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Prophets of Allah, Page 14

A brief history of Jerusalem, and the struggle in Gaza

By Dr Husni Hammuda
“Prophet Muhammad (sws) mentions three mosques that hold a special status in the history of Islam: (1) The Haram al Shareef in Makka, (2) Masjid al Nabawi in Madinah, and (3) Masjid al Aqsa in Jerusalem. It was in Masjid al Aqsa that Prophet Muhammad sws led all the other Prophets in prayer, during his mysterious Night Journey (Al Isra wal Mi’raj)

Minimal and Maximal meaning in reading the Qur’an

“The minimal approach finds more meaning in less, thus find more meaning in the least, and this is the baraka and secret of zuhd. This may also affect how many adhkar we do, we may do much but in reality we budget our dhikr, and put less and less of ourselves into each of those dhikrs until it is not our egoes but the dhikr that is effaced. To find more meaning in little, even if its a single verse, is a fruit of zuhd and allows the heart to be more positively affected….”