Muhammad the Master of Prophets, was born in Bani Hashim lane in Makkah on Monday morning, the ninth of Rabi‘ Al-Awwal, the same year of the Elephant Event, and forty years of the reign of Kisra (Khosru Nushirwan), i.e. the twentieth or twenty-second of April, 571 A.D., according to the... More

　　The lineage of Prophet Muhammad has three versions: The first was authenticated by biographers and genealogists and states that Prophet Muhammad's genealogy has been traced to Adnan. The second is subject to controversies and doubt. It traces his lineage beyond Adnan back to prophet Ibraheem (Abraham) . The third version,... More

　　The Elephant Raid 　　The King of Abyssinia (Ethiopia) had captured Yemen for a very short period. During the lifetime of ‘Abdul-Muttalib, Yemen was under the rule of the King of Abyssinia. In those days Abrahah Ashram was the governor of Yemen on behalf of the king. He built a temple... More

　　Allah, Almighty, Says (what means): "This day have I perfected your religion for you and completed my favor upon you and have chosen for you Islam as your religion." [Quran; 5: 3] 　　Amongst the believers there is no doubt about this way of life called Islam. It is a complete... More

　　“Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a revelation revealed.” [Quran 53:3-4] 　　It is necessary for complete understanding of the meaning of the Sunnah to appreciate and understand the way Sunnah originates from the person of the Prophet . In essence, this took place in... More

　　Saheeh Al-Bukhari 　　Of all the works of Hadeeth, Saheeh Al-Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim are regarded as the most authentic and authoritative books, after Al-Quran. Indeed the very word "Saheeh" means "authentic". Saheeh Al-Bukhari was compiled by Imam (leader) of Hadeeth, Mohammad Ibn Isma'eel Al-Bukhari, born 194H in Bukhara, central Asia.... More

　　The Role of the Sunnah towards the Quran: 　　The Sunnah cannot dispense with the Quran: Allah Almighty chose Muhammad , as His Prophet and selected him to deliver His final message. The Quran was revealed to the Prophet in which Allah commanded him to obey everything that was ordered of... More

　　The Sunnah (the actions, sayings, approvals and disagreements of Prophet, Muhammad ) is the second source of Islamic legislation and must be in complete agreement with the Quran the fundamental source of Islam. 　　The term Sunnah comes from the root word ‘sanna’, which means to pave the way. 　　Sunnah can... More

　　Muslims were, early on, aware of the significance of the Sunnah and its authority. They, one generation after the other, were keen to preserve the Sunnah because they saw that as a part of the preserving of the last revelations man is ever to receive. Their efforts were unabated, and... More

　　{Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination. It is not but a revelation revealed.} [Quran 53:3-4] 　　Muslim scholars are in total agreement that if a person refuses to accept the Sunnah (the complete trustworthy rites and teachings) of the Prophet and obey it as an integral part of the... More

　　The first thing to be considered when a report reaches us is how did it reach us, is it by way of Tawatur, or by way of Ahad? 　　Tawatur in the Arabic language comes from the tri-literal root wa • to • ra, represented in English by the letters ‘w’... More

　　Most scholars group the main aspects of the methodology of the Companions in preserving the Sunnah into the following seven categories: prudence in narrating the hadeeths, verification and substantiation of the hadeeths before accepting them, critique, discussions and assessment of the narration, traveling for search and confirmation of the hadeeths,... More

　　As a part of our discussion of the Companions’ methodology in preserving the Sunnah of the Prophet we mentioned thus far two of its aspects; namely, prudence in narrating the Hadeeth, and verification and substantiation of the Hadeeth before accepting it. Three more aspects are presented here. 　　3. Study, critique,... More