August 27, 2020

    ALL ABOUT HIJAB

    A three part article on a sister’s journey towards covering up A few months ago, I was waiting for the…
    September 11, 2020

    INCONCEIVABLE!

    There is so much pressure on women to have children, even when they are struggling with conceiving or seeing a…
    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…
    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 7, 2020

    CARTOONS AND VIDEOCLIPS PART 1

    CARTOONS AND VIDEOCLIPS PART 1 Reactions in Provocation Occasionally, the Islamic ummah is provoked. A few years ago, there was…
    September 7, 2020

    ON BEING ILL (PART 1)

    Being Ill It seems to be a paradox, but one of the signs that Allah loves His slave is when…
    October 23, 2020

    PART 1 – WHY WE NEED A CREATOR?

    Why do we need the Creator in our lives? If you are reading this, then it means that you are…
    September 11, 2020

    MUSA AS – PART 4

    Musa AS and Harun AS were the agents of change, and the countdown to the destruction of Pharaoh’s empire had…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 33 – DO WE KNOW WHAT’S BEST FOR US?

    In Islam, wealth and poverty are unrelated to money. The poor person is the one who does not have Allah…
    August 26, 2020

    FIG

    Allah swears by the fig and the olive, showing the importance of these two fruits.
    November 9, 2020

    TWO COMPONENTS OF ISLAM

    Islam is divided into duties to Allah and duties to the creations of Allah. The first part comprises of things…
    September 11, 2020

    THE TRAGEDY ABOUT GOING OLD

    As children, we could not wait to grow up, and we were impatient for the next party to get the…
    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 7, 2020

    8.RELIANCE ONLY ON ALLAH

    Every believer wants to live in the mercy and pleasure of Allah, to live and die as a Muslim and…
    September 2, 2020

    PART 18 – ARE YOU LIVING OUT THE MESSAGE?

    To test if you are living the message, ask yourself: what you think of at the start of the day…
    September 7, 2020

    SOME LIFE CHANGING ADVICE PART 2

    SIGNS OF THE INTELLECT AND THE FOOL The following characters are the hallmark of the intellectual: (a) if his status…
    September 7, 2020

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE?

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE? Nucleus of the Ummah Every action that we take in life should be guided…
    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

    LOWERING OUR STANDARDS

    I was watching a YouTube video of a Muslim comedian. She was wearing a hijab and that’s where the Islam…
    September 7, 2020

    PART 3 – DEVELOPING YOURSELF

    Developing Your Own Qualities If you are serious about your journey in this life and the hereafter, embark on a…
    September 11, 2020

    AYOUB AS

    Ayoub (Job and also spelt Ayyub) AS was of the progeny of Ibrahim (Abraham) AS through his second son, Ishaq…
    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

    3.VICTORY STARTS WITH COMPREHENSION

    Fiqh in Islam is now commonly understood as rulings and regulations. Its root word however, means comprehension, understanding and the…
    July 1, 2020

    THE PURPOSE OF RAMADAN

    Someone once sent out a question on why we fast during Ramadan.
    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 3, 2020

    1.THE STATE OF OUR UMMAH TODAY

    This is the start of a new series, which explains how one can rise above a state of personal defeat…
    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 11, 2020

    YUSUF AS – PART 1

    Yusuf AS Part 1 The life story of Yusuf (Joseph) AS is famous because of the number of trials that…
    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…
    August 13, 2020

    GARLIC

    GARLIC In Arabic language, garlic is called “thaum” or “ثوم” and is referred to in the following Qur’anic verse: And…

    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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