Madarijus Salikin -- Pendakian Menuju Allah

E-book ini adalah ringkasan dari kitab aslinya Madarijus Salikin karya ulama besar yaitu Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah. Kitab aslinya sendiri terdiri dari 3 jilid.

Buku ini merupakan obat jiwa bagi masyarakat di masa sekarang yang lebih sering dihembus badai materialisme, yang pikiran manusia lebih banyak memikirkan materi, yang keberhasilan mereka lebih banyak diukur dari kaca mata materi, sehingga bara permusuhan dan kebencian semakin berkobar, kejalangan mewarnai setiap masyarakat, kehidupan terasa semakin berat, kesengsaraan ada di mana-mana, pemaksaan menjadi mode, ujian dan cobaan merajalela dan materi menjadi sesuatu yang disanjung di dalam hati manusia.

Sejarah Hidup Imam Ali Bin Abi Thalib RA

Imam Ali Bin Abi Thalib RA adalah sosok yang sangat mengagumkan. Taat, pemberani, cerdas, arif dan bijaksana merupakan beberapa sifat dan karakter yang ada dalam diri beliau. Beliau adalah sepupu sekaligus menantu dari baginda Rasulullah SAW. Beliau besar dalam didikan Nabi Muhammad SAW dan termasuk pemuda pertama yang mengimani ajaran Islam yang dibawa oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW.

Buku ini menceritakan periode kehidupan Imam Ali RA ketika beliau masih dalam asuhan Nabi Muhammad SAW sampai periode meninggalnya beliau setelah terjadi konflik politik yang berkepanjangan. Dalam buku ini porsi cerita setelah wafatnya Nabi Muhammad SAW begitu besar, karena dalam periode inilah terjadi pergantian kepemimpinan yang menjadi awal penyebab konflik politik yang mengguncang umat Islam kala itu. Bahkan konflik politik itu lah yang melahirkan dua golongan besar dalam Islam yaitu Sunni dan Syiah.

Oral Stimulation Between Husband and Wife in Islam

sexQuestion:

Can a married couple gratify each other through oral stimulation?

Answer:

Sheikh Ahmad Kutty opinion:

There is nothing in Islam that categorically forbids married couples from gratifying each other through oral stimulation, if it is based on consensual agreement. However, one objection that could be raised is whether the act involves consuming semen or female fluids, since they are considered najas (impure) according to Imam Abu Hanifah.

5 Free and Cool Image Editing Tools

Adobe Photoshop or simply Photoshop is a graphics editing program developed and published by Adobe Systems. It is the current and primary market leader for commercial bitmap and image manipulation, and is the flagship product of Adobe Systems. All of you must be familiar with this application. Yes, Photoshop must be one of the best image editing tools.

But its not a free application, you have to pay a lot of money to have it. Is there any free image editing tools beside Photoshop?

PCWorld has a review about free and cool image editing tools for Windows user that you can use as an alternative of Photoshop.

1. GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

Anal Sex in Islam

sexQuestion:

As-Salamu `alaykum! What does Islam say about anal sex? What are the consequences of having anal sex on the marriage? Jazakum Allah khayran.

Answer (Group of Islamic Researchers):

Women and Education in Islam

womenislam Since it is obligatory on every Muslim male and female to acquire knowledge, the woman has got as much right as the man has got for acquiring knowledge and education. Hence the injunctions of the Qur’an and Sunnah are equally applicable to men and women.

1. The importance which the Qur’an gives to education and learning can be judged from this fact that the first few verses of the Qur’an which were revealed on Prophet Muhammad (Allah's peace be upon him) instructed him to read.

The Difference between Taxes & Zakah

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Question:

Respected scholars, As-salamu `alaykum. As a Canadian Muslim I pay taxes to the government, which takes up a major portion of my income. It is my understanding that a portion of the taxes thus collected by the government goes to the poor and those who work to collect them. This being the case, can I consider myself as being absolved from the duty of paying zakah? Jazakum Allahu khayran.

Answer (Sheikh Ahmad Kutty):