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Hasbullah Shafi'iy

The Week

There is a growing trend nowadays amongst Muslims, who in their earnestness to follow the lunar calendar, deny the existence of the seven-day week. Some happen to agree on the seven-day week, but they add that it resets with the new moon. They all argue that the week, as we

The New Moon

According to astronomical definition, the new moon is born when it is right in between the earth and the sun so the three planets form a conjunction, that is, aligned in a syzygy, or in simpler terms, form a straight line. According to astronomical definition, the new moon cannot be

The Great Journey

As-Sab’ut Tiwāl has three doors Locked with Alif Lām Mīm The third screened with a shining sād Where the Taurāh ends There begins the Zabūr With six doors secured With Alif Lām Rā The fourth with a concealed Mīm The inspired Bee takes us through its homes in the

Usury Part 1

There is a reason why usury is forbidden in Islam as it used to be forbidden in other religions. There is record of usury being forbidden in the religious scriptures. The Quran is the clearest and strongest in that regard, but it is man who refuses to obey what is

Hymn on the Qur'ān

The following song on the Qur'ān and its excellence is a du'ā that is found in Shaykh Dr. Thayka Shu'ayb Alim's book al-Munjiyāt. He mentions that it is sung, according to the customs of South India, at Qur'ān gatherings where

The Excellent Qualities of the Sūrahs of the Qur'ān (Part 2)

Translation from al-Itqān of Imam as-Suyūtī - Part 2 following from the previous post. Parantheses my own. The second part that follows is of narrations concerning the (virtues of) specific sūrahs. What has been narrated about the Fātihah Ubayy ibn Ka’b (r.a.) related that the Prophet sallallahu alayhi

The Excellent Qualities of the Qur'ān

Translated from Imam Jalāluddīn as-Suyūtī’s book on the Sciences of the Quran called al-Itqān fī Ulūmil Qur’ān. Especially known to have written on the subject (of the excellent qualities of the Qur’ān) are Abu Bakr ibn Abī Shaybah, an-Nasā-ī, Abū ‘Ubayd al-Qāsim ibn Sallām, Ibn ad-Darees (ابن