LIVING IN A world detached from the Divine, we can easily find ourselves rushing to action, confident in our own abilities and forget that there is a Power beyond us in whose Hands lies all success and victory. Equally, we can be quite fatalistic and inactive, making dua but no effort beyond that. The genocide … Continue reading Dua and Action: The True Path to Divine Support
UMAR AL KHATTAB (ra) was a great judge of character and chose the best leaders during his Khilafah. He was thus very surprised when the people of Homs (now in Syria) came to him with four complaints about their governor, Sa’id ibn Amr, whom he had appointed. Sa’id was recalled from Homs to explain himself … Continue reading The Collective Obligation: We Are All Accountable for Gaza
THE MESSENGER ﷺ SAID: ‘May he be humbled, who enters the month of Ramadan and it passes before he is forgiven.’ (Tirmidhi) Ramadhan gives us ample opportunity. The Prophet said ﷺ said: ‘Whoever fasts the month of Ramadhan with iman and seeking reward, his previous sins will be forgiven.’ (Bukhari) He ﷺ also said about … Continue reading Understanding Allah’s Names: Keys to Seeking Forgiveness
I HAVE A friend who has a nose for the markets. He has been advising me to invest in gold for a while. I should have paid him more heed. Gold has reached an all-time high. Prices have been rocketing in the last few months with worldwide economic uncertainty fueling demand. I thought came to … Continue reading Seeking Laylatul Qadr: The Ultimate Investment
HOW CAN WE be united when we have so many differences? It’s a commonly expressed idea but one that is wrong on so many counts. Who says we need to be united on all matters? This is a strange notion that has entered our minds that to be united we must be united on all … Continue reading Understanding Unity: The Key to a Stronger Ummah
HUNDREDS OF CIVILIANS in Gaza have been martyred overnight as the Shayateen break the ceasefire and go on a killing spree with the full knowledge and support of their allies. Despite a ceasefire, aid and electricity to Gaza were cut off, and the West Bank was under attack. This current escalation of violence was just … Continue reading When Will the Armies Move? The Duty to Defend Palestine
EVERY NATION CELEBRATES its victories. The 17th of Ramadhan marks one of our greatest victories. To understand this story we need to go back to a night when Allah chose a man, Muhammad ﷺ, the best of creation. To him, He revealed a message and gave him a mission- to take mankind out of the … Continue reading Outnumbered, Outarmed But Never Outfaithed: Badr Remembered
IF YOU JUMPED out of a 10th-floor window, the consequences would be severe injury, if not death. If you put for hand in a naked flame or liquid nitrogen the consequences would be immediate severe burns. If you decide to breathe underwater you would drown. The physical world will instantly remind you that it will … Continue reading Why Sins Harm Us: The Physical, Psychological and Spiritual Cost
“I SWEAR BY Allah if the people in the graves were told, wish for something…they would wish for a day in Ramadhan.” (Ibn al Jawzi) And here we are in Ramadhan and half of it has passed us by. If, like me, you have been left wondering where the days went and how little was … Continue reading Halfway Through Ramadhan: Making the Most of What Remains
HIDDEN AMONGST THE stern ayat of fasting in surah al-Baqarah, we find a most beautiful ayah. To enjoy its beauty, we need to understand the words used. وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ ‘And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning … Continue reading Only a Dua Away: An Invitation Not to be Missed
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