September 7, 2020
ESCAPISM
I need to run away … When we feel crushed by the weight of our life issues, we seek psychological…
September 7, 2020
DISCONTENTMENT
Habit No 1: Discontentment No matter what you have in life, you feel that it’s not enough. You want a…
September 2, 2020
PART 19 – HOW OFTEN DO WE NEED TO CONTEMPLATE?
Islam can be likened to a town fortified by five walls. If all the five were intact, then one’s Islam…
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
LAILATUL QADR
The month of Ramadan peaks in its final ten days. It is during these nights that we should go all…
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 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 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 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 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…
October 26, 2020
THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 3
The Three Punches The major pillars of da’wah are to deliver a punch in the face (with good manner, behaviour and character),…
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…
August 27, 2020
UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB
UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB May Allah Be Well Pleased With Him(Life : (prob) 586AD – 644AD)(Caliphate : 634AD – 644AD) Preface:…
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 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 7, 2020
PART 2 – WHAT ABOUT MY QUALITIES?
Reality check – Are You the Right Spouse? Try this simple test. Write down on a piece of paper ten…
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 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 11, 2020
IBRAHIM AS [PART 3]
Encounter with a King When it became clear that no one would reap any further benefits from his da’wah to…
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…
October 26, 2020
PART 2 – FINDING THE RIGHT COMPANION IN YOUR JOURNEY OF ISLAM
A consistent theme of Islam is detachment from the material world (dunia). Accumulation of dunia hardens the heart and reduces the ability to…
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 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
STINGINESS
We continue our series on the habits of unhappy people with another culmination of the previous habits we had discussed.…
September 11, 2020
MUSA AS – PART 2
A New Life Having killed a man, and knowing that the Pharaoh and his men were hot on his heels,…
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
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 1
Physical Diseases v Diseases of the Heart Today, I received a phone call. Someone is ill. We discuss the symptoms.…
September 1, 2020
PART 44 – THE BIG PICTURE
When we look at what is happening in the world, do we realise how small our problems are in comparison…