Our Primeval Covenant
Every time we put our heads on the ground in sujood, we become like lightning rods that connect heaven and earth. We …
Something of Heaven (part 2)
The intolerance and violence we see today is not part of the Prophetic Sunnah, it’s not part of our noble heritage. And …
Something of Heaven (Part 2)
Nabi Isa, Prophet Jesus said, “Do unto others what you would have them do unto you”. Six centuries later, Prophet Muhammad sws said, “A believer is not truly a believer until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself”…
Rent Not Paid
Perhaps this could be the epitaph of the traditional Islamic world. Many Muslims still adhere to [some] aspects of the Qur’anic message; but there seem to be whole sections of the revelation which we read, formally, but fail to digest…
Knowledge and the University of Life
Knowledge and the University of Life
Something of Heaven…
Something of Heaven lives within each and every one of us. It’s the Ruuh, the soul, the breath of Allah that was …
Something of Heaven (Part 1)
The materialists and secularists deny that we have a soul. They believe that human beings need only to satisfy our material and physical needs. Christians will remember what Jesus said, that “man shall not live by bread alone,” meaning that it’s not enough simply to fulfil our biological needs…
Paying the Rent
We have just begun the holy month of Ramadhan. During this month, thirst strikes and hunger bites. Thirst and hunger really come up close and personal. But then, it’s also the month when God’s love, Allah’s love and mercy overflows…