Press Release: A Warning regarding the Dangers of the Hair Salons and the Hair Stylist

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Al Hujjah Publication and the Dawah Tus Salafiyyah Sister's Book Club presents:

A Warning regarding the Dangers of the Hair Salons and the Hair Stylist

And the Legal Rulings of the Committee of Major Scholars concerning this issue

Gathered and Arranged by Umm ‘Abdir-Rahmaan al-Imaam (Allâh preserve her) with a Foreword presented by his eminence ash-Shaykh Muhammad bin ‘Abdillah al-Imaam (Allâh preserve him)

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Permission from the author to translate and print this noble treatise

In the name of Allah the Beneficent, the Merciful,
All praise is for Allah Alone and peace and blessings be upon the noblest of Allah’s creation Muhammad (sallaa Allahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) in addition to his family, companions, and all of those who follow him in goodness until the Day of Judgment. To proceed:

I, sister Umm ‘Abdir-Rahman, the wife of ash-Shaykh Abee Nasr Muhammad bin ‘Abdillah al-Imam, the one in charge (of the sisters) in the Daar-ul-Hadeeth center located in Ma’bar, Yemen, have written the book entitled, “at-Tahdheer min Akhtaar-il-Kawaafeer” (A Warning regarding the Dangers of the Hair Salons & Hair Stylist). I give permission to the noble sister Umm Kutubah as-Salafiyyah in America, a resident of Roosevelt Island, New York, permission to print this book into the English language for the sake of benefit in this country and to spread goodness. May Allah reward this admirable sister and I ask the Mighty & Majestic by His Exalted Names and by His Beautiful Attributes to provide for her and grant her and her husband the Jannat-ul-Firdaous (the highest level of the Paradise), Aameen.

May Allah bless her in her wealth and her children and whoever may assist her in good as the one who directs others to good is like the one who has actualized goodness.

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Book Review: Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee Muhaddith-ul-‘Asr wa Naasir-us-Sunnah

(Muhammad Naasir-ud-Deen al-Albaanee the Muhaddith of this Era and the Supporter of the Sunnah) Arabic

119 Pages

Printed by Daar-ul-Qalam

This is an excellent and wonderful work detailing the life of the Muhaddith of this Era Aboo ‘Abdir-Rahman Muhammad Naasir-id-Deen al-Albaanee (rahimahullah). It is divided into two sections the first beginning with the Shaykh’s biography and the second dealing with a list of his written works. From the highlights of his biography is a description of his lineage and the reasons that led up to his father ash-Shaykh Nooh Najaatee’s (rahimahullah) decision to flee Albania and make Hijrah to Damascus. It goes into great detail to outline the Shaykh’s early upbringing (he was nine years old when the family emigrated) which was filled with seeking knowledge and learning his religion at the hand of his father, who by the way was a well known Hanafee scholar, and at the hands of his father’s colleagues all of whom were well known People of Knowledge in Syria. This is contrary to the claim of many people today who wish to portray the Shaykh as someone who merely taught himself by reading books. As you read about his early life you will come to know that all of the lies and accusations levied against him are false and based on jealousy. We ask Allah to guide them and us to fairness and balance before we speak.

From this we learn of the Shaykh’s early studies with Hadeeth and his fascination with the science, spending hours upon hours at the famous Maktabah ath-Thaahiriyyah in Damascus. We learn of the blessings that Allah bestowed on him to own his own clock repair shop, working several hours in the day and then spending the rest to study and tend to this family while other were struggling to make ends meet and occupying themselves with the affairs of this world.

We get to see that the Shaykh spent his time in teaching, going out to give Da’wah and holding circles of Knowledge. We read about the Scholars who knew him and spoke well of him. We read about the books that he used to teach and his love for the Shuyookh of Islam and their works: Ibn Taymiyyah, Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah and Muhammad bin ‘Abdil-Wahhaab (rahimahumullah). We get to read about the Shaykh’s students and his qualities of patience, gentleness, knowledge and wisdom.

The second section lists all of the Shaykh’s written works, books that he checked, verified, and added notes to. One extremely beneficial point about this book is that there is a biography on eighteen of his most well known works and a description of why they were written or verified. After this a list of his other works is given covering eighteen pages of these titles and if they are published or in manuscript form.

What makes this book and others like it so exceptional is that we get a glimpse into the life of a great scholar and teacher of the Sunnah. This book had me crying, laughing, feeling humility and coming to terms with the life of an Albanian man who spent the majority of his life seeking knowledge and then dispensing it for the Muslim Ummah to benefit from. May Allah shower His Mercy upon the Shaykh and may He grant him the highest place in the Paradise he is deeply missed.

Book Review: Arabic Practical Dictionary

Arabic Practical Dictionary
N.Awde & K.Smith
Published by Hippocrene Books
439 Pages

This dictionary was nicely compiled with more than 18,000 total entries of modern vocabulary covering politics, telecommunications, computers, business, and travel.

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This dictionary has its pro’s and its con’s but overall I enjoy its convenient size, professional layout and the arrangement of the English section. I will list some of my dislikes of the book:

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This dictionary is transliterated which I hate transliteration because it is a crutch in learning how to correctly pronounce the Arabic words, I only use it when I think a non-Arabic reader is reading one of my translations. Placing the Arabic vowel signs on the words would have been more beneficial.


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The arrangement of the Arabic section is schizophrenic. They arranged all words beginning with Meem under Meem instead of under the Arabic words respective root. For example lets say you wanted to look up the word “Masjid” (here I go using transliteration uggh! But it is a must here!) you would have to look it up under Meem instead of its root Seen, Jeem, Daal. This is quite unorthodox since Arabic dictionaries are listed alphabetically by the root system.

There is a section in the back that includes the names of all the countries in Arabic that reaches 8 pages. I particularly enjoyed this part of the dictionary because it included a lot of the names of the Latin American countries that I didn’t know the names to, I mean who knew how to say Dominican in Arabic? Not me!



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The Arabic font is nice too which makes for easy reading on my bad bifocaled eyes and almost every word I needed to look up I ended up finding. While this may not equate to a Mawrid it is a modern reference work that lives up to its description. The price is a little steep but if you need a compact Arabic dictionary on the go then this is probably ideal for you to purchase.

Book Review: The Most Excellent Manner of Seeking Forgiveness

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The Most Excellent Manner of Seeking Forgiveness

An Explanation of the Authentic Hadeeth of the Messenger of Allah regarding Sayyidul-Istighfaar by Shaykh Abdur-Razzaaq Ibn Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbaad (hafithahullah)

Published by Salafi Publications

Translated by Aboo Talhah Daawood ibn Ronald Burbank

Edited and adapted for Publication by Aboo Yahyaa Ibraaheem ibn Walter Bramley

Paperback consisting of 36 Pages

ISBN: 1-902727-15-0

This is an excellent translation of a lecture given by the Muhaddith of Madeenah ash-Shaykh Abdur-Razzaaq Ibn Abdul-Muhsin al-Abbaad (hafithahullah) covering the meaning of the “Sayyidul-Istighfaar” (The Master of Seeking Forgiveness). It is a short, concise and filled with benefit ‘Read in One Day’ type of book. The Shaykh connects the reader with the importance of learning and reflecting on this beautiful supplication and how it relates to Tawheed.

For those who want a word for word meaning of this supplication then look at the Free E-Book on my main Blog entitled “the Precious Remembrance” by ash-Shaykh al-‘Uthaymeen (rahimahullah) page 22 and page 40.

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