September 7, 2020

    20. THE QUR’AN AS OUR GUIDE

    In Surah Hajj, verse 41, Allah tells us: “[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the…
    September 7, 2020

    WHAT IS SUNNAH?

    Part 1 What Sunnah means The word sunnah means habit or a certain fixed way of doing things, done constantly…
    September 10, 2020

    ADAM AS [ PART 1]

    IN THE BEGINNING – THE CREATION OF MAN “First of all there was nothing but Allah, and (then He created…
    September 14, 2020

    UZAIR (EZRA)

    Uzair was one of the pious men within Bani Israel, who lived after the time of Musa AS. He was…
    September 2, 2020

    THE MAN FROM SURAH YA-SEEN

    Little personal detail is told of the man from Surah Ya-Seen. Yet, Allah SWT loved him to the extent that…
    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…
    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 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…
    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…
    September 7, 2020

    PROJECT SMILE!

    WHAT IS PROJECT SMILE? Linguistically, “barakah” means increase. It is a hidden and intangible blessing which Allah can bestow upon…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 11 – LIVING OUT THE KNOWLEDGE

    Overindulgence in anything material will erode our iman. We will become so captivated by the opulence of dunia that we…
    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…
    October 23, 2020

    WHY RAMADAN IS SPECIAL

    When Mohammad (SAW) saw the crescent, the new moon on the month of Rajab which is one month before Shaaban…
    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 1, 2020

    PART 31 – WHY DO CALAMITIES HAPPEN?

    Rābiʿa al-ʿAdawiyya al-Qaysiyya was an ascetic who lived in Basra in the first century of Islam. She advised against conducting…
    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,…
    November 13, 2020

    INTRODUCTION

    Roles, relationships and more A page dedicated to issues faced by women, in their roles as daughters, wives and mothers.
    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 1, 2020

    PART 10 – OUR WEAPONS AND DEFENCES IN THIS LIFE, AND WAKING UP TO REALITY

    When we lose sight of the message, we misunderstand the purpose of creation and have many unanswered questions: Why were…
    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

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE?

    WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE? Nucleus of the Ummah Every action that we take in life should be guided…
    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…
    July 1, 2020

    THE PURPOSE OF RAMADAN

    Someone once sent out a question on why we fast during Ramadan.
    September 11, 2020

    DAUD AS – PART 1

    The story of Daud AS started with the story of Talut and Jalut. After Daud AS killed the tyrant Jalut…
    September 7, 2020

    THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS

    There are many junctures in life where we face stumbling blocks. When we aspire for something but fail, when we…
    September 7, 2020

    24. STEPS TO VICTORY

    Assuming we have developed the attributes, the following are the steps we need to take to continue the journey. 1.…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 41 – HOLDING TO THE ROPE OF ALLAH

    Reported by Jabir bin `Abdullah (RA): The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “The dearest and the closest of you to…
    September 7, 2020

    SOME LIFE CHANGING ADVICE PART 1

    THE ADVICE I WISH I HAD RECEIVED YEARS AGO … It is so enriching to speak with some people, and…
    September 3, 2020

    THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 2

    Being enslaved to our things Analysing my belongings really made me think about how we are enslaved to our items,…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 4 – THE MUSLIM AND THE VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE

    Today, many of us have lost the appreciation of zikrullah. The intoxication of dunia and its short term priorities have caused us to…

    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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