Tawbah or Repentance, is a very significant topic for us to know and hold on to dearly in our lives. We all have our shortcomings, but what is important is for us to return to Allah when we commit a transgression. The Quran says in Surah Al-Furqan: "As for those who repent, believe, and do…
It’s important that we empower our young people and that we give them a positive message and role models to look up to. Both role models from the past and role models from the present. The Prophet (pbuh) was a positive person. He was an optimistic person. A lot of times we see things going…
“And whosoever fears Allah and keeps his duty to Him, He will make a way for him to get out (from every difficulty). And He will provide for him from sources he never could imagine. And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him. Verily, Allah will accomplish His purpose. Indeed, Allah…
Unfortunate life events happen. Every single day, there is somebody out there dealing with difficult circumstances. We know life isn’t all sunshine and roses, but as soon as it’s us going through that difficult time, we throw all hope in the bin. Suddenly ‘life is not fair’ and ‘why is it always me?’
Displaying acts of kindness is a fundamental aspect of our religion. Islam encourages kindness and compassion towards everyone, no matter, one’s religion, status or colour. There is an emphasis in the Quran to be kind to one’s parents and orphans. The Prophet (saw) said: “You do not do evil to those who do evil to…
As we can see from numerous Quranic commentators, the “pure” heart isn’t referring to a believer who commits no sins or who is perfect. It is referring to a heart that is free of associating partners with God, that believes in Him without doubt and that believes in the Hereafter. In other words, if you’re…
Unity and coming together are among the basic principles of Islam, and there are many aspects of unity in Islam, such as One Lord, one Book, one Prophet, one religion, one Qiblah, one ummah. Allah addresses the ummah as one group in all rulings to indicate that they are one ummah, like one body. There…
There are numerous signs of an evil heart. The first of them, is finding it difficult to live by the purpose of our creation, which is to know Allah The Almighty, love Him, yearn to meet Him, turn to Him in repentance and to prefer doing all this to any other desire. Indeed, whoever gives…
