September 7, 2020
HOW TO COPE WITH LIFE- PART 2
So what is the purpose of a major crisis? Human beings are supposed to be the most elevated creation on…
September 1, 2020
PART 12 – THINKING (FIKR) OF ALLAH
Allah mentions that: “Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and…
September 11, 2020
ISA (JESUS) AS – PART 2
The Da’wah of Isa AS When Isa AS was around twelve, certain incidents happened, initiated by the king at the…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 2
What is the purpose of Hajj? Hajj means reaching for a high destination, being the mercy of Allah SWT. It…
September 1, 2020
PART 15 – AVOIDING THE GAPS
If we do not fill our thoughts with Allah, then the chasm in our minds will be occupied by Shaitan…
September 7, 2020
HOW TO COPE WITH LIFE- PART 1
“We live in interesting times” There is an ancient proverb which goes – “May you live in interesting times”. Although…
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
ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE LEADERS
There is no such thing as diplomatic immunity or royal immunity in Islam. Everyone is accountable to each other, and…
September 7, 2020
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DOOR CLOSES?
Before truly discovering the depth and beauty of Islam, it irritated me when, upon a tragedy, lost love or disappointment,…
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),…
August 27, 2020
UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB
UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB May Allah Be Well Pleased With Him(Life : (prob) 586AD – 644AD)(Caliphate : 634AD – 644AD) Preface:…
September 10, 2020
ADAM AS [ PART 2 ]
THE CREATION OF THE MOTHER OF MANKIND Mankind was created with natural inclinations and desires for companionship. For that, Allah…
September 7, 2020
ESCAPISM
I need to run away … When we feel crushed by the weight of our life issues, we seek psychological…
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 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 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 1, 2020
PART 10 – OUR WEAPONS AND DEFENCES IN THIS LIFE, AND WAKING UP TO REALITY
When we lose sight of the message, we misunderstand the purpose of creation and have many unanswered questions: Why were…
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…
October 23, 2020
IS ISLAM COMPATIBLE WITH MY LIFESTYLE?
There is no doubt that the world has changed tremendously over the past couple of decades. If we were to…
September 3, 2020
FITNAH
How do we recognize the truth? People are mistaken when they say that there are many versions of the truth.…
September 14, 2020
THE QUR’ANIC MAP [PART 1]
DEMYSTIFYING THE QUR’AN – A SIMPLIFIED GLIMPSE INTO UNDERSTANDING THE QUR’AN Part 1 What is the Qur’an? The Qur’an is…
September 3, 2020
Exercising our choices
It is normal for a Muslim in any Western society (by Western, I also mean any non-Muslim society) to feel…
September 7, 2020
INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE OF THE FUTURE – PART 2
How Do We Insure Our Happiness, then? The word “future” implies the unknown. It can change without notice, whether we…
September 7, 2020
PART 2 – PATIENCE OF THE EARLY BELIEVERS
The Muslims who were tortured for their faith in the early days of Islam patiently bore the brutality against them…
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 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 11, 2020
YUSUF AS – PART 2
The moment the wife of the minister saw him, she loved him and took him like the son she never…
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 11, 2020
Ibrahim AS [Part 4]
The Ultimate Sacrifice The years passed, and Ibrahim AS used to visit Hagar and Ismail AS regularly. Ismail AS was…
September 1, 2020
PART 22 – THE INTELLIGENT AND THE FOOLISH
When assessing one’s intelligence in the scope of Islam, do you know the benchmarks which have been applied by the…