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 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 11, 2020
THE LAST LAUGH
I met a wonderful brother who is a volunteer at one of our local masjid. We heard one day that…
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 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 23 – IMAN AND THE LOVE OF ALLAH
True belief materialises when Allah and Rasulullah SAW are more beloved to us than anyone else. For many who have…
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.…
August 27, 2020
A HIJABI EXPERIENCE – I DID NOT TRUST ENOUGH!
Whether it is Hijab or some other act of worship, this is something that applies to us at some level…
August 27, 2020
A MOTHER’S MARRIAGE ADVICE TO HER DAUGHTER
A snippet for you to think about. There are certain things that are key to a happy marriage, regardless of…
September 14, 2020
THE COMPANION OF THE TWO GARDENS
Surah Al Kahf contains four main stories: Musa (AS) and Al Khidr; the The People of the Cave; the Companion…
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…
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
CELEBRATING EID AL FITR
With the end of Ramadan, Muslims generally have mixed feelings. On the one hand, we are heartbroken about the departure…
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…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 7
Tawaf Idhafa and back to Mina After casting their stones, pilgrims must perform the sacrifice. When Ibrahim AS attempted to…
September 7, 2020
CLOSING THE CHAPTER
So let’s say some aspect of a relationship didn’t work out. There was a misunderstanding or a falling out with…
October 28, 2020
CRISIS IN GAZA
This is a wonderful article from one of our talented guest writers, Hassana, and it accurately sums up the problems…
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…
August 27, 2020
KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAYLID [RA]
KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAYLID [ RA ] Umm-Al-Mu’minīn (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah be…
September 7, 2020
INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE OF THE FUTURE – PART 1
We all seem to be living in a pressure cooker nowadays. People around us are stressed, burnt out, their faces…
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…
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 11, 2020
BEHIND EVERY TYRANT LEADER
Behind every successful man is a woman, so the saying goes. Today, we witness multiple regimes of dictators and oppressors…
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…
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
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
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 1
Do I know the purpose of my life? The Qur’an says: And I did not create the jinn and mankind…
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
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE NON-MUSLIM COMMUNITIES -PART 4
Learning from each other “O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female, and made you into…