September 2, 2020

    THE MAN FROM SURAH YA-SEEN

    Little personal detail is told of the man from Surah Ya-Seen. Yet, Allah SWT loved him to the extent that…
    September 11, 2020

    SULAIMAN AS – PART 1

    Sulaiman AS was the son and heir of Daud AS both in prophethood and kingdom. He is one of the…
    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…
    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…
    October 23, 2020

    THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 3

    The significance of hajj Many people tend to overlook the main purpose of the hajj, and are preoccupied with the…
    September 7, 2020

    HOW TO COPE WITH DEATH

    I lost my mother when I was 19. It was obvious to anyone that she had been unwell for some…
    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…
    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…
    October 23, 2020

    PART 1 – WHY WE NEED A CREATOR?

    Why do we need the Creator in our lives? If you are reading this, then it means that you are…
    September 7, 2020

    ENVY

    Envy Envy is the biggest cause of mankind’s downfall throughout history. When one nurtures discontentment, that feeling will eventually lead…
    September 11, 2020

    MUSA AS – PART 1

    The Prophecy If we were to apply human laws, Musa AS should not have existed. Set against its historical context,…
    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…
    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…
    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…
    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

    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…
    September 14, 2020

    THE COMPANION OF THE TWO GARDENS

    Surah Al Kahf contains four main stories: Musa (AS) and Al Khidr; the The People of the Cave; the Companion…
    September 7, 2020

    INSURANCE AND ASSURANCE OF THE FUTURE – PART 1

    We all seem to be living in a pressure cooker nowadays. People around us are stressed, burnt out, their faces…
    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.'”…
    September 11, 2020

    IS HUMANITY DEAD?

    Random acts of Mercy Narrated by Abu Hurairah (RA): “The Prophet of Allah SAW kissed Hasan ibn ‘Ali while Aqra’…
    August 27, 2020

    IT’S A HIJAB, NOT A HALO!

    I’m still a newbie at this; at a stage where the wardrobe malfunctions have been reduced, but not quite at…
    September 1, 2020

    LAILATUL QADR

    The month of Ramadan peaks in its final ten days. It is during these nights that we should go all…
    September 7, 2020

    HEEDLESSNESS PART 1

    HEEDLESSNESS FROM MEETING OUR LORD PART 1 What is your first action when you wake up? Do you plan your…
    October 26, 2020

    THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 4

    Inviting to Allah only If we claim to be the follower of Rasulullah SAW, we have to invite to Allah…
    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 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 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…
    November 9, 2020

    TWO COMPONENTS OF ISLAM

    Islam is divided into duties to Allah and duties to the creations of Allah. The first part comprises of things…
    July 3, 2020

    THE FAMILY UNIT – THE HEART OF THE UMMAH – PART 1

    he ummah longs for unity and demands a strong leadership.
    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…

    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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