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Ramdhaan 1428/2007
on Sep 11, 2007Al-Hamdu lillaah, another season of opportunities has come upon us. May Allah help us in our fasting and night prayers and make us of those who are steadfast during this blessed month of Ramadhan. May He accept from us all of our charities and our ex...
Foreigners killed in Dammaj, Yemen
on Mar 28, 2007Two Students killed in Dar al-Hadith by Followers of Al-Houthi.- Dammaj, YemenJust like the last round of sad news, it seems two foreign Stuents of Knowledge were killed in Yemen.The following is my brief translation of this Arabic Article published...
French Nationals Executed near Madinah
on Mar 19, 2007I've been waiting to see the news break in any of the Western Media outlets, but was surprised to see no real coverage of the affair.Not too long ago (about two weeks ago) some French expatriates, living in Riyadh, were killed as they completed a tri...
Opportunities gone and opportunities to come
on Oct 15, 2006Remember everybody, that Ramadhan is just one of the many seasons throughout the year in which Allah gives us a chance to increase our rewards greatly by increasing our actions only slightly. It's from his infinite Mercy upon us that he doesn't make...
Rumors concerning the Sighting of the Moon
on Oct 11, 2006There seem to be rumors every year that Saudi Arabi has made a mistake in sighting the moon. Normally it is related to Ramadhan and Eid al-Fitr, but some people go to the extreme of saying that even the sighting of the crescent of Dhul-Hijjah is wron...
Don't cry over spilt filth...
on Jun 20, 2006This is an article I found that is very related to the subject our last post covered, it's a translated article from the Sharq al-Awsat Arabic Daily newspaper, translated by our beloved brother Hasan as-Somali that I picked up at SalafiTalk.netO Musl...