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…
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 11, 2020
NUH AS [ PART 1]
THE BIRTH OF IDOLATORY Allah in His wisdom had deployed over 124,000 Messengers and Prophets to guide mankind towards the…
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…
September 7, 2020
WHO AM I AND WHY AM I HERE? PART 7
November 12, 2020
INTRODUCTION
Fasting during Ramadan is a unique pillar of Islam, where worship is done by way of restraint rather than positive…
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 7, 2020
BLAMING AND COMPLAINING
The Habits of Unhappy People Blaming and Complaining Some people can never be happy. They complain that they work too…
August 26, 2020
VINEGAR
VINEGAR Hadith Reference: Jabir Ibn ‘Abduallah (may Allah be pleased with him, said), “The Messenger of Allah SAW took me…
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…
August 27, 2020
UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB
UMAR IBN AL-KHATTAB May Allah Be Well Pleased With Him(Life : (prob) 586AD – 644AD)(Caliphate : 634AD – 644AD) Preface:…
September 10, 2020
ADAM AS [ PART 2 ]
THE CREATION OF THE MOTHER OF MANKIND Mankind was created with natural inclinations and desires for companionship. For that, Allah…
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…
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 14, 2020
EID UL FITR
The Muslim calendar is marked with two occasions of Eid – Eid ul Fitr and Eid Al Adha. The Arabic…
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 11, 2020
YUSUF AS – PART 2
The moment the wife of the minister saw him, she loved him and took him like the son she never…
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 7, 2020
DISCONTENTMENT
Habit No 1: Discontentment No matter what you have in life, you feel that it’s not enough. You want a…
September 7, 2020
PART 2 – PATIENCE OF THE EARLY BELIEVERS
The Muslims who were tortured for their faith in the early days of Islam patiently bore the brutality against them…
September 7, 2020
5.HOLDING TIGHT
If we spread the message of Islam, we are in the highest level of the victorious on earth. Spreading 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 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…
October 23, 2020
HAJJ DIARIES PART 1
I performed my hajj last year, Alhamdulillah, and managed to post some blogs here – http://hadithoftheday.com/the-hajj-diaries/. The whole experience passed…
September 11, 2020
YAHYA (JOHN THE BAPTIST) AS
His Birth and Early Life We have, in the story of Zakariya AS, given details of how Zakariya’s AS sincere…
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…
September 1, 2020
PART 20 – THE LEGACY WE SEEK
It is narrated that we can love who we want, but we will be separated from that person eventually. We…
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 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…