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Building Good Character, Page 111

Surviving the Freedom

There is a huge difference between the rich and the poor, and the gap widens by the day. Crime, gambling and financial debt along with the breakdown of family life, drug and alcohol abuse, have become serious problems over there. Does this sound familiar?

Shaytaan: Avowed Enemy

If we look around us we find that our physical environment is made of 4 elements: Earth, Water, Wind and Fire. Each of these elements is of a lighter and finer substance than the other…

Iqra! Read!

Unfortunately, because of the heat of major challenges facing the Muslims we find that emulating the Prophet (s) stops at trying to copy his image; i.e. the way he looked without focusing on the way he behaved as he applied the Qur’aan to his character and his way of living…

Reflections on the Hajj

Hajj is not only a journey through geography and history. It is perhaps most importantly, an inward journey to our own centre, to the human heart. Not the physical heart that pumps blood through our veins…

Exploring the Character of Prophet Muhammad: 1

Allah revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (s) that life in this world is not the only life. It is not but a very small fraction of a continuum into the eternal life after we depart from this world…

Turning hate into inspiration

At the same time I must state very clearly that we Muslims should never, ever become defensive and adopt a ‘victim’ culture. We should not become victims and think and act like victims…