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

    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 11, 2020

    NUH AS [PART 2]

    THE GREATEST FLOOD IN HUMAN HISTORY After almost a millennium of trying to spread the message of Allah, Nuh AS…
    September 14, 2020

    BARSISA THE WORSHIPPER

    There are many versions to this very disturbing story, which illustrates how even the most pious and abstinent of people…
    October 26, 2020

    THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 6

    Dawah to family is delicate. The best is by your own good manner, respect and good conduct, to win the…
    September 7, 2020

    SOME LIFE CHANGING ADVICE PART 1

    THE ADVICE I WISH I HAD RECEIVED YEARS AGO … It is so enriching to speak with some people, and…
    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 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 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

    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

    I CAN’T FOCUS – PART 2

    If you were informed of an exam which will determine the rest of your career, you will appreciate its importance.
    September 11, 2020

    IS HUMANITY DEAD?

    Random acts of Mercy Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA): “The Prophet of Allah SAW kissed Hasan ibn ‘Ali while Aqra’…
    September 14, 2020

    EID UL FITR

    The Muslim calendar is marked with two occasions of Eid – Eid ul Fitr and Eid Al Adha. The Arabic…
    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 11, 2020

    THE TRUTH ABOUT MAZHABS

    Many Muslims adopt the teachings of a particular mazhab. There are historical and geographical reasons for this. Generally each mazhab…
    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 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 2

    Deception and Daily Interaction Today, there is no respect for trust of passing information, and we have lost the Muslim…
    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 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…
    November 11, 2020

    PART 42 – VALUING THE KNOWLEDGE IN A DIFFICULT ENVIRONMENT

    Are we ready to understand and place value on the qualities of Allah? How do we value the knowledge that…
    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 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 3

    Deception of the Parents The deception continues by the parents to their children, feeding them with lies and misinformation until…
    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 1, 2020

    BUT RAMADAN IS TOO HARD!

    Fasting is not intended to inflict punishment upon the believers or to saddle them with unbearable burdens. Its main aim,…
    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 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…
    September 14, 2020

    THE PEOPLE OF THE CAVE

    This is an inspiring story from Surah Al Kahf in the Qur’an. The incident is set against the backdrop of…
    July 1, 2020

    THE PURPOSE OF RAMADAN

    Someone once sent out a question on why we fast during Ramadan.
    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…
    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…

    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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