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 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 7, 2020
THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 4
Eliminating the negative Marie Kondo, the Japanese tidiness guru, introduced the concept of eliminating things which do not “spark joy”…
September 7, 2020
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO THE ISLAM AND SOCIETY RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS People are placed in our lives for a reason. Whether as…
September 7, 2020
HOW TO COPE WITH LIFE- PART 1
“We live in interesting times” There is an ancient proverb which goes – “May you live in interesting times”. Although…
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
VISITING THE ILL
This is never a comfortable topic, because visiting and taking care of the ill is not something that is pleasant.…
September 7, 2020
INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE OF THE FUTURE – PART 2
How Do We Insure Our Happiness, then? The word “future” implies the unknown. It can change without notice, whether we…
September 7, 2020
CARTOONS AND VIDEOCLIPS PART 1
CARTOONS AND VIDEOCLIPS PART 1 Reactions in Provocation Occasionally, the Islamic ummah is provoked. A few years ago, there was…
September 7, 2020
22. UNDERSTANDING THE ENEMY
Allah has advised us that Shaitan is your enemy, so make him your enemy. If you knew that you had…
September 7, 2020
9.MIGRATION
If the situation gets so unbearable that it is causing our spiritual defeat, Islam permits us to emigrate to friendlier…
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 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 11, 2020
BEHIND EVERY TYRANT LEADER
Behind every successful man is a woman, so the saying goes. Today, we witness multiple regimes of dictators and oppressors…
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 7, 2020
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 4
The Five Golden Keys So how do we manage to ensure that we can attain our purpose of life? In…
September 14, 2020
QARUN
One of the most prominent people of Bani Israel is Qarun. He is famed for his riches, and although descended…
September 7, 2020
CARING FOR THE ELDERLY
Imagine that you get old or ill, and you need care, but you find yourself neglected by your loved ones…
September 2, 2020
PART 24 – THE TRUE LOVE OF ALLAH
The love of Allah is not necessarily to the exclusion of all other love. This would be impossible and absurd.…
September 1, 2020
PART 35 – ONLY YOU WE RELY UPON
Allah wants us to surrender with complete pleasure, and believe that embedded our lives is goodness which we cannot comprehend.…
September 11, 2020
ISA (JESUS) AS – PART 2
The Da’wah of Isa AS When Isa AS was around twelve, certain incidents happened, initiated by the king at the…
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 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…
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…
September 14, 2020
HABEEL AND QABEEL
One of the wisdoms of the stories in the Qur’an is that the believer, regardless of his situation, will recognize…
September 3, 2020
THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 1
MEDIA DECEPTION Abu Huraira (RA) reported: The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said, “Years of treachery will come over people in…
September 7, 2020
14. A CONTINUOUS TRIAL
A true journey of iman is dotted with trials and obstacles, all designed to test our sincerity and belief in…
September 7, 2020
THE PURPOSE OF EATING PART 1
The purpose of eating We all know that the basic purpose of eating is for nourishment, but now, food is…
October 23, 2020
PART 2 – CALLING TO THE CREATOR
Money, beauty, fame – is this enough? Why do we need a Creator? We have our lives, wealth, health and…
September 11, 2020
LOWERING OUR STANDARDS
I was watching a YouTube video of a Muslim comedian. She was wearing a hijab and that’s where the Islam…