Priorities and Exams
The moral of the Ayah is that those drives and motives inside us can either lead us to the pleasure of Allah SWT and lead us eventually into Heaven or the same motives and same desires can lead us to hell fire.
The moral of the Ayah is that those drives and motives inside us can either lead us to the pleasure of Allah SWT and lead us eventually into Heaven or the same motives and same desires can lead us to hell fire.
The temptation to adopt the crude, and sometimes immoral methods of other apparently ‘successful’ groups is one that Muslims should be struggling to resist. For all their hatred of Zionism, some Muslims involved in lobby groups constantly measure their efforts against the ‘achievements’ of Zionists…
“We can start right here, by getting to know each other, sharing ideas, improving our knowledge of Islám, committing our resources of time, money and expertise to the needs of others. Let’s network ourselves, send emails and develope a culture of teamwork. Let’s join weekly study groups to teach or be taught. Lets keep the spirit of Ramadhan alive throughout the year…”
Over the past two hundred years the Islamic world system has been overwhelmed by forces from the West, forces driven by capitalism, powered by Industrial Revolution and civilised, after a fashion, by the Enlightenment…
Our position is that of the Talmud and Midrash which explicitly prohibit premature attempts to end exile. Indeed, we are told that it is metaphysically impossible for there to be a real cessation of hostilities so long as the Jewish people are in violation of the terms of their exile…
The Ummah is our nation. The Ummah is not defined by race, or geography or language, like other nations are. Our Ummah is a faith nation, defined by its adherence to belief in Alláh, and the prophethood of Muhammad sws…
Just before Fajr on Thursday 5th April, Alláh reclaimed one more of his beloved servants. Haji Omar Tarhuni was to his family, a devoted husband and loving father. We all knew him, not only as the leader of our small community.
Then we switch off the television, and we turn to our Lord, and pray, When will we see the help of Alláh? When will there come relief from this pain and suffering?