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…
October 26, 2020
PART 6 – STARTING OUR JOURNEY OF IMAN
We were all born with individual flaws and weaknesses, including degrees of hypocrisy. The only way of eradicating all these…
September 14, 2020
PEOPLE OF THE DAM
Allah reminds us many times in the Qur’an against the perils of being arrogant with our wealth and our achievements,…
September 7, 2020
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 9
Coming to an end Think about it. You may be living in this life but in reality you are in…
September 3, 2020
THE POWER OF FAITH: A MAN’S JOURNEY TO ALLAH-PART 5
(Note: – The true identity and name of person and places have been kept confidential for the welfare and safety…
September 11, 2020
AM I WORTHY OF FORGIVENESS?
Am I worthy of forgiveness? Yes I am. Because I am only human. I was not created with the ability…
September 11, 2020
SULAIMAN AS – PART 3
Sulaiman AS and Bait-ul Maqdis The Temple of Sulaiman is so legendary that it has found its way into folklore…
October 26, 2020
THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 6
Dawah to family is delicate. The best is by your own good manner, respect and good conduct, to win 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…
September 1, 2020
PART 15 – AVOIDING THE GAPS
If we do not fill our thoughts with Allah, then the chasm in our minds will be occupied by Shaitan…
September 7, 2020
PART 1 – WHERE DO I BEGIN?
PART 1 – WHERE DO I BEGIN? In many countries today, a prerequisite to a marriage is to submit basic…
August 4, 2020
WHEN THINGS DON’T GO WELL
THE TEST OF SINCERITY When things are on an even keel or on a comfortable and predictable plateau, it is…
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
ON BEING ILL (PART 2)
The Rewards for the Patient Patience during adversity runs counter to mankind’s hasty instinct to despair at the first sign…
March 29, 2021
26. DESTROYING THE WEEDS
August 27, 2020
A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE … OR A BIMBO?
A Female v A Woman In the early days, kings, princes and men of status, when they used to choose…
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 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 1, 2020
PART 25 – PLEASING ALLAH IS EASY!
If we wanted to give a beloved person a present, we would choose what that person likes. If we like…
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:…
November 12, 2020
INTRODUCTION
Fasting during Ramadan is a unique pillar of Islam, where worship is done by way of restraint rather than positive…
September 7, 2020
IMPLEMENTING THE SUNNAH
PART 2 Implementing the Sunnah Reaching out to the Community Once, the Prophet SAW was travelling with a group of…
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 44 – THE BIG PICTURE
When we look at what is happening in the world, do we realise how small our problems are in comparison…
September 7, 2020
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 8
Iftiqar (the state of poverty to Allah) This is the most desirable state to be in, and this was the…
September 7, 2020
BETWEEN ISLAM, CULTURE AND MATERIAL LIFE
Divisions between us are growing on a daily basis, even between groups of supposedly pious Muslims. When infused with other…
October 26, 2020
THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 2
Sincere Advice Allah often uses the phrase “struggle in His path”, because the word struggle connotes elements of difficulty. All…
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…