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
PART 4 – THE MUSLIM AND THE VALUE OF KNOWLEDGE
Today, many of us have lost the appreciation of zikrullah. The intoxication of dunia and its short term priorities have caused us to…
September 11, 2020
AN URGENT MESSAGE
Thawbaan (RA), the freed slave of the Messenger of Allah (SAW) related that the Prophet (SAW) said: “The nations shall…
September 7, 2020
PART 3 – DEVELOPING YOURSELF
Developing Your Own Qualities If you are serious about your journey in this life and the hereafter, embark on a…
September 7, 2020
ESCAPISM
I need to run away … When we feel crushed by the weight of our life issues, we seek psychological…
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…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 7
Tawaf Idhafa and back to Mina After casting their stones, pilgrims must perform the sacrifice. When Ibrahim AS attempted to…
September 14, 2020
BARSISA THE WORSHIPPER
There are many versions to this very disturbing story, which illustrates how even the most pious and abstinent of people…
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 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…
October 23, 2020
THE ESSENCE OF HAJJ – PART 5
Some rituals explained This article is not intended to discuss the technicalities and regulations in detail, but to explain the…
September 14, 2020
DHUL-QARNAYN
The final story in Surah Al Kahf is in relation to Dhul-Qarnayn. This story, including the story of the People of…
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 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 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 PEOPLE OF THE CAVE
This is an inspiring story from Surah Al Kahf in the Qur’an. The incident is set against the backdrop of…
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:…
August 27, 2020
KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAYLID [RA]
KHADIJAH BINT KHUWAYLID [ RA ] Umm-Al-Mu’minīn (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah be…
September 7, 2020
WHEN PEOPLE LET YOU DOWN – PART 1
We have been through this before, that sinking, disappointing feeling when our closest friends and families are missing during our…
September 7, 2020
THE FAMILY UNIT – THE HEART OF THE UMMAH – PART 2
What is wrong with our wedding celebrations? At the time of marriage, our Islamic values are undermined and even obliterated.…
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…
September 11, 2020
IBRAHIM AS [PART 2]
The Festival of Idols Every year, the community celebrated a festival that took place out of town. Ibrahim’s AS father…
September 1, 2020
PART 30 – DO YOU LOVE YOUR WEALTH ABOVE ALLAH AND HIS MESSENGER ENOUGH?
You will not be a believer unless your love for Allah and His Messenger is above all other love, 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 7, 2020
7.EXAMPLES OF DEFEAT
Through these series, we will illustrate examples from our daily lives to emphasise the amount of defeat we have within,…
September 14, 2020
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION TO THE PROPHETS AND MESSENGERSWHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT TO US? The belief in the Prophets and Messengers – by…
October 26, 2020
PART 6 – STARTING OUR JOURNEY OF IMAN
We were all born with individual flaws and weaknesses, including degrees of hypocrisy. The only way of eradicating all these…
September 2, 2020
PART 9 – CLEANING THE DIRT
If it were that simple, then why does guidance still elude some of us? The clue is in Surah Mutaffifin…
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
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…