September 11, 2020
YUNUS AS
Seasons came and went, and again the memory of Allah faded from the hearts and minds of humankind. Communities lapsed…
September 3, 2020
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 3
Emotional attachments to possessions We are all brought up to treasure and preserve those special moments in our lives. The…
September 1, 2020
PART 14 – TYPES OF ZIKRULLAH
Zikr and thinking are the beginning of the journey to iman. They are also the only actions we can perform…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 5
Some rituals explained This article is not intended to discuss the technicalities and regulations in detail, but to explain the…
March 17, 2021
WHEN PEOPLE LET YOU DOWN – PART 2
What will Endure? All the relationships in life are bound to fail and will not benefit us, except only one:…
September 7, 2020
THE PURPOSE OF EATING PART 2
What about the woman’s role? In many traditional cultures, it is the duty of the women to prepare meals. In…
September 3, 2020
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 1
The world is caught up in a tidying and de-cluttering frenzy – it’s the latest thing in town. There is…
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 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 7, 2020
PART 3 – SWEETENING THE PAIN
Most of us will tolerate our job conditions if we are well paid. Even if we tried to complain, others…
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
CONFIDENCE V ARROGANCE
If you have knowledge and you know what you are doing, then this knowledge gives you confidence. There is however…
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
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…
September 2, 2020
PART 18 – ARE YOU LIVING OUT THE MESSAGE?
To test if you are living the message, ask yourself: what you think of at the start of the day…
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…
September 11, 2020
AYOUB AS
Ayoub (Job and also spelt Ayyub) AS was of the progeny of Ibrahim (Abraham) AS through his second son, Ishaq…
September 7, 2020
11.THE WEAK WILL GET THE UPPER HAND
Sincerity is to question yourself and your intention, before and during the action. This sincerity in itself is victory. External…
September 3, 2020
13.SOLUTION IN THE QUR’AN
Whatever our situations in life, each of our circumstances is already contained in the Qur’an. Whether rich or poor, believer…
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 7, 2020
THE MARRIAGE AND THE “HAPPY ENDING”
The marriage and the “happy ending” Is Marriage the Solution for our problems? Many people, in finding who they think…
September 11, 2020
WHAT IS GREATER THAN YOUR SIN?
Human beings have differing strengths and weaknesses. We fluctuate in our spiritual stability and our tendency to sin or to…
September 11, 2020
HOW TO BE A MILLIONAIRE
Did you know that this Ramadan you can be a millionaire? All it takes is one day, one raka’ah or…
September 7, 2020
INTERFAITH MARRIAGES IN ISLAM?
And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even…
September 1, 2020
PART 43 – CONTROLLING YOUR ANGER
We all have our own trigger points which can make us lose our temper. Sometimes, a person can appear calm…
August 26, 2020
PUMPKIN
Surah As Saffat above was in relation to the miracle to Yunus AS, when he emerged from the belly of…
October 26, 2020
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE NON-MUSLIM COMMUNITIES -PART 2
Do we know the rule and manner of living in a non-Muslim country? The current Muslim diaspora is unprecedented. To…
September 2, 2020
PART 8 – THE VALUE OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND FOCUS
The first step in the sequence of seeking the knowledge of Allah is to appreciate the value of the knowledge…
September 7, 2020
PART 4 – THE WARNING SIGNS
Marriage – Who is the Right One? Time to remind ourselves … What is the purpose of having a husband…
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…