The month of Shaban is around. How did the Prophet and early good Muslims spend this month? Do you know why it is called the “forgotten month”? This lecture by Sheikh Omar Suleiman has the answer, along with answers for many other questions. In this informative and comprehensive video, Sheikh Suleiman discusses different issues related to the …
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3 Things Forgive Major Sins – What Are They?
There are three actions that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said do away with major sins. This is a hadith of Amr ibn Al-As, when he became Muslim: There are three things that do away with everything before them: entering into Islam, doing hajj, or migrating for the sake of Allah.
MoreWhy Was the Prayer First Prescribed in Heaven?
“The coolness of my eyes was placed in my prayer.” The reason why the Prophet says that is because Allah gave it to him as a gift, as an escape from this world so that he could taste that sweetness of that relationship with God. So whenever anything happened…
MoreAllah Reveals an Entire Chapter Because of This Woman
The story is about a very special woman, her name is Khawlah bint Tha’labah. Khawlah bint Tha’labah tells her story. She says that: My husband, Al-Aws ibn Samit, was older than me and he had a really bad temper, so he used to constantly be verbally abusive with me…
MoreAmmar’s Heart & Omar’s Shirt: Why Faith Matters
Imam Omar Suleiman recounts in this video two stories that both show how and why faith matters. Suffering horrible torture, Ammar had to speak ill of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). We follow the conversation between him and the Prophet on this incident. What about the Omar’s shirt? How does it relate to iman? …
MoreWhat “Allahu Akbar” Really Means
I’ll never forget the day a US army veteran who had fought in Iraq embraced Islam at my former mosque in New Orleans. He arrived in his full uniform, and was overcome with emotion when he heard the congregation shout “Allahu Akbar” after he uttered the Islamic declaration of faith.
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