Companions of the Cave
The story of the companions of the cave has many meanings: Total reliance on Allah, turning youthful energies in to good works and pursuing your dreams to create a better society…
Dhikr (Remembrance) and the Path of Mercy
When remembrance (dhikr) of Allah is connected with the aspect of His mercy and compassion, that quality of mercy begins to manifest within one’s own character – it gains a real, living presence and the heart expands with it’s growth. One’s thinking, words, actions, and all one’s relationships within families, communities, and in the wider world begins to display this mercy…
Ramadan Reflections: Desperate for Allah’s Mercy
We enter Ramadan as broken people, loaded with our sins. We should leave Ramadan as whole, complete Muslims, better than we started the month….
Ramadan Reflections: Allah’s Call
Allah says: “When my servants ask you concerning Me, I am indeed near, I listen to the prayer of every suppliant when he calls on Me. Let them also, with a will, listen to My call, and believe in Me: so that they may walk in the right way….” [Sura Al Baqara 2:186]
Ramadan Reflections: Lessons from Badr
OG Badr lessons
Ramadhan Reflections: Hypocrisy and Sincerity
One night before battling the Crusaders, Salahuddin walked among the tents of his troops. Some were filled with laughter, music and merriment. Others were hushed with prayer, dhikr and contemplation. “From these will come the Victory for Islam,” he remarked, “and from those will come our destruction.” ….
Beware of Cultural Imperialism
Deliberately or naively, cultural imperialism turns people from the colonies into mirror-images of their masters: They become little brown Englishmen, and little brown Europeans. They pose no threat to the status quo, in fact they help to keep things as they are. They reinforce the false notion of superiority of one human being over another, one cultural system over others…
“Worship Me, and be kind to your Parents!”
The most important relationship we have, after worshipping Allah alone, is our lifelong love and courtesy to our parents…