October 23, 2020

    THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 7

    Tawaf Idhafa and back to Mina After casting their stones, pilgrims must perform the sacrifice. When Ibrahim AS attempted to…
    October 23, 2020

    RAMADAN – COMPASSION AND CARING

    Fasting as an institution for the purification of the soul is common to all the divine religions (Judaism, Christianity and…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 20 – THE LEGACY WE SEEK

    It is narrated that we can love who we want, but we will be separated from that person eventually. We…
    September 14, 2020

    BARSISA THE WORSHIPPER

    There are many versions to this very disturbing story, which illustrates how even the most pious and abstinent of people…
    September 11, 2020

    IBRAHIM AS [PART 2]

    The Festival of Idols Every year, the community celebrated a festival that took place out of town. Ibrahim’s AS father…
    September 7, 2020

    WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 8

    Iftiqar (the state of poverty to Allah) This is the most desirable state to be in, and this was the…
    September 11, 2020

    DAUD AS – PART 1

    The story of Daud AS started with the story of Talut and Jalut. After Daud AS killed the tyrant Jalut…
    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 11, 2020

    FALSE LABELS IN ISLAM

    We have come across some ridiculous posts lately, with Muslims demeaning other Muslims, accusing them to be of certain Islamic…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 34 – THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE

    Wisdom and faith will never flourish in the heart unless the heart is humble, and without the love of dunia,…
    September 11, 2020

    AVOID GETTING HURT AGAIN

    In Closing the Chapter* we touched upon how forgiveness is the best way of moving on in life. This has…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 33 – DO WE KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR US?

    In Islam, wealth and poverty are unrelated to money. The poor person is the one who does not have Allah…
    September 3, 2020

    THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 3

    Emotional attachments to possessions We are all brought up to treasure and preserve those special moments in our lives. The…
    September 1, 2020

    BUT RAMADAN IS TOO HARD!

    Fasting is not intended to inflict punishment upon the believers or to saddle them with unbearable burdens. Its main aim,…
    September 7, 2020

    FORMING RELATIONSHIPS – WHO DO WE CHOOSE?

    INFLUENCE There are two main factors that shape the development of our personalities – nature v nurture. The first is…
    September 11, 2020

    COMMERCIALISATION OF ISLAM

    Something is causing confusion within the ummah at the moment, and we can summarize it as the commercialisation of Islam.…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 39 – GUARDING THE TONGUE AND ACTIONS

    Aswad ibn Asram (RA) once asked Rasulullah (SAW) for advice. Rasulullah (SAW) asked him to hold tight with his hand.…
    September 7, 2020

    ISA (JESUS) AS – PART 1

    Maryam AS, the mother of Isa AS The final prophet descended from Bani Israel (from the lineage of Ishaq AS,…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 35 – ONLY YOU WE RELY UPON

    Allah wants us to surrender with complete pleasure, and believe that embedded our lives is goodness which we cannot comprehend.…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 13 – THE MARRIAGE OF FIKR AND ZIKR

    At our pinnacle of fikr, we will also achieve the highest level of zikr. At this peak, our zikr will…
    September 2, 2020

    THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF ALLAH – INTRODUCTION PART 1

    Allah – there is no deity except Him. To Him belong the best names. (Surat Ta Ha 20:8) Abu Huraira…
    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 7, 2020

    CLOSING THE CHAPTER

    So let’s say some aspect of a relationship didn’t work out. There was a misunderstanding or a falling out with…
    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…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 4 – THE MUSLIM AND THE VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE

    Today, many of us have lost the appreciation of zikrullah. The intoxication of dunia and its short term priorities have caused us to…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 3 – CHARACTERISTICS OF A MUSLIM, MUHSIN AND MU’MIN

    Today, we read, listen and post links, argue and try to be superior in talking with “knowledge”, but we have…
    October 23, 2020

    WHY RAMADAN IS SPECIAL

    When Mohammad (SAW) saw the crescent, the new moon on the month of Rajab which is one month before Shaaban…
    August 26, 2020

    BANANA

    BANANA Qur’anic Reference: And those on the Right Hand, Who will be those on the Right Hand? (They will be)…
    September 7, 2020

    22. UNDERSTANDING THE ENEMY

    Allah has advised us that Shaitan is your enemy, so make him your enemy. If you knew that you had…
    September 7, 2020

    SOME LIFE CHANGING ADVICE PART 1

    THE ADVICE I WISH I HAD RECEIVED YEARS AGO … It is so enriching to speak with some people, and…

    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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