SEEKING BENEFICAL KNOWLEDGE Knowledge also known as “Ilm” in arabic is facts, information and skills acquired through experience or education. It could also be an awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a situation. We humans by default are creatures who are curious and yearn to know more. It could […]
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Night Prayers: The Arrow of a Believer Prayer is said to be the weapon of believers; Night prayer is considered the arrow. We as humans cannot achieve anything without full dependent on our Creator in order to traverse the ups and downs of life successfully. Not only is communicating to […]
FORGIVENESS AND MERCY . Have we ever wondered why Allah’s beautiful names started with Mercy: Ar-Rahman (The Most Merciful) and Ar-Raheem (The Most Compassionate)? Also, have we really pondered on why Allah described how forgiving He is with His Four Beautiful names? Al- Gaffar (The Forgiving) Al-Gaffur (The Forgiver) Al-Afuwwu […]
Time Management and Goals: A Necessity for Muslims It is a regular phenomenon that humans set goals at the beginning of every year. They plan, set targets and things to achieve for the year. No doubt, the advent of new planning tools has made effective goal setting and hence, productivity […]
FAITH ON FATE – Striking a Balance between Allah’s Decree and Man’s Ability The subject of Qadar which is also known as the divine decree has baffled a lot of people for centuries and the debate is still ongoing. The Muslims are not left out of the scenario as the […]
For every sane human, identity is essential. The belief system is critical in identity formation, as it sets criteria for rights and wrongs in all matters. Human beings are created with innate strength (Personality), and their belief system is a crucial motivator of that strength. The belief system is the […]
At-Tawakalu’ ala llah (Tawakkul) is the Islamic concept of placing complete reliance and trust in Allah’s plan. Allah says in the Holy Quran: “And put your trust in Allah, and sufficient is Allah as a Wakil (Trusteer, or Disposer of Affairs). (Q33:3) Why should We Trust in Allah? He created the […]
Our Parents, Our Pride! No civilization, culture or philosophy in the world underrates the status of parenthood. It is a golden heritage that influences the success and failure of generations of mankind. It is an identity of genetic, moral and usually religious status of individuals in our society. Parents are […]
It’s a fact that shaytan is to man an open enemy. He’s sworn to tempt him till he deviates from the right path. After being banished, Shaytan promised in Suratul-Nisa’ 4:119 “And I will mislead them, and I will arouse in them [sinful] desires, and I will command them so […]
A whole lot is happening around us. Everything seems like a race, a distracting rat race. The various fitnah of this world, ranging from global economic crisis, COVID-19 pandemic, irresponsible governments, social expectations; to mention a few, seems to have triggered unnecessary competition in our lives, distracting us from focusing […]
One action that we often engage our tongue with is to slander. This is the act of making false and damaging statement about an individual. With the New media and technology, slandering has gone beyond the use of the tongue. It’s now been gratified through keyboards and amplified with the […]