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Everyone has their own sins. Maybe yours aren't drinking, clubbing, or adultery. Maybe yours is simply thinking you're better than them. Arrogance and ego, just like Iblis..🙏
So and so is a Wahabi
If you hear a rajul (ie: man) saying: “That is a Wahābī” then know that he is one of rajulayn (ie: two people):
Either a khabīth mukhbath (ie: corrupt filthy person), Or a jāhil (ie: ignorant person) who does not know his elbow from his knee.
Shaykh Muqbil b. Hādī al-Wādiʿī, Maqtal li-Shaykh Jamīl al-Raḥmān al-Afġānī 1/80
( إذا سمعت رجلاً يقول : ذاك وهّابي ،
فاعلم أنه أحد رجلين : إما خبيث مُخْبث ، وإما جاهل لا يعرف كوعه من بوعه ) .
[Maqtal ash-Shaykh Jameel ar-Rahmaan- by Shaykh Muqbil p. 88]
ذاك وهّابي
قـال الـشيخ مـقبل الـوادعي – رحـمه الله :
( إذا سمعت رجلاً يقول : ذاك وهّابي ، فاعلم أنه أحد رجلين : إما خبيث مُخْبث ، وإما جاهل لا يعرف كوعه من بوعه ) .
[( مقتل الشيخ جميل الرحمن – للشيخ مقبل – ص 88 .)]
"Sometimes there is joy, sometimes there is sorrow, and sometimes there is emptiness. These are the tests that Allah sends our way."
I want to make good friends with everyone and build positive relationships 😊
Ya Rahman, Ya Raheem, Ya Lateef, write only goodness in my destiny. Ya Hakeem, let whatever You decree for me be filled with ease and wisdom. Ya Jabbar, do not test me in ways that break me-rather strengthen me and grant me sabr. Ya Salam, fill my life with peace and barakah.
Concubines in Islam: Historical Context and Modern Reality
- No Modern Legal Practice of Concubinage
In the present day, Muslim men do not have concubines in any legal or socially recognised form. Contemporary Muslim societies recognise marriage (nikah) as the only legitimate framework for intimate relationships.
- Historical Context of the Term
What is sometimes translated as “concubinage” refers to a historical legal category that existed in pre-modern societies, including Islamic legal systems. It was linked to conditions of slavery that existed at that time.
- Connection to Slavery
Concubinage was not an independent institution but was tied directly to slavery. It only existed within a system where slavery itself was legally and socially permitted in historical contexts.
- Abolition of Slavery
In the modern world, slavery is universally abolished under international law. Muslim-majority countries are part of global agreements that prohibit slavery in all forms, removing the legal basis for concubinage.
- Islamic Marriage as the Only Framework Today
In contemporary Islamic practice, nikah (marriage) is the only accepted form of lawful relationship. Any sexual relationship outside of marriage is considered impermissible in Islamic law.
- Modern Scholarly and Legal Consensus
Modern Islamic scholarship overwhelmingly treats slavery-related rulings as non-applicable in current contexts. As a result, concubinage is not practiced or recognised in modern Islamic legal systems.
- Clarifying Historical vs Modern Practice
Confusion often arises when historical texts are read without context. What existed in past legal frameworks does not necessarily apply to present-day law or practice in Muslim societies.
- Summary
Concubinage is a historical institution tied to past legal and social systems, not a feature of modern Islam or contemporary Muslim life.
Light and Darkness in Islamic Perspective (Qur’anic View)
God as Creator of All Things
In Islam, Allah is described as the creator of everything that exists, including what humans label as good and bad. This does not mean Allah is considered “evil,” but that all existence originates from a single source.
“Allah is the Creator of all things…”
— Qur’an 39:62
Darkness as Part of Creation, Not Pure Evil
The Qur’an acknowledges the existence of “evil” in creation but does not attribute evil to Allah Himself.
“I seek refuge… from the evil of what He has created”
— Qur’an 113:1-2
Darkness, in this framing, is part of creation and not inherently moral evil.
Light and Darkness as Signs of Creation
Night and day are described in the Qur’an as signs within creation rather than moral opposites.
“And among His signs are the night and the day…”
— Qur’an 41:37
Light and darkness function as complementary aspects of experience and perception.
Moral Responsibility and Human Action
Islamic theology generally places moral “evil” in human actions and choices rather than in creation itself. Darkness is not treated as moral wrongdoing, but as a neutral condition within which moral agency operates.
Balance Within Creation
The Qur’anic worldview presents existence as structured in balance. Light and darkness are both part of that structure, serving different roles in human experience and reflection.
Perception and Interpretation of Reality
From a broader philosophical perspective, human perception interprets reality through contrast. Light and dark, ease and difficulty, clarity and uncertainty become meaningful through comparison, not as isolated absolutes.
🕌 Jumma Mubarak 🌙
Friday is a day of mercy, blessings, and forgiveness 🤲
Let’s recite Surah Al-Kahf, send abundant blessings upon the Prophet ﷺ, and make sincere du’a.
👉 “Indeed, Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” (Qur’an)
May Allah forgive our sins and fill our lives with mercy and barakah. Ameen ❤️
⚔️🛡️History isn't written by those who fall..but by the ones who refuse to stay down..☝🏼 Allahu Akbar..which is why the Prophets of Allah swt and the Sahaabah Companions radhyiAllahu 'anhum are MY heroes..not these fake characters in games and in the movies the enemies of Allah are feeding our youngsters..
When your lack of manners, lack of kindness, lack of gentleness and…HUMILITY makes you a crappy person you have lost your iman.
It doesn’t matter how many prayers you offer up, do acts of charity and how much you read the Quran & how much knowledge you have…