September 14, 2020
THE SABBATH BREAKERS
This story relates to a small fishing community comprised of Bani Israel. During this time, because of their persistent disobedience…
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
SULAIMAN AS – PART 3
Sulaiman AS and Bait-ul Maqdis The Temple of Sulaiman is so legendary that it has found its way into folklore…
September 1, 2020
PART 44 – THE BIG PICTURE
When we look at what is happening in the world, do we realise how small our problems are in comparison…
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…
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…
October 23, 2020
HAJJ DIARIES PART 1
I performed my hajj last year, Alhamdulillah, and managed to post some blogs here – http://hadithoftheday.com/the-hajj-diaries/. The whole experience passed…
September 7, 2020
17.THE SUNNAH OF ALLAH
Allah has a way of organising His creation in a fixed precedent that will never change. A man can only…
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…
September 11, 2020
JUST PARENTING
Two children were eating ice cream. The younger one dropped hers on the floor and started crying. So the father…
September 7, 2020
SHOULD I MARRY FROM THE SAME RACE?
The world is more diverse today than ever before. Society is no longer homogeneous and with more fluid borders, ease…
September 11, 2020
ZAKARIYA AS
Bani Israel Deviates Again Centuries passed after the death of Sulaiman AS, and the Muslim kingdom rose and fell. The…
September 11, 2020
THINKING OF PLASTIC SURGERY?
We are supposed to be pleased with what Allah has chosen for us, and this includes our physical appearance. Some…
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 11, 2020
DAUD AS – PART 1
The story of Daud AS started with the story of Talut and Jalut. After Daud AS killed the tyrant Jalut…
August 27, 2020
AISHA BINT ABU BAKR [RA]
AISHA BINT ABU BAKR [RA] Umm-Al-Mu’minin (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah…
September 7, 2020
HOW TO COPE WITH DEATH
I lost my mother when I was 19. It was obvious to anyone that she had been unwell for some…
September 7, 2020
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 2
The continuous transmission of the message Throughout the history of mankind, Allah SWT has been sending us His messages and…
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…
October 23, 2020
THE GIFTS OF RAMADAN
Fasting is not intended to be a hardship. It is a time where Allah bestows His mercy upon us. Apart…
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 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
INCONCEIVABLE!
There is so much pressure on women to have children, even when they are struggling with conceiving or seeing a…
August 27, 2020
ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ
ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ RA Life: 573AD – 634AD) (Caliphate: 632AD – 634AD) Preface: This is only a summary of the…
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…
March 29, 2021
26. DESTROYING THE WEEDS
September 11, 2020
IBRAHIM AS [PART 3]
Encounter with a King When it became clear that no one would reap any further benefits from his da’wah to…
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 7, 2020
WHY CAN’T I STAY DEVOUT?
Why Can’t I Stay Devout? Sometimes we find it difficult to sustain a constant and long term routine of obedience…
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…