September 7, 2020

    PART 1 – WHY IS PATIENCE BEAUTIFUL?

    Phrases like “be patient” and “patience is half of the faith” form a part of the Muslim’s everyday vocabulary, such…
    September 11, 2020

    MUSA AS – PART 6

    Life in Exile Although in exile for their disobedience to Allah, Allah still provided Bani Israel with beautiful sustenance. He…
    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

    PART 5 – PURPOSE AND WISDOM OF THE CREATOR

    Good v Evil Allah is the ultimate Creator and He creates whatever He wishes. Amongst His creations are angels, jinn…
    September 11, 2020

    THE TRUTH ABOUT MAZHABS

    Many Muslims adopt the teachings of a particular mazhab. There are historical and geographical reasons for this. Generally each mazhab…
    September 7, 2020

    14. A CONTINUOUS TRIAL

    A true journey of iman is dotted with trials and obstacles, all designed to test our sincerity and belief in…
    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 14, 2020

    HABEEL AND QABEEL

    One of the wisdoms of the stories in the Qur’an is that the believer, regardless of his situation, will recognize…
    September 7, 2020

    WHY CAN’T I STAY DEVOUT?

    Why Can’t I Stay Devout? Sometimes we find it difficult to sustain a constant and long term routine of obedience…
    October 23, 2020

    RAMADAN AND SELF RESTRAINT

    Fasting is prescribed for all believers, and the word “siyam” means to restrain or abstain. In the early days, people…
    September 11, 2020

    DAUD AS – PART 2

    The Rulings of Daud AS Apart from kingship, Daud AS was a judge amongst his people, and discharged his duties…
    September 7, 2020

    ARROGANCE

    We have already talked about the building blocks forming the habits of unhappy people – discontentment and envy. These habits,…
    September 7, 2020

    DISCONTENTMENT

    Habit No 1: Discontentment No matter what you have in life, you feel that it’s not enough. You want a…
    August 26, 2020

    POMEGRANATE

    POMEGRANATE Qur’anic References In them (both) will be fruits, and date- palms and pomegranates. (55:68) And it is He who…
    September 7, 2020

    PART 3 – SWEETENING THE PAIN

    Most of us will tolerate our job conditions if we are well paid. Even if we tried to complain, others…
    November 16, 2020

    15. IMAN IN ACTION V DESIRE

    This iman then has to be followed up by actions. Devote yourself to Allah, doing the utmost zikr to achieve…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 40 – HASTEN TOWARDS A GOOD DEED!

    Rasulullah SAW asked us to hurry up with the good deeds, and this has been reported numerous times with variations:…
    September 3, 2020

    THE POWER OF FAITH: A MAN’S JOURNEY TO ALLAH-PART 4

    (Note: – The true identity and name of person and places have been kept confidential for the welfare and safety…
    September 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 1

    MEDIA DECEPTION Abu Huraira (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “Years of treachery will come over people in…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 2 – FINDING THE RIGHT COMPANION IN YOUR JOURNEY OF ISLAM

    A consistent theme of Islam is detachment from the material world (dunia). Accumulation of dunia hardens the heart and reduces the ability to…
    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 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…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 5 – CHARACTERISTICS OF A HYPOCRITE

    Hypocrisy occurs when one outwardly claims to be Muslim but his heart secretly harbours disbelief in various degrees. Hypocrisy is…
    September 14, 2020

    DHUL-QARNAYN

    The final story in Surah Al Kahf is in relation to Dhul-Qarnayn. This story, including the story of the People of…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 31 – WHY DO CALAMITIES HAPPEN?

    Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya was an ascetic who lived in Basra in the first century of Islam. She advised against conducting…
    September 7, 2020

    WHEN PEOPLE LET YOU DOWN – PART 1

    We have been through this before, that sinking, disappointing feeling when our closest friends and families are missing during our…
    August 26, 2020

    GOING FRUITY

    Fruits generate taste and joy. For every joy and pleasure in this duniya, Allah allows it to be done to…
    September 2, 2020

    PART 24 – THE TRUE LOVE OF ALLAH

    The love of Allah is not necessarily to the exclusion of all other love. This would be impossible and absurd.…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 30 – DO YOU LOVE YOUR WEALTH ABOVE ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER ENOUGH?

    You will not be a believer unless your love for Allah and His Messenger is above all other love, and…
    September 7, 2020

    HUMAN RIGHTS AND HYPOCRISY

    What is it that we are standing up for when we talk about human rights in Islam? Lately, it seems…

    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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