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The Prophet’s Intercession

By Talha Asghar

On the Day of Judgement, when parents, children and friends will be powerless to help one another, our beloved Prophet Muhammad sws will be there to intercede on our behalf. “My Ummah” my Ummah! he will say…

Being people of Mercy

By Atif Jung

Every human being enjoys Allah’s mercy, and every believing Muslim enjoys Allah’s special mercy. We are therefore obliged to extend that gift of Allah’s mercy to others as well. Here are some good examples of how Prophet Muhammad sws showed mercy to everyone, including his enemies.

Diseases of the Spiritual Heart

By Sheikh Ibrahim Hussain

If we neglect the diseases of the physical heart, we risk ill health or even an early death. If we neglect the diseases of the Spiritual Heart, i.e. pride, arrogance, greed, backbiting, envy and slander, we will certainly pay dearly for our carelessness in the life to come, when all our good deeds my be used to compensate for those we have harmed in our earthly life…”

Self control: the key to success

By Shaykh Hassan Elwan
Islamic Institute of Orange County
“Serving Allah is a source of loving delight. Islam is simply the loving surrender of our lower Self to Allah. The road to misery is to follow your own desires, your own whims and caprices, without restraint. The road to lasting contentment is to delay gratification, and to follow with loving obedience whatever pleases Allah.”

You’ll never miss any Salaah after this…

By Nouman Ali Khan

How to use wisdom and persuasive speech to encourage your child to pray regularly and on time. Nouman Ali Khan offers some precious advice to all parents. We should never force our children to pray, just to make ourselves feel better. His advice is precious.

Visionary Young Companions

By Hisham Abu Yusuf
Cambridge Central Mosque
It’s crucially important that we nurture the innate talents that Allah has gifted every child. Children  often show an inclination, a skill set in their early years, that can easily be lost by the many distractions of modern life. Here are some illuminating examples shown by our beloved Prophet sws…

Those whom Allah loves

by Atif Jung

This heartfelt khutbah deals with our response to the loss of a dear beloved one. Do we question why Allah has allowed this to happen to us? Or do we thank praise and seek comfort in the Remembrance of Allah, knowing that good fortune and all hardships come as a test to the true believer?

Be a good Ambassador of Islam

By Talha Asghar

 In challenging times like these, Muslims must respond to bad behaviour with dignity and wisdom. As ambassadors of Allah, we should aim to win hearts, not arguments. The spontaneous gathering of thousands of ordinary people protecting mosques and asylum centres proves that there is a core of decency, a fitrah, in everyone that we can reach out to.