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 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

    20. THE QUR’AN AS OUR GUIDE

    In Surah Hajj, verse 41, Allah tells us: “[And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the…
    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

    SULAIMAN AS – PART 2

    The Queen of Sheba The hoopoe did as commanded, carried the letter (and in some reports, together with a copy…
    September 3, 2020

    THE POWER OF FAITH: A MAN’S JOURNEY TO ALLAH-PART 1

    (Note: – The true identity and name of person and places have been kept confidential for the welfare and safety…
    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 3, 2020

    THE PHILOSOPHY OF DE-CLUTTERING – PART 3

    Emotional attachments to possessions We are all brought up to treasure and preserve those special moments in our lives. The…
    October 23, 2020

    THE TRUE REWARDS OF RAMADAN

    There are various ahadeeth which explain the rewards of Ramadan, and the rewards are indeed plentiful. One such hadith mentions…
    September 7, 2020

    8.RELIANCE ONLY ON ALLAH

    Every believer wants to live in the mercy and pleasure of Allah, to live and die as a Muslim and…
    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

    THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 6

    Sai’ee Next, make your way to the mount of Safa to start your sai’ee. Walk between the mounts of Safa…
    September 7, 2020

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A DOOR CLOSES?

    Before truly discovering the depth and beauty of Islam, it irritated me when, upon a tragedy, lost love or disappointment,…
    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

    ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE LEADERS

    There is no such thing as diplomatic immunity or royal immunity in Islam. Everyone is accountable to each other, and…
    August 27, 2020

    ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ

    ABU BAKR AS-SIDDIQ RA Life: 573AD – 634AD) (Caliphate: 632AD – 634AD) Preface: This is only a summary of the…
    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…
    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…
    September 11, 2020

    THE TRAGEDY ABOUT GOING OLD

    As children, we could not wait to grow up, and we were impatient for the next party to get the…
    October 26, 2020

    PART 5 – CHARACTERISTICS OF A HYPOCRITE

    Hypocrisy occurs when one outwardly claims to be Muslim but his heart secretly harbours disbelief in various degrees. Hypocrisy is…
    September 7, 2020

    INTERFAITH MARRIAGES IN ISLAM?

    And do not marry polytheistic women until they believe. And a believing slave woman is better than a polytheist, even…
    August 27, 2020

    ALI IBN ABI TALIB

    ALIB IBN ABI TALIB Life: 599-661 A .D Preface:  This is only a summary of the life of Ali ibn Abi…
    September 11, 2020

    HUD AS

    THE LAND OF GIANTS Narrated Abu Huraira (RA): The Prophet (SA) said: “Allah created Adam, making him 60 cubits tall…
    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

    RAMADAN AND SELF RESTRAINT

    Fasting is prescribed for all believers, and the word “siyam” means to restrain or abstain. In the early days, people…
    October 26, 2020

    THE ART OF DA’WAH PART 3

    The Three Punches The major pillars of da’wah are to deliver a punch in the face (with good manner, behaviour and character),…
    September 11, 2020

    AVOID GETTING HURT AGAIN

    In Closing the Chapter* we touched upon how forgiveness is the best way of moving on in life. This has…
    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,…
    September 7, 2020

    PROJECT SMILE!

    WHAT IS PROJECT SMILE? Linguistically, “barakah” means increase. It is a hidden and intangible blessing which Allah can bestow upon…
    September 1, 2020

    PART 15 – AVOIDING THE GAPS

    If we do not fill our thoughts with Allah, then the chasm in our minds will be occupied by Shaitan…

    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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