Salam Please find a short biographical entry for al-Akhtal, a famous Christian poet whose compositions are still cited as examples of how the Arabic language should be used. ***Imam al-Dhahabi said regarding him in his ‘al-Siyar’ (4/589): The poet of…
Salam Sh al-Luknawi in his ‘Hadiyyah al-Abrar’ (p.61-62) mentions some of the benefits (fawaid) of using prayer beads, often referred to as a ‘tasbih’ in the lands of India. He (Allah have mercy on him) said regarding its benefits: ***From…
Salam . Imam al-Dhahabi said in his ‘al-Siyar’ (2/135-201): . It is related from Aishah (Allah be pleased with her) that she killed a jinn, she saw in a dream that: By Allah you have killed a Muslim. She…
