MADRASATUL NABIY

Nearly four thousand years ago, in the Sumerian town of Ur in the valley of the river Euphrates, lived a young man named Abraham. The people of Ur had once worshipped Allah but as time passed they forgot the true religion and started praying to idols, statues made of wood or clay and sometimes even of precious stones. Even as a small child Abraham could not understand how his people, and especially his father, could make these images with their own hands, call them gods, and then worship them. He had always refused to join his people when they paid respect to these statues. Instead he would leave the town and sit alone, thinking about the heavens and the world about him. He was sure his people were doing wrong and so alone he searched for the right way. One clear night as he sat staring at the sky he saw a beautiful shining star, so beautiful that he cried out: ‘This must be Allah!' He looked at it in awe for some time, until suddenly it began to fade and then it disappeared. He...

Somalis protest against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in Mogadishu, Somalia Dec. 8, 2017. Two East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is "dangerous" and could spark an international crisis. "We are urging the U.S. government to seriously reconsider the risks that its decision could have on the future of the Middle East and the world in general," said a statement Friday from Somalia's foreign ministry. “We call for Arab, Muslim and other nations to redouble their efforts to find a solution to the Palestinian issue in order to end the crisis in the region,” said the ministry. The government said it and the Somali people are prepared to support Palestinians' struggle for their rights. Neighboring Djibouti says it rejects the U.S. decision on Jerusalem. "This grave decision, contrary to international law and United Nati...

Question Is it obligatory to shave the armpit and pubic hair of the deceased whilst washing him or is it sufficient to make ablution and wash him? May Allaah Reward you. Answer All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad , is His Slave and Messenger. Scholars differed concerning the ruling of shaving the armpit and the pubic hair of the deceased. The Shaafi‘is have two opinions; An-Nawawi  said: “There are two opinions in terms of clipping the nails of the deceased, trimming his moustache and shaving his pubic hair: The first one: it is permissible to clean him as these things are considered dirt. The second one: it is disliked -as said by Al-Muzani- for it is an operation of cutting parts of the deceased  so it resembles thecircumcision. After that An-Nawawi  mentioned that the chosen opinion is to leave it, and he quoted Ash-Shaafi‘i: "Some of my disciples choose to sh...