Though Jennifer Grout, the 23-year-old American singer, doesn’t speak a word of Arabic, she has a rare talent: singing Arabic songs, including Arabic traditional ones, so fluently, so softly and so beautifully.
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Intercession in Religion: basis and proofs
Source: sunnah.org
By: Shaykh Gibril Fouad Haddad
Is it true, as some people say, that tawassul or “seeking means” through the Prophet and the awliya’ such as seeking their intercession is not necessary nor a priority in Islam, because Allah said that He is near and answers whoever calls Him directly?
What about the statement in al-Wala’ wal-Bara’ according to the `Aqeedah of the Salaf whereby among the “ten actions that negate Islam” is “relying on an intermediary between oneself and Allah when seeking intercession”?
What about those who compare tawassul and asking intercession to the Christian worship of Jesus and the saints, those who reject tabarruk bi al-athar — getting blessings from the Prophet’s relics — as being outside Islam, and those who put limitations on invoking salawat — blessings and peace — on the Prophet?
And what about Albani’s claims that tawassul is not through the person of the Prophet even after his time, but through his du`a and only in his lifetime?
US singer Jennifer Grout converts to Islam (Video)
Source: gulfnews.com
By: Jumana Al Tamimi
When Grout participated in Arabs Got Talent last year, she was among the top three finalists, with thousands viewing her spine-tingling performances of songs by Umm Kulthoum on YouTube. More recently, a video of a different kind has been drawing attention to Grout — one showing her announcing her conversion to Islam, which was posted online last month.
While she has actually converted to Islam, though “unofficially”, Grout told tabloid!the posted video is not real.
“Actually the video that everyone has seen is part of a Moroccan film I made before my performance aired on Arabs Got Talent.”
“And I originally was upset, and mostly scared, that it ended up on the internet, because I hadn’t even gotten the chance to tell my family and closest friends about Islam before there were headlines everywhere saying I’d converted. However, now that it’s out there, maybe it’s a positive thing — I am not ashamed of what I believe in,” she added in an email interview.
The posted video shows her declaring, in the presence of two men, the shahada, the declaration of faith that is one of the five pillars of Islam. In the shahada, the person states that “there is no God but Allah and Mohammad [PBUH] is His prophet”.
Grout, who lives in Morocco, explained that she has not gone to the mosque to “confirm her conversion with an Imam or get it on paper”.
“But I say the shahada from my heart. I have recently started to perform the [five] daily prayers.”
Woman with jinn possession embraces Islam (Video)
A woman with a jinn possession embraces Islam as she can feel the jinn react to the Quran.
FORMER SIKH REVERTS/CONVERTS TO ISLAM
Source: http://thedeenshow.com
Amazing journey of a UK based Brother Haroon, who was born into a Sikh family and how Allah(God) guided him to Islam. As the Qur’an tells us that Allah never burdens a Soul more then it can bear. Haroon had a very difficult life spending a long time in Jail, abandoned by his family and relatives to finally finding solace and peace in Islam. Read his journey in his own words……….
Woman Accepts Islam after Story of Jibreel Halaqa by Bayyinah in Toronto (Video)
Story of Jibreel with Sh. Omar Suleiman came to Toronto on September 5, 2014 at the Islamic Muslim Organization in Toronto. At the end of the session this lady accepted Islam and Sh. Omar Suleiman took her shahada in front of the entire crowd.
PASS THE KNOWLEDGE (LIGHT & LIFE) 