Supplication (du’aah) to Allah
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful We thank and praise Allah SWT, the Compassionate, the Merciful. We bear witness …
The advent of Muhammad as a mercy unto all mankind
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful We thank and praise Allah SWT, Who sent to an unlettered people a …
Loving our children
So often, a pregnant woman and her husband become very pious and God-fearing, especially in the last few weeks before their child is born. They are anxious and fearful that she may not survive the stress of childbirth, or the child may die, or be born handicapped and abnormal…
Beauty, in form and function
In a very real and literal sense, we human beings, are also tools. We are artefacts, we are manufactured goods with a form and a function. We have an impact on our environment. We have the ability to do a great deal of good, or a great deal of evil.
The Battle of Uhud: victory, not defeat
Sixty verses were revealed concerning the events of this great battle and they had a great impact on the mind of the …
Loving our parents
Who has the most right to our hearts, to our love and respect? Who deserves most, to hear our words of kindness, and appreciation? Our parents, of course! A mother’s love for her child is a du’ah, an invocation for the wellbeing of her child…
The Outer and Inner Qiblah
Every time we prepare for Saláh, the first thing we do after we’ve taken wudhú is to face the Qiblah. Occasionally, we find ourselves in an unfamiliar place, then we have to calculate the direction of Qiblah…
Time
In one of the shortest and most powerful Súras, we are reminded that our whole existence in this life, would be utterly wasted, futile, pointless, unless we have faith in Alláh, act righteously, and join with others in encouraging truthfulness, patience and perseverance.