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The Battle for Hearts and Minds
The Battle for Hearts and Minds Under the Guise of Clarity and Prevention of Harm We recalled these supplications today after encountering the affair of some Muslims who abandon truthful and transparent discussion and instead make strenuous efforts in the battle for hearts and minds, both in private and in public. اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ فِعْلَ […]
A Characteristic of Noble Men
Ubayd ibn Umm Kulāb, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported that he heard Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allah be pleased with him, addressing the people in a sermon, saying: “Do not be amazed by a man’s eloquence or loud, emphatic speech. Rather, the true man is the one who fulfils his trusts and refrains […]
Between Two Narratives: A Lesson on an Adjudicator’s Impartiality
Khalid Bin Mi’dan, may Allah have mercy upon him, reported: Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allah be pleased with him, appointed Saʿīd ibn ʿĀmir ibn Judhaym al-Jumaḥī, may Allah be pleased with him, as our governor over us in Ḥimṣ. When Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb arrived in Ḥimṣ, he said, “O people of Ḥimṣ! How have you […]
Someone asks: “Why do you relentlessly emphasise verification in these times?”
Amīr al-Mu’minīn Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu, said: “Adhere to the truth, it will place you in the ranks of its people on a day when (nothing) will be judged except based on truth.” Someone asked: “Why do you relentlessly emphasise verification in these times?” We say to them: Twenty-six years ago, in Manchester, we […]
Truth Without Concealment, Testimony Without Retreat, Justice Without Fear
Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, said: وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَشۡهَدُونَ ٱلزُّورَ وَإِذَا مَرُّواْ بِٱللَّغۡوِ مَرُّواْ ڪِرَامً۬ا And those who do not witness Az-zoor [falsehood], and if they pass by some evil play or evil talk, they pass by it with dignity. [Al-Furqaan. 72] وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَشۡهَدُونَ ٱلزُّورَ And those who do not witness Az-zoor (falsehood) Imam Ash-Shawkaanee, […]
The Unreasonably Disgruntled, Naïve, Passive-aggressive
CONTEMPLATION WITH THE PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE WHO METE OUT HARSHNESS THROUGH VERSES 43 AND 44 OF SURAH IBRAHIM Allah, The Most High, said: وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ اللَّهَ غَافِلًا عَمَّا يَعْمَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ ۚ إِنَّمَا يُؤَخِّرُهُمْ لِيَوْمٍ تَشْخَصُ فِيهِ الْأَبْصَارُ مُهْطِعِينَ مُقْنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمْ لَا يَرْتَدُّ إِلَيْهِمْ طَرْفُهُمْ ۖ وَأَفْئِدَتُهُمْ هَوَاءٌ And do not think that Allāh is unaware of what […]
