Seven Stages of Sin
Even if we avoid big sins, Shaitan is ever keen to mislead us in small sins that accumulate…..
Diseases of the Heart
EM diseases of the heart
Western hostiliy to Islam is stoked by double standards and distortion.
I began to wonder: Pattyn’s ideas about chastity as a measure of virtue are completely in line with Arab Muslim culture, but yet on French TV they deal with him politely because he is American, Christian and white. If an Arab or Muslim had said the same thing, he would have faced a barrage of accusations that he was backward, barbaric and contemptuous of women…
Let’s give Obama a chance!
President Barack Hussein Obama’s Cairo speech is an historic window of opportunity… for America and the Muslim world to find common ground, and to build on shared values…
Between Fame and Failure: The legacy of Michael Jackson
Michael was a tragic victim of his own success. This, because the success he found was in the realm of an ever-changing entertainment industry; Michael was neither always relevant nor always admired. His success was set on a shaky pedestal from where it and he was then knocked down…
Be a person who can become a nation…
Prophet Ibrahim [Abraham] sought Allah’s good pleasure, by suffering hardship and rejecting idol-worship. His readiness to make a supreme sacrifice of his son Isma-il [Ishmael] and his unquestioning loyalty to his Lord earned him the title of ‘Friend of Allah.’ His sons became prophets of the Jewish and Islamic traditions: He was the father of nations…
Allah’s Guidance for Sincere Seekers
Hidyayah, Allah’s guidance does not just come to anyone, willy-nilly. Only those who seek direction, who seek Divine Guidance sincerely, humbly and with soft, receptive spiritual heart, will find Allah’s guidance…
Successful indeed, are the Believers
– Just at the remembrance of Allah, their hearts tremble. Simply by saying alhamdulillah, or bismillah, or subhanAllah, there is a change in the Qalb, or heart. The qalb is a beautiful mysterious organ. Allah is Muqallib al Quloob (The turner of hearts)…