Muhammad Abdurraouf - Books

These are selections from authentic Hadiths with short commentaries which the author extracted from the books of Hadith explanations. The methodology of selection is the Hadiths which contain great reward for little and easy work, unlike the Hadiths of expiating sins and faults that were written in other books.

A book in English confirms that Allah - the Most-High - preserved Islam by preserving its two sources, the Quran and the Sunnah. To make this preservation perfect, we have to warn against the deviating sects and misguiding people that divided this nation, neglected the Prophetic tradition, and deliberately added heresies to Islam. The writer says in his introduction: This compilation was adapted from the third section of Ph.D thesis published under the title, "Wasatiyyah ahl Sunnah bayna al Firaq" which means "Moderation of Ahl- Sunnah between the Sects" written by Dr. Muhammad Ba’kareem Muhammad Ba’Abdullah, a professor in the Islamic University of Medina, KSA.

A book in English shows the prestige of women before Islam. They were horribly mistreated, belittled, and granted a prestige less than men to the extent that they were like a commodity, not a person. Instead, Islam fought against this injustice and completely gave them full rights as men. Additionally, Islam made the relationship between these two genders based on affection, mercy, and intimacy.

An article translated into English excerpted from the book "Madarij al-Salkin" authored by Imam Ibnul-Qayyam (may Allah have mercy on him) in which he confirmed that Allah has revealed the traps and qualities of the hypocrites to make believers aware of them. They cause great harm and tribulation to Islam and Muslims while claiming to be Muslims and seeking to destroy it from within.

A book translated into English shows that Prophet Muhammad's tangible miracles are proofs of his prophethood. His miracles were various including his miracles with animals, inanimate objects, food and drink, and even in the universe, along with other great miracles.

A book translated into English originally authored by the renowned scholar Ibn Taymiyyah. It talks about the Islamic faith and some of its related aspects like its degrees, exception, and increasing and decreasing, clarifies the scholars' opinions about making faith in words without action, and finally mentions the major sins that do not necessitate the disbelief of its doer.

A book in English warns against the two vices of lying and envy. The first portrays the non-existent issue as existing and the existent as non-existent, truth as false and false as true, and good as evil and evil as good while the other is an incurable disease that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) warned of in more than one hadith.

The word taqleed is a derivative of Qalaadah, and the linguistic meaning of qalaadah is to wear a collar that a dog wears around its neck. The meaning of taqleed in terminology is to act upon the opinion of an Imaam from the Ummah without knowing the evidence. So the muqallid is the one who does taqleed.

In this booklet we have established, the evidences utilized for 20 raka’hs are weak and there is not a SINGLE Saheeh hadeeth or athar that mentions the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu Alayhee Was-Sallam) prayed or commanded 20 raka’hs Taraaweeh. This booklet also contains the evidences for praying 8 raka’hs and establishes this to be the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (Sallalahu Alayhee Was-Sallam), the Practice of the Companions and those upon their way, All in light of the statements and understanding of the Scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah Wal-Jama’ah From amongst the Imaams of the Salaf, the Scholars of hadeeth of the past and present and the Jurists Up Until 1424H.

For a number of reasons, this is a very important time to be writing a book of this nature. First, the concept of purification of the soul as a whole is and always will be central to the message of Islam and to the welfare of humans, both in this life and the Hereafter. Indeed, it was a main mission of the messengers and prophets themselves.

Islam is the universal religion, in this comparative study between Islam and Christianity, the reader will notice the tolerant approach of Islam toward other revealed religions.

Prophet Muhammad’s (Peace be upon him) letters to Emperor Heraclius, Chosroes II, Muqawqis, Negus, Governor of Syria and Ruler of Bahrain. Late in the six year A.H., on his return from Hudaibiyah, the Prophet Muhammad , decided to send messages to the kings beyond Arabia calling them to Islam. In order to authenticate the credentials of his envoys, a silver seal was made in which were graven the words: "Muhammad the Messenger of Allâh".

As the author notes about our Creator, ’The sweetness of this life lies in remembering Him, the sweetness of the next life lies in seeing Him! The next time you proceed for prayer, go because you love Him, go because you miss Him and long to be with Him. Feel your heart flutter. Only then, will you be on your way to attaining that inner peace and comfort Salah was prescribed for.’

In this book brother Mirza devotes a chapter to what is forbidden and disliked from speech, such as backbiting, gossiping, and slander. So he brings the evidences from the Qur’aan and Sunnah on the obligation of guarding the tongue from evil speech.

A book in English in which Sh. Ahmad Deedat discusses the concept of god in different doctrines by focusing on the etymologies, semantics, and phonologies of the proper noun for Allah, the Almighty, in many different languages including English, Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, Sanskrit, Zulu, and Afrikaans.

A book in English in which its author mentions a set of steps for those interested in discussing Christians. They are: (1) To refrain from reading any book or article on comparing religions, (2) To take care of the Prophetic inheritance that he left you so you learn the Quran, memorize it as much as you can, and learn the Islamic doctrine, jurisprudence, Prophetic hadith, Quran interpretation, Arabic language, biographies, and the rest of the necessary knowledge, (3) To deeply study the Islamic creed and learn more about the different doctrines and Muslim sects, (4) To study references in the field of calling Jews and Christians to Islam, and (5) To read the Bible and the Jewish and Christian references.

A book in English talks about some points from the Prophet Muhammad's biography such as his life in Mecca, calling people to Islam, persecuting the early converts, immigration to Abyssinia then Medina, Islamic country in Medina, conquering Mecca, the farewell pilgrimage, and the Prophet's death. It also mentions his physical description and manner, what he said about the environment, treating animals, and dealing with non-Muslims. It also sheds light on his appreciation of women and his love for children. On the other hand, it tackles what some non-Muslim scholars said about the Prophet like Alphonse de Lamartine, Sir George Bernard Shaw, Michael Hart, Mahatma Gandhi, Thomas Carlyle, Edward Gibbon, Simon Ockley, Annie Besant, W. Montgomery Watt, Bosworth Smith, Wolfgang Goethe, Lane-Poole, W.C. Taylor, Dr. Gustav Weil, Washington Irving, Arthur Glyn Leonard, and Jules Masserman.

This is the second edition course in English on Islamic studies for new Muslims. To act correctly, a Muslim has to first acquire authentic knowledge, change his mode of thought, and improve his practical ability. These changes have to result from the Muslims’ own decisions and efforts if they are to be educationally enduring, religiously sound, socially important, and physically permanent. It is with this aim and intention that the Islamic Teaching Center has prepared "A Program of Studies for New Muslims" It is an attempt to enable them to respond to their environment with an Islamic framework reflecting their beliefs, values, attitudes, and behavior which characterize them as a new breed of men enjoining right, eradicating evil, forbidding wrong, and believing in Allah.

A book in English confirms that all of us have to ask Allah for persistence of his blessings. We all need to know the thank which makes the blessings persistent.

A book in English confirms that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the most excellent example as a father and husband. He was very kind and tolerant towards his wives who could not envisage life without him. He was the perfect head of his family that managed many women with ease, love, and simple teaching while never neglecting his nation's affairs.