الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, In our last session, we had reached a point in the story of Musa (A) when the children of Israel were emancipated from the clutches of the tyrannical Pharaoh. He along with his army was drowned … [Read more…]
Zakariya (AS) الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين In the last session, the stories of Prophets Dawud and Sulayman (alaihimussalam) were narrated. Tonight, inshaAllah, we’ll be briefly studying the stories of Prophets Zakariya and Yahya (alaihimussalam). Prophet Zakariya (AS) was a member of the blessed family of Imran, … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين After walking for more than a week across the burning desert, Musa arrived at an oasis where groups of men were watering their animals. They were pushing, fighting, joking, and laughing, behaving in a rough manner. Musa flung himself onto the ground … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Ilyas (AS) After the death of Prophet Sulayman (AS), his kingdom was broken down. There was virtually the rule of Satan all around. The religious people were mocked at, and a large number of learned people were killed. When the evil reached its … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Muslims and Christians share some very similar beliefs about ‘Isa (AS). Both believe that he was born of the virgin Maryam and both believe that he was the Messiah sent to the people of Israel. Both also believe that he will return … [Read more…]
Dawud (AS) الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Dawud (AS) defeats Jalut The story of Prophet Dawud (AS) follows the story of Musa (AS). From the story of Prophet Musa (AS), we learned how the Children of Israel (Bani Israel) escaped from Egypt, and were left wandering in … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين In the last session, we came to the point in the story of Musa (A) that on Allah’s instruction, both he and Harun (A) go together to Pharaoh to deliver Allah’s message to him to worship Allah alone and to release the … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين The story of Musa (AS) ranges across several surahs of the Qur’an. It is the longest and most detailed story of a prophet mentioned in the Qur’an. Islam teaches that all prophets came to their people with the same proclamation, “O my … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين There is an ayah (ayah # 46) in Surat al-Kahf that tells us: الْمَالُ وَالْبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَالْبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيْرٌ أَمَلًا “Wealth and children are the attractions of this worldly life, but lasting good works have a … [Read more…]
الحمد لله رب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على سيد المرسلين وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين Prophet Shu’ayb (AS) is one of only five Arab prophets mentioned by name in the Qur’an, the others being Hud, Salih, Isma’il, and Muhammad (S) – peace be upon them all. Many scholars believe that Shu’ayb was the elderly man who offered Musa safety, … [Read more…]
