September 3, 2020
FITNAH
How do we recognize the truth? People are mistaken when they say that there are many versions of the truth.…
September 7, 2020
PROJECT SMILE!
WHAT IS PROJECT SMILE? Linguistically, “barakah” means increase. It is a hidden and intangible blessing which Allah can bestow upon…
September 11, 2020
MUSA AS – PART 6
Life in Exile Although in exile for their disobedience to Allah, Allah still provided Bani Israel with beautiful sustenance. He…
September 1, 2020
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL NAMES OF ALLAH – INTRODUCTION PART 2
Du’a and the names of Allah And your Lord says, “Call upon Me; I will respond to you.” (Al Ghafir…
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 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 11, 2020
SHUAIB AS
The Community of Shuaib AS As mankind flourished and spread across the land, so did their diseases and wrongdoings. Close…
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 11, 2020
IBRAHIM AS [PART 2]
The Festival of Idols Every year, the community celebrated a festival that took place out of town. Ibrahim’s AS father…
September 1, 2020
PART 26 -TRAITS ALLAH DOES NOT LOVE
Allah has also warned us against behaviour that He does not love. Naturally we should strive to avoid having these…
October 23, 2020
RAMADAN AND SELF RESTRAINT
Fasting is prescribed for all believers, and the word “siyam” means to restrain or abstain. In the early days, people…
October 23, 2020
HAJJ DIARIES PART 2
Day of Arafat Before dawn on the day before Eid, all pilgrims were transported to the Mount Arafat to spend…
September 7, 2020
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DOOR CLOSES?
Before truly discovering the depth and beauty of Islam, it irritated me when, upon a tragedy, lost love or disappointment,…
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 1, 2020
PART 13 – THE MARRIAGE OF FIKR AND ZIKR
At our pinnacle of fikr, we will also achieve the highest level of zikr. At this peak, our zikr will…
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…
November 16, 2020
15. IMAN IN ACTION V DESIRE
This iman then has to be followed up by actions. Devote yourself to Allah, doing the utmost zikr to achieve…
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…
August 26, 2020
GINGER
Ginger Qur’anic Reference: And they will be given to drink there a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil (ginger, etc.)…
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.…
September 11, 2020
HUD AS
THE LAND OF GIANTS Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (SA) said: “Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall…
September 7, 2020
BLAMING AND COMPLAINING
The Habits of Unhappy People Blaming and Complaining Some people can never be happy. They complain that they work too…
August 26, 2020
DATES
And We cause therein the grain to grow, And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle), And…
September 11, 2020
Ibrahim AS [Part 4]
The Ultimate Sacrifice The years passed, and Ibrahim AS used to visit Hagar and Ismail AS regularly. Ismail AS was…
October 26, 2020
PART 7 – THE VALUE OF THE NAMES OF ALLAH
Muslim dwellings are often decorated with beautiful calligraphy and Islamic art praising the attributes of Allah. When we admire these…
September 14, 2020
THE QUR’ANIC MAP [PART 3]
WHAT IS ALLAH SWT TELLING ME? Part 3: Every time you read the Qur’an, remember that the words are addressed…
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 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.…
October 23, 2020
RAMADAN – COMPASSION AND CARING
Fasting as an institution for the purification of the soul is common to all the divine religions (Judaism, Christianity and…