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 1, 2020
PART 36 – BUT I’M ALREADY A WORSHIPPER!
So how come some with hijab, beard, niqab and other cosmetic components of Islam have bad manners or behave in…
September 7, 2020
HOW ISLAM LIFTED ME UP
The End I remember a particularly low point in my life where things were not going well on all fronts…
September 14, 2020
THE QUR’ANIC MAP [PART 2]
A SUGGESTION: BEGIN WITH THE MECCA VERSES Part 2 The Mecca verses are described in Part 1 of these series.…
September 1, 2020
PART 23 – IMAN AND THE LOVE OF ALLAH
True belief materialises when Allah and Rasulullah SAW are more beloved to us than anyone else. For many who have…
September 7, 2020
THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS
There are many junctures in life where we face stumbling blocks. When we aspire for something but fail, when we…
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…
September 11, 2020
SULAIMAN AS – PART 1
Sulaiman AS was the son and heir of Daud AS both in prophethood and kingdom. He is one of the…
August 27, 2020
ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ
ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ RA Life: 573AD – 634AD) (Caliphate: 632AD – 634AD) Preface: This is only a summary of the…
September 1, 2020
PART 37 – UNITY AND SOLIDARITY
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (RA), who said that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: The gates of Paradise…
September 11, 2020
WHAT IS GREATER THAN YOUR SIN?
Human beings have differing strengths and weaknesses. We fluctuate in our spiritual stability and our tendency to sin or to…
September 7, 2020
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE NON-MUSLIM COMMUNITIES -PART 3
Step one – seek knowledge and supporting the truth Is our purpose in life to benefit each other or to…
September 1, 2020
PART 26 -TRAITS ALLAH DOES NOT LOVE
Allah has also warned us against behaviour that He does not love. Naturally we should strive to avoid having these…
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 14, 2020
THE YELLOW COW
The story of the yellow cow took place during the prophethood of Musa AS. Bani Israel were trying to start…
September 7, 2020
MY GOAL IN LIFE: THE REAL RETIREMENT PLAN -PART 1
My Goal in Life v What Allah Wants Many jobs now offer retirement plans, or shares in the company or…
August 27, 2020
AISHA BINT ABU BAKR [RA]
AISHA BINT ABU BAKR [RA] Umm-Al-Mu’minin (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah…
September 1, 2020
PART 28 – SPENDING YOUR WAY TO ALLAH’S LOVE AND THE DRIVING FORCE
If you are rich, fear Allah and remember if you die with excess wealth, you have denied Allah’s money its…
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
BETWEEN ISLAM, CULTURE AND MATERIAL LIFE
Divisions between us are growing on a daily basis, even between groups of supposedly pious Muslims. When infused with other…
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
20. THE QUR’AN AS OUR GUIDE
In Surah Hajj, verse 41, Allah tells us: “[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the…
September 7, 2020
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 3
Invitations and Warnings The Qur’an says: Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. But…
October 26, 2020
PART 1 – A MUSLIM AND THE MUSLIM HEART
This series of articles is intended to bring us back to the basics, and to refresh the original message of…
September 14, 2020
THE ANT OF SULAIMAN (AS)
The Prophet Sulaiman (AS) was the son of Daud (David) (AS) who himself was a prophet. Both father and son…
September 7, 2020
17.THE SUNNAH OF ALLAH
Allah has a way of organising His creation in a fixed precedent that will never change. A man can only…
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
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 4
Eliminating the negative Marie Kondo, the Japanese tidiness guru, introduced the concept of eliminating things which do not “spark joy”…
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
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…