September 11, 2020

    FALSE LABELS IN ISLAM

    We have come across some ridiculous posts lately, with Muslims demeaning other Muslims, accusing them to be of certain Islamic…
    September 7, 2020

    DO NON-MUSLIMS HAVE RIGHTS OVER US?

    Do non-Muslims have rights over us? I was shocked when a Muslim acquaintance once claimed that non-Muslims have no rights.…
    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 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 26, 2020

    THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 5

    Example of the Prophet SAW and what we can learn from it Rasulullah SAW did not simply sit in the…
    October 27, 2020

    ISLAM IS CHEAP

    He said Islam comes at such a cheap price. And he said it with a flare of defiance in his…
    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 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

    DISEASES OF THE HEART THAT PREVENT TOTAL IMAN- PART 1

    The essence of Islam has been eradicated over the centuries and what is left of the message is miniscule. Islamic…
    August 26, 2020

    DATES

    And We cause therein the grain to grow, And grapes and clover plants (i.e. green fodder for the cattle), And…
    September 7, 2020

    DISEASES OF THE HEART THAT PREVENT TOTAL IMAN- PART 2

    Knowledge v Action Many Muslims listen, subscribe and attend the events of Islamic speakers the world over, especially the “celebrity”…
    September 7, 2020

    12.THE THREE PEOPLE: A HADITH ABOUT GRATITUDE (SHUKR)

    Narrated Abu Huraira: that he heard Allah’s Apostle (SAW) saying, “Allah willed to test three Israelis who were a leper,…
    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…
    October 23, 2020

    PART 3 – WHY WE NEED RELIGION

    Which religion? Religion is a set of convictions which one practices in order to connect with our Creator and please…
    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 7, 2020

    WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 5

    The Sunnah of Allah Allah’s method will never change. Allah has sunnan (precedent) or a fixed way of doing things:…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 22 – THE INTELLIGENT AND THE FOOLISH

    When assessing one’s intelligence in the scope of Islam, do you know the benchmarks which have been applied by the…
    October 23, 2020

    RAMADAN – COMPASSION AND CARING

    Fasting as an institution for the purification of the soul is common to all the divine religions (Judaism, Christianity and…
    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 11, 2020

    HUD AS

    THE LAND OF GIANTS Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (SA) said: “Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall…
    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

    EVERYTHING IS ABOUT LIGHT

    Light is one of the most crucial elements of life and over the course of mankind, has come to symbolise…
    September 14, 2020

    THE YELLOW COW

    The story of the yellow cow took place during the prophethood of Musa AS. Bani Israel were trying to start…
    September 3, 2020

    THE POWER OF FAITH: A MAN’S JOURNEY TO ALLAH-PART 1

    (Note: – The true identity and name of person and places have been kept confidential for the welfare and safety…
    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…
    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 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 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 11, 2020

    AVOID GETTING HURT AGAIN

    In Closing the Chapter* we touched upon how forgiveness is the best way of moving on in life. This has…
    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…

    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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