October 23, 2020

    THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 6

    Sai’ee Next, make your way to the mount of Safa to start your sai’ee. Walk between the mounts of Safa…
    September 11, 2020

    MUSA AS – PART 2

    A New Life Having killed a man, and knowing that the Pharaoh and his men were hot on his heels,…
    September 14, 2020

    QARUN

    One of the most prominent people of Bani Israel is Qarun. He is famed for his riches, and although descended…
    October 23, 2020

    THE TRUE REWARDS OF RAMADAN

    There are various ahadeeth which explain the rewards of Ramadan, and the rewards are indeed plentiful. One such hadith mentions…
    September 7, 2020

    WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 1

    Do I know the purpose of my life? The Qur’an says: And I did not create the jinn and mankind…
    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 7, 2020

    ISLAM IS FROM THE INSIDE OUT, NOT THE OUTSIDE IN

    As a child, and even into my adulthood, I was brought up to believe that all one needs to do…
    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 7, 2020

    THE FAMILY UNIT – THE HEART OF THE UMMAH – PART 2

    What is wrong with our wedding celebrations? At the time of marriage, our Islamic values are undermined and even obliterated.…
    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.…
    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.…
    August 26, 2020

    FIG

    Allah swears by the fig and the olive, showing the importance of these two fruits.
    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 1, 2020

    PART 17 – THE ISLAMIC INTELLECT

    Humans have been granted intelligence, which is the ability to learn, analyse, communicate and progress. While animals are only equipped…
    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

    25. FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE COMPANIONS

    It is evident from Islamic history that the Companions had to endure over 20 years of hardship before obtaining victory.…
    September 7, 2020

    CARTOONS AND VIDEOCLIPS PART 2

    If you claim you are a Muslim, then you should fear Allah and be a mercy to mankind, exemplifying perfection…
    September 7, 2020

    ESCAPISM

    I need to run away … When we feel crushed by the weight of our life issues, we seek psychological…
    September 7, 2020

    THE UMMAH NEEDS A HUD HUD

    Where is the hud hud? You must we wondering what we are referring to! It is a hud hud or…
    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…
    September 14, 2020

    PEOPLE OF THE DAM

    Allah reminds us many times in the Qur’an against the perils of being arrogant with our wealth and our achievements,…
    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 14, 2020

    UZAIR (EZRA)

    Uzair was one of the pious men within Bani Israel, who lived after the time of Musa AS. He was…
    August 26, 2020

    HONEY

    And your Lord inspired to the bee, "Take for yourself among the mountains, houses, and among the trees and [in]…
    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…
    August 26, 2020

    OLIVE

    OLIVE Qur’anic Reference One of the most blessed trees mentioned in the Qur’an and sunnah. Allah SWT gave it a…
    September 11, 2020

    ISA (JESUS) AS – PART 3

    A Crucifixion? The end of the story of Isa AS is shrouded in controversy between the Muslims and the Christians.…
    September 7, 2020

    IMPLEMENTING THE SUNNAH

    PART 2 Implementing the Sunnah Reaching out to the Community Once, the Prophet SAW was travelling with a group of…
    September 7, 2020

    EIGHT TIPS FOR MUSLIM KEYBOARD WARRIORS

    From websites to You Tube to Facebook, there are now different forums for the Muslim population to provide its views,…
    August 27, 2020

    ALI IBN ABI TALIB

    ALIB IBN ABI TALIB Life: 599-661 A .D Preface:  This is only a summary of the life of Ali ibn Abi…

    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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