September 1, 2020
PART 45 -EMBRACING THE HALAL AND ERADICATING THE HARAM
Consider how we make decisions. We get married for example, because we want to escape our situations at home, but…
September 11, 2020
LUT AS
The Society of Lut AS Prophet Lut (Lot) AS was the nephew of Ibrahim AS. After parting ways with Ibrahim…
October 26, 2020
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE NON-MUSLIM COMMUNITIES -PART 1
The power of one individual We are privileged nowadays to have information at our fingertips, to be literate, and be…
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…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 3
The significance of hajj Many people tend to overlook the main purpose of the hajj, and are preoccupied with the…
August 13, 2020
GARLIC
GARLIC In Arabic language, garlic is called “thaum” or “ثوم” and is referred to in the following Qur’anic verse: And…
September 11, 2020
MUSA AS – PART 5
Many people think that the story of Musa AS ended after the crossing of the Red Sea. However, events continued…
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 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…
September 1, 2020
PART 29 – THE SACRIFICES OF THE MUHAJIREEN AND THE ANSARI
The early Muslims made monumental sacrifices for Islam, and one of the clearest examples is the emigration or Hijrah. The…
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 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 2, 2020
THE BOY AND THE KING
THE BOY AND THE KING A Different Format This story is also referred to as the People of the Ditch…
August 27, 2020
UTHMAN IBN AFFAN
UTHMAN IBN AFFAN MAY ALLAH BE WELL PLEASED WITH HIM LIFE : 574 AD (APPROXIMATE) – 656 AD CALIPHATE: 644…
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 11, 2020
MUSA AS – PART 3
The Da’wah of Musa AS Musa AS carried with him two commands for Pharaoh. The first was an invitation to…
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
ISA (JESUS) AS – PART 3
A Crucifixion? The end of the story of Isa AS is shrouded in controversy between the Muslims and the Christians.…
September 1, 2020
PART 37 – UNITY AND SOLIDARITY
On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (RA), who said that the Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: The gates of Paradise…
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…
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 3, 2020
FITNAH
How do we recognize the truth? People are mistaken when they say that there are many versions of the truth.…
September 11, 2020
ISLAM’S MAGIC NUMBERS
How many times do we ponder about the details. Why do make tawaf seven times? Why is it recommended that…
August 26, 2020
GRAPES
GRAPES Qur’anic Reference: Surah An-Nahl:With it He causes to grow for you the crops, the olives, the date-palms, the grapes,…
August 26, 2020
PUMPKIN
Surah As Saffat above was in relation to the miracle to Yunus AS, when he emerged from the belly of…
September 7, 2020
STINGINESS
We continue our series on the habits of unhappy people with another culmination of the previous habits we had discussed.…
August 26, 2020
POMEGRANATE
POMEGRANATE Qur’anic References In them (both) will be fruits, and date- palms and pomegranates. (55:68) And it is He who…
September 7, 2020
7.EXAMPLES OF DEFEAT
Through these series, we will illustrate examples from our daily lives to emphasise the amount of defeat we have within,…
September 7, 2020
MARRYING SOMEONE WHO IS MUSLIM IN NAME ONLY?
Many are willing to marry a non-Muslim provided that the person reverts to Islam from a paperwork point of view.…
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…