers to the noble biography of the Final Prophet, Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him). Some experts have described the sīrah as follows: اَفْعَالُ وَاقْوَالُ وَاَحْوَالُ وَاَيَّامُ رَسُوْلِ اللهِ Sīrah…

True Lovers!

By Yūsuf Badāt The lunar month of Rabīʾ Al-Awwal is a time wherein Muslims profess and renew their love of the Final Prophet Muḥammad (peace and blessings upon him). This is the month of his blessed birth. His arrival was a game changer. His presence on this earth was the beginning of unmatched transformation for…

As a Bedouin Stood at the Prophet’s Graveside

Translated by Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood قال المجد: وروينا عن الأصمعي قال Al-Majd says, “We have narrated an incident from Imam Al-Asma’ī (scholar in the field of Arabic etymology and morphology) who says, وقف أعرابي مقابل قبر النبي صلى الله تعالى عليه وسلم فقال “A bedouin [predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian] stood in front of Allāh’s Messenger (peace…