September 2, 2020

    PART 21 – SETTING OUR PRIORITIES AND THE USEFUL KNOWLEDGE

    A woman wants her husband’s attention and spends hours decorating herself for him to obtain a few minutes of pleasure…
    September 7, 2020

    WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS – PART 1

    Companionship is a basic requirement for human beings, and can arise from family ties, social connections or marriage. Allah in…
    October 26, 2020

    THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 2

    Sincere Advice Allah often uses the phrase “struggle in His path”, because the word struggle connotes elements of difficulty. All…
    September 3, 2020

    THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 2

    Being enslaved to our things Analysing my belongings really made me think about how we are enslaved to our items,…
    September 7, 2020

    MARRIAGE: BETWEEN MIRAGE, REALITY AND RESPONSIBILITY

    Marriage: between mirage, reality and responsibility What is the common goal? Whenever there is a union between two people, the…
    September 7, 2020

    24. STEPS TO VICTORY

    Assuming we have developed the attributes, the following are the steps we need to take to continue the journey. 1.…
    September 11, 2020

    HUD AS

    THE LAND OF GIANTS Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (SA) said: “Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall…
    March 29, 2021

    26. DESTROYING THE WEEDS

    September 7, 2020

    WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 9

    Coming to an end Think about it. You may be living in this life but in reality you are in…
    September 7, 2020

    WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS – PART 2

    SEEKING A FRIEND Some pointers below on things to look out for when seeking a friend: 1. Behaviour: We are…
    September 11, 2020

    SUPREME ROLE MODELS FOR WOMEN

    Sarah and Hajr were the two wives of Ibrahim AS. Their personal sacrifices in the name of Islam were momentous…
    September 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 3

    Deception of the Parents The deception continues by the parents to their children, feeding them with lies and misinformation until…
    September 11, 2020

    SALEH AS

    HOMES IN THE MOUNTAINS The tribe of Thamud lived in the Arabian Peninsular, between Hijaz and Tabuk. They were of…
    September 11, 2020

    CELEBRATING EID AL FITR

    With the end of Ramadan, Muslims generally have mixed feelings. On the one hand, we are heartbroken about the departure…
    September 7, 2020

    PART 4 – THE WARNING SIGNS

    Marriage – Who is the Right One? Time to remind ourselves … What is the purpose of having a husband…
    September 11, 2020

    LUT AS

    The Society of Lut AS Prophet Lut (Lot) AS was the nephew of Ibrahim AS. After parting ways with Ibrahim…
    September 7, 2020

    WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 5

    The Sunnah of Allah Allah’s method will never change. Allah has sunnan (precedent) or a fixed way of doing things:…
    September 14, 2020

    THE SABBATH BREAKERS

    This story relates to a small fishing community comprised of Bani Israel. During this time, because of their persistent disobedience…
    September 11, 2020

    WATERFALL

    It originates with a small spring, or a series of small streams, a few bodies of trickling water. Then Allah…
    September 11, 2020

    AN URGENT MESSAGE

    Thawbaan (RA), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) related that the Prophet (SAW) said: “The nations shall…
    September 2, 2020

    THE COMPANIONS OF THE GARDEN

    According to some reports, the story most likely takes place in Saba or Yemen. Historians have different theories as to…
    September 14, 2020

    THE PEOPLE OF THE CAVE

    This is an inspiring story from Surah Al Kahf in the Qur’an. The incident is set against the backdrop of…
    August 4, 2020

    WHEN THINGS DON’T GO WELL

    THE TEST OF SINCERITY When things are on an even keel or on a comfortable and predictable plateau, it is…
    September 7, 2020

    ON BEING ILL (PART 2)

    The Rewards for the Patient Patience during adversity runs counter to mankind’s hasty instinct to despair at the first sign…
    September 7, 2020

    MARRYING SOMEONE WHO IS MUSLIM IN NAME ONLY?

    Many are willing to marry a non-Muslim provided that the person reverts to Islam from a paperwork point of view.…
    October 26, 2020

    THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 3

    The Three Punches The major pillars of da’wah are to deliver a punch in the face (with good manner, behaviour and character),…
    September 11, 2020

    THE LAST LAUGH

    I met a wonderful brother who is a volunteer at one of our local masjid. We heard one day that…
    September 7, 2020

    INTERFAITH MARRIAGES IN ISLAM?

    And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even…
    September 2, 2020

    PART 19 – HOW OFTEN DO WE NEED TO CONTEMPLATE?

    Islam can be likened to a town fortified by five walls. If all the five were intact, then one’s Islam…

    Daily Hadith

    Reported by Abu Hurairah (RA): The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “The upper hand is better than the lower one (i.e., the spending hand is better than the receiving hand); and begin (charity) with those who are under your care; and the best charity is that which given out of surplus; and he who asks (Allah) to help him abstain from the unlawful and the forbidden, Allah will fulfill his wish; and he who seeks self-sufficiency will be made self-sufficient by Allah”.
    [Al-Bukhari].

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