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In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 15, he goes over verses twenty-one and twenty-two: "And He, Allāh, promises other victories that you were so far unable to realize which Allah has already encompassed. And ever is Allah, over all things, competent. And if those Meccans who disbelieve had fought you in Ḥudaybiyyah...

On the eighteenth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Lady Hājar: A Woman with Complete Trust in Allah."

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 14, he goes over verse twenty: "Allah has promised all of you Muslims abundant gains of war that you will take later, and these He granted you as current, present-day reward for your obedience and purity of intention. And He has restrained the hands of other hostile people from y...

On the seventeenth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Men and Women: The Hijab: Quranic Perspectives - Part 2."

On the sixteenth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Women: Right to be Defended against False Accusations."

On the fifteenth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Men and Women: Only Allowed to Marry amongst Believers."

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 13, he goes over the eighteenth and nineteenth verses: "Allah was assuredly well-pleased with the believers when they swore allegiance to you, Muḥammad, under the tree at Ḥudaybiyyah. He, Allah, knew what was in their hearts of sincere intention and loyalty to the cause of Allah,...

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 12, he goes over the sixteenth and seventeenth verses: "Say, O Muḥammad, to those of the dwellers of the desert, the Aʿrab, who stayed behind during the Umrah and the subsequent Peace Treaty of Ḥudaybiyyah: “Soon you will be called to fight against a people of great military powe...

On the fourteenth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Women: Men and Women: Garments for One Another."

In this episode of Ramadan Reflections, we review some of the rationale behind why there are differences in some areas of Jurisprudence between men and women.

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 11, he goes over the fifteenth verse: "When soon, you, Muḥammad and the Muslims that took part in the Peace treaty of Ḥudaybiyyah, will travel towards Khaybar and will be victorious so that you can take the spoils of war, those Aʿrab Bedouins who were left behind, and did not acc...

Women: Right to be Defended against False Accusations taking inspiration from Surah 24 Verse 4-5

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 10, he goes over the thirteenth and fourteenth verses: "Whoever does not believe in Allah and His Messenger, Prophet Muḥammad, then surely We, Allah, have prepared a Blaze for the unbelievers. To Allah belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth: He forgives whom He will...

Women: Right to Encourage Good and Forbid Evil taking inspiration from Surah 9 Verse 71-72

On the tenth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Women: Right to Choose when it Comes to Marriage." When we look at the private and personal lives of Muslims, we see that there are many issues which come into play. As much as we are individuals, we also seek to lead communal lives – and one of the most interesting relationships which Allah has given is that of marriage. A b...

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 9, he goes over the twelfth verse: "Indeed you, the Bedouin Arabs, thought that the Messenger, Muḥammad, and the believers would never return to their families from the Campaign, and this thought was decked out to be appealing in your hearts, and you entertained an evil thought t...

In this Ramadan series of lectures, Shaykh Saleem reviews Surah al-Fath (48) - The Chapter of the Victory. In part 8, he goes over the eleventh verse: "Those of the Bedouins, the dwellers of the desert who did not respond to your call to participate in the Minor Pilgrimage Campaign and stayed behind will say to you by way of excuse: “Our possessions and families kept us busy and so we could n...

On the ninth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Men and Women: Similar Punishments in the World to Come." In the eighth discussion, we saw ten qualities of MEN AND WOMEN and that they would BOTH be entitled to a reward from Allah. However, what about the sinners that DO NOT ask repentance and have not cleansed themselves of the sins and are not liable for intercession? Wil...

On the eighth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Men and Women: Similar Spiritual Traits and Rewards." One of the beauties of Islam is that it provides answers to lives questions – especially at the time of when the revelation was coming to Prophet Muḥammad. In essence, the Quran is Revelation and the Word of Allah with a timeless appeal, however it was coming to the Musli...

On the seventh day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Adam and Hawwa BOTH Repent to Allah." Previously, we reviewed the episode which took place in the Garden in which Adam and Hawwa fell for the temptation of Satan and had to recognize that they went against the spiritual guidance of Allah. However, as we know, there is NEVER a dead-end with Allah. Allah has told us that we w...

On the sixth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Adam and Hawwa BOTH TEMPTED in “The Garden”." The event of Adam and Hawwa in the Garden is a unique event which is told in two different ways – the Old Testament of the Bible has one narrative while the Quran has the true narrative. The Bible clearly shows that the woman tempted the man – that is Eve tempted Adam – and so tec...

On the fifth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Spiritual Status of Women and Men in Islam." We have seen that Islam regards the woman as being a creation of Allah and every much a human being as the man is. Today we wish to look at a general verse in terms of the spiritual status of both the woman and man. There are many verses of the Quran in this regard, and we will be...

On the fourth day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Emergence of Islam and a Revolution in the Status of Women: Creation of Women." From today on-wards, we turn our focus to the dawn of Islam, the revelation of the Quran and the revolution which Prophet Muḥammad brought about to change the understanding of people. Right at the outset, we must look at the creation of the human...

On the third day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia: Grief at having a daughter." The second major theme we review from the Quran is the attitude and way that the pre-Islamic Arabs thought of girls – most notably their daughters. Not only did some of the pre-Islamic Arab tribes bury their daughters alive out of a fear of the unknown, as we mentioned...

On the second day of Ramadan 2023/1444, we review the theme of "Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia: Burying their Daughters Alive." The first major theme we review from the Quran is the attitude and way that the pre-Islamic Arabs treated girls – most notably their daughters. The collection of verses which we wish to review today contains multiple discussions with them such as: Irregular beliefs...