Backbiting
It’s one of the greatest sins and yet it’s something we do day after day. Sometimes we don’t even realise it. You’re just chatting away with your friends and you begin to talk about somebody else.
The concept of Taqwa and some of its aspects (Part 2)
We can strive, we can plan, make decisions, we can move, but we cannot guarantee the results of any of our acts. If we get successful, then this is a blessing from Alláh for which we should be thankful and grateful.
The concept of Taqwa, and some of its aspects (Part 1)
Taqwa is therefore a concept having to do with the remembrance of Alláh, fearing Alláh, protecting ourselves form His wrath of Alláh.
Ramadhán 2000
It is a reality that none of us is perfect. We all have some weaknesses and shortcomings and we find ourselves committing sins out of ignorance or out of submission to our desires and whims.
Muslims and the European Right
The new substitute for Antisemitism is resurgent in formerly Nazi regions as well. In Austria, the currently-triumphant Freedom Party seems no less mistrustful of the Muslim presence…
The Lessons of Badr
Before the Divine Command to leave Mecca and emigrate to Al-Madinah was received by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, Muslims had endured many years of persecution on the hands of the mushriks of Quraish…
The Good Deeds
The good deed should not only aim to please Allah and bring benefit to the believer but should also aim to prevent an evil act detested by Allah…
The Unprinted Qurán
There is another Qur’án, one whose verses or Áyát, do not appear as printed words on a page. Yet, its message is loud and clear, to anyone who has the wisdom to recognise and understand its language. This is the Qur’án of the natural world around us, the living Qur’án…