September 14, 2020

    INTRODUCTION

    INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS AND MESSENGERSWHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT TO US? The belief in the Prophets and Messengers – by…
    October 23, 2020

    PART 2 – CALLING TO THE CREATOR

    Money, beauty, fame – is this enough? Why do we need a Creator? We have our lives, wealth, health and…
    September 7, 2020

    WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 3

    Invitations and Warnings The Qur’an says: Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them. But…
    September 7, 2020

    9.MIGRATION

    If the situation gets so unbearable that it is causing our spiritual defeat, Islam permits us to emigrate to friendlier…
    September 7, 2020

    WHEN PEOPLE LET YOU DOWN – PART 1

    We have been through this before, that sinking, disappointing feeling when our closest friends and families are missing during our…
    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 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…
    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 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…
    November 16, 2020

    INTRODUCTION

    COMPANIONS OF THE PROPHET These articles relate to a set of people who lived during the time of Prophet Muhammad…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 27- EARNING ALLAH’S LOVE

    We should increase doing what Allah loves, and abstain from what Allah does not love. We should inculcate this as…
    September 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 4

    Deception and Heedlessness We are caught in the cycle and imprisonment of the whole system of mass deception.  Nobody is…
    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…
    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…
    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 7, 2020

    PART 5-THE TYPES OF PATIENCE

    Patience should be with Allah, for Allah and towards Allah. One can be patient voluntarily or involuntarily. Patience for Allah…
    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

    SULAIMAN AS – PART 2

    The Queen of Sheba The hoopoe did as commanded, carried the letter (and in some reports, together with a copy…
    March 29, 2021

    26. DESTROYING THE WEEDS

    September 2, 2020

    PART 9 – CLEANING THE DIRT

    If it were that simple, then why does guidance still elude some of us? The clue is in Surah Mutaffifin…
    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 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 7, 2020

    WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS – PART 2

    SEEKING A FRIEND Some pointers below on things to look out for when seeking a friend: 1. Behaviour: We are…
    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…
    September 7, 2020

    ISA (JESUS) AS – PART 1

    Maryam AS, the mother of Isa AS The final prophet descended from Bani Israel (from the lineage of Ishaq AS,…
    September 7, 2020

    VISITING THE ILL

    This is never a comfortable topic, because visiting and taking care of the ill is not something that is pleasant.…
    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 14, 2020

    AL KHIDR

    Surah Al Kahf, which we are encouraged to recite every Friday, contains four main stories for our reflection and guidance.…
    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…
    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…

    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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