Archive for Abu Eesa Niamatullah
Ustādh Abu Eesa Niamatullah has read Pharmacy at the University of Manchester and studied the sacred sciences of Shari'ah in North Africa, the Middle East, Asia and also in Europe under various prominent scholars. Abu Eesa was the original founder of "Prophetic Guidance" and is the current director of 'The Nahlah Foundation', a Publishing House, and serves as one of the Imams at Cheadle Mosque, Cheshire.
A Letter Of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-’Aziz
Reflect upon these words I found in Bayhaqi’s ‘al-Jami’ li-Shu’ab al-Iman’ of ‘Umar ibn ‘Abd al-’Aziz (radhy Allahu ‘anhu), the ‘fifth’ khalifah of Islam…
He wrote a letter of condolence to ‘Awn ibn ‘Abd Allah on the death of his son, saying:
“As-salamu ‘alaykum.
As for what follows:
We are people of the Hereafter, placed in this Dunya; dead, [...]
Supplication To Console Someone After A Loss
There is no one way to offer condolences, any which way they are given is acceptable. Some scholars preferred the following when giving condolences.
Misunderstanding Istikharah
I’ve never felt comfortable with the explanations offered by some scholars for how IstikhÄrah should work. But to save you the detail, I see IstikhÄrah as a pure act of worship and nothing else.