Man often makes mistakes and is forgetful. Therefore it is natural if we sometimes do sinful acts that transgress the limit that Allah has set up upon us. Then, from times to times our sins will accumulate, unless we remove or erase them. Thankfully, we have Allah who is so Compassionate and the ...

Love is an inherent part of ourselves. Love resides in our heart but manifests outwardly in various forms. Love can build our characters and dictate our actions. As a muslim, let see what Allah says about love in the Qur'an. Love to worldly enjoyment "It was made attractive to people, the lo...

Below is a passage about the last moment of the life of our beloved Prophet, Muhammad pbuh. It is very heart-touching and shows how merciful he was and how deep his love for his people. Hope we can find wisdom in it. *** Suddenly there was a person who said salaam. "May I come in?" he asked...

Alhamdulillah, praise all be to Allah. In the last six months or so, the Alexa Website Ranking of Alhabib Islamic Web Service website was below 100.000 on average. As of today, the 3-month average is 85,615 for the traffic rank. This means that Alhabib's website is now twice as popular as a year ago...

Alhamdulillah, finally I have a chance to make a re-design of the old Current Moon Phase widget that some of you find it "too fancy", "too colorful", and "not so clean". Here is the new islamic calendar widget with cleaner look, neutral color, and bigger hijri date display. The widget has more in...

Fasting in the month of Muharram is highly desired, especially on the tenth day, 'Ashura. The Messenger of Allah (Pbuh) has been reported as saying when asked which prayer is better after obligatory prayer: "Prayer in the middle of the night." He was asked again which fast is better after Ramadan. He said: "In the [...]

This is a true story about a man named Rashed. He tells his story as follows… I was not more than thirty years old when my wife gave birth to my first child. I still remember that night. I had stayed out all night long with my friends, as was my habit. It was a [...]

Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah. I just received an email from a developer who has released an Opera extension that shows the current Islamic Date (Hijri date). The widget or extension is based on the javascript formula to calculate the current islamic hijri date that is available at Alhabib’s main site. It will show [...]

Alhamdulillaah, all praise be to Allah who teaches man what he does not know. Some of you have asked to update the islamic quotes collection from the last wisdom collection that was published long time ago. Alhamdulillaah, below is a list of hadiths or sayings of the Prophet Muhammad that I have collected. I hope [...]

Eid celebration, be it Eid ul Fitr or Eid ul Adha, is one of the best times for muslims. The first one marks the end of fasting month Ramadan while the latter is the culmination of the Hajj where sacrifice animals are slaughtered, eaten and distributed among poors. Below are several eid wishes that may [...]

As the islamic year 1431 AH coming to an end and the year 2010 also at its last months, it is time to look forward and see how the islamic calendar looks in 2011. Alhabib has released its own islamic calendar 2011 both as web page and PDF ready to download. The calendar is available [...]

Alhamdulillaah, praise be to Allah. Today we have the opportunity to add several islamic greeting cards to our collection. Thanks to a couple of brothers who have allowed their works be shared on Alhabib website, we have now a new Hajj card and several Eid ul Adha greeting cards. The hajj card features a beautiful [...]

Nine new greeting cards were added recently to the Islamic Wisdom collection. Thanks to Br. Nayzak, these manga-style cards were permitted to be shared for free in our Alhabib Islamic Web Service website. If you are a big fan of manga, anime or cartoon-like characters, these cards are worth a look. Apart from showing the [...]

Al-Hasan al-Basree, was born in Madinah, 642 CE and was, in fact, the son of Yasar, the slave of Zayd Ibn Thabet Al Ansari. His mother Ummul Hasan was a slave woman of Ummu Salamah, the wife of the Prophet peace be upon him. So he was born in the house of the Prophet, and [...]

Wasolim is a useful application for Blackberry cellular phones. The name is rather cryptic although it sounds as an arabic word. It actually stands for “Waktu solat & imsakiyah” or in english: “Prayer and imsak times“. The application is designed for Blackberry users and incorporate latest geo-localisation technology using GPS and GoogleMap. This ensures that [...]

To muslims around the world, the visitors of this blog and users of Alhabib islamic web service, we would like to say: EID MUBARAK! Taqabbalallaahu minnaa wan minkum May Allah accept our good deeds during the month of Ramadan. May Allah bestow His Mercy and Guidance upon us in the days to come. Happy Eid [...]

The Ramadan is ending soon. It will pass with all of its uniqueness and virtues. The month full of blessings and forgiveness from Allah is soon away. Are we getting the most of it? Are we striving hard to get all the virtues in it? Are we giving our bests to live its nights? Or [...]

Alhamdulillaah, as the title says, the islamic calendar for the year 2011 is now available for download. The calendar covers the Hijri dates of the islamic year 1432 to 1433 anno hegira (AH, after hijra). There is also a list of important islamic dates or events that will, for example, tell you when will ramadan [...]

Alhamdulillah, all praise be to Allah. In the coming couple of weeks we will be entering the blessed month of Ramadan 1431 AH. Marhaban yaa Shahru Mubarak, welcome ramadan! We have created 6, new ramadan greeting cards. As usual, they are already uploaded in the Islamic Greeting Card section of the main website of Alhabib. [...]