September 1, 2020

    BUT RAMADAN IS TOO HARD!

    Fasting is not intended to inflict punishment upon the believers or to saddle them with unbearable burdens. Its main aim,…
    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 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 3

    Deception of the Parents The deception continues by the parents to their children, feeding them with lies and misinformation until…
    September 11, 2020

    THE TRUTH ABOUT MAZHABS

    Many Muslims adopt the teachings of a particular mazhab. There are historical and geographical reasons for this. Generally each mazhab…
    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

    PART 4 – PATIENCE AT THE FIRST BLOW

    The Prophet (SAW) passed by a woman who was crying over a grave and said, “Fear Allah and be patient.'”…
    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…
    September 7, 2020

    FORMING RELATIONSHIPS – WHO DO WE CHOOSE?

    INFLUENCE There are two main factors that shape the development of our personalities – nature v nurture. The first is…
    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

    MY GOAL IN LIFE: THE REAL RETIREMENT PLAN -PART 2

    Constitution of Happiness The following two verses of the Qur’an, if mastered, will change your life: Race toward forgiveness from…
    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

    WHAT IS SUNNAH?

    Part 1 What Sunnah means The word sunnah means habit or a certain fixed way of doing things, done constantly…
    August 26, 2020

    POMEGRANATE

    POMEGRANATE Qur’anic References In them (both) will be fruits, and date- palms and pomegranates. (55:68) And it is He who…
    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

    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

    HOW ISLAM LIFTED ME UP

    The End I remember a particularly low point in my life where things were not going well on all fronts…
    September 11, 2020

    SUPREME ROLE MODELS FOR WOMEN

    Sarah and Hajr were the two wives of Ibrahim AS. Their personal sacrifices in the name of Islam were momentous…
    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

    1.THE STATE OF OUR UMMAH TODAY

    This is the start of a new series, which explains how one can rise above a state of personal defeat…
    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 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

    THINKING OF PLASTIC SURGERY?

    We are supposed to be pleased with what Allah has chosen for us, and this includes our physical appearance. Some…
    October 23, 2020

    PART 5 – PURPOSE AND WISDOM OF THE CREATOR

    Good v Evil Allah is the ultimate Creator and He creates whatever He wishes. Amongst His creations are angels, jinn…
    September 11, 2020

    ISLAM’S MAGIC NUMBERS

    How many times do we ponder about the details. Why do make tawaf seven times? Why is it recommended that…
    September 7, 2020

    25. FOLLOWING THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE COMPANIONS

    It is evident from Islamic history that the Companions had to endure over 20 years of hardship before obtaining victory.…
    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…
    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…
    September 7, 2020

    ON BEING ILL (PART 1)

    Being Ill It seems to be a paradox, but one of the signs that Allah loves His slave is when…
    November 12, 2020

    INTRODUCTION

    Inner Journey - Your personal development
    September 11, 2020

    LUT AS

    The Society of Lut AS Prophet Lut (Lot) AS was the nephew of Ibrahim AS. After parting ways with Ibrahim…

    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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