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 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…
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 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 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…
August 27, 2020
KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAYLID [RA]
KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAYLID [ RA ] Umm-Al-Mu’minīn (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah be…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 4
Within the Haramain For a building which represents the oldest place of worship in the world and is the geographical…
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 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
COMMERCIALISATION OF ISLAM
Something is causing confusion within the ummah at the moment, and we can summarize it as the commercialisation of Islam.…
August 27, 2020
IT’S A HIJAB, NOT A HALO!
I’m still a newbie at this; at a stage where the wardrobe malfunctions have been reduced, but not quite at…
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 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 11, 2020
SALEH AS
HOMES IN THE MOUNTAINS The tribe of Thamud lived in the Arabian Peninsular, between Hijaz and Tabuk. They were of…
September 11, 2020
YAHYA (JOHN THE BAPTIST) AS
His Birth and Early Life We have, in the story of Zakariya AS, given details of how Zakariya’s AS sincere…
September 7, 2020
ARROGANCE
We have already talked about the building blocks forming the habits of unhappy people – discontentment and envy. These habits,…
October 26, 2020
THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 4
Inviting to Allah only If we claim to be the follower of Rasulullah SAW, we have to invite to Allah…
August 27, 2020
EXCESSIVE EMOTIONS AND THE DRAMA QUEEN
Why is it that today, regardless of nationality, many Muslim women have a habit of creating drama? What spiritual diseases…
September 7, 2020
WHAT IS SUNNAH?
Part 1 What Sunnah means The word sunnah means habit or a certain fixed way of doing things, done constantly…
September 7, 2020
PART 4 – PATIENCE AT THE FIRST BLOW
The Prophet (SAW) passed by a woman who was crying over a grave and said, “Fear Allah and be patient.'”…
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 3, 2020
21. THE CYCLE OF PURIFICATION
An indication of defeat is when Shaitan makes victory seem impossible and out of reach. The hypocrite, liar, deceiver and…
August 26, 2020
GRAPES
GRAPES Qur’anic Reference: Surah An-Nahl:With it He causes to grow for you the crops, the olives, the date-palms, the grapes,…
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…
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…
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
LAILATUL QADR
The month of Ramadan peaks in its final ten days. It is during these nights that we should go all…
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 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…
September 7, 2020
IGNORANCE
From arrogance, the next in the sequence of deadly habits is ignorance, and continued ignorance. It is the roots of…