September 1, 2020

    PART 26 -TRAITS ALLAH DOES NOT LOVE

    Allah has also warned us against behaviour that He does not love. Naturally we should strive to avoid having these…
    September 11, 2020

    SHUAIB AS

    The Community of Shuaib AS As mankind flourished and spread across the land, so did their diseases and wrongdoings. Close…
    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 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 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…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 3 – CHARACTERISTICS OF A MUSLIM, MUHSIN AND MU’MIN

    Today, we read, listen and post links, argue and try to be superior in talking with “knowledge”, but we have…
    September 14, 2020

    THE SABBATH BREAKERS

    This story relates to a small fishing community comprised of Bani Israel. During this time, because of their persistent disobedience…
    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

    CONFIDENCE V ARROGANCE

    If you have knowledge and you know what you are doing, then this knowledge gives you confidence. There is however…
    August 27, 2020

    WATER AND KOHL … AND THE TONGUE

    A woman came to Rasulullah SAW, asking advice about what was the best for her, meaning as a woman. He…
    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…
    September 14, 2020

    THE QUR’ANIC MAP [PART 3]

    WHAT IS ALLAH SWT TELLING ME? Part 3: Every time you read the Qur’an, remember that the words are addressed…
    August 26, 2020

    GINGER

    Ginger Qur’anic Reference: And they will be given to drink there a cup (of wine) mixed with Zanjabil (ginger, etc.)…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 29 – THE SACRIFICES OF THE MUHAJIREEN AND THE ANSARI

    The early Muslims made monumental sacrifices for Islam, and one of the clearest examples is the emigration or Hijrah. The…
    September 3, 2020

    THE DECEPTION YEARS PART 4

    Deception and Heedlessness We are caught in the cycle and imprisonment of the whole system of mass deception.  Nobody is…
    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…
    September 1, 2020

    LEAVING RAMADAN

    The message of Ramadan is similar to the message of Hajj, because it contains many fundamental components of Islam. Towards…
    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

    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 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 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…
    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

    I CAN’T FOCUS – PART 1

    Focusing allows us to see the object with total clarity. When the object is out of range, the image will…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 34 – THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE

    Wisdom and faith will never flourish in the heart unless the heart is humble, and without the love of dunia,…
    September 7, 2020

    SANDCASTLES

    When you walk along the beach, a common sight is that of children and sometimes adults, building sandcastles. They scoop…
    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

    18. WHAT IS THE SUNNAH OF ALLAH?

    From all the previous stories and Qur’anic stories we can conclude that Allah is emphasizing one message. Allah puts us…
    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

    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.…
    September 11, 2020

    YUNUS AS

    Seasons came and went, and again the memory of Allah faded from the hearts and minds of humankind. Communities lapsed…

    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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