It has now been four years since I started this three part instalment. It's been over three years since I wrote the rough outlines for this third and final part. One thing or another, however, stopped me from completing it. But given Saudi Arabia's current socio-religious changes or transition under the Crown Prince Muhammad b.…
Times Will Get Worse Before They Get Better: But How?
Q. Do times get worse throughout the ages, after the Prophet's era ﷺ? And is there a basis for believing this in the textual sources of Islam? Can you also say something about the return of Jesus, peace be upon him, and the coming of the Dajjal, and how they fit into the overall pattern…
Did Abu Hurayrah Have Secret Spiritual Knowledge?
Al-Bukhari records in his Sahih, no.120, that Abu Hurayrah stated: 'I preserved from the Messenger of God, peace be upon him, two vessels of knowledge. The first I have disseminated among people. If I were to circulate the other, my throat would be slit.' Some contend the vessel of knowledge Abu Hurayrah, may God be pleased…