Betrayal and lying – the qualities that contradict belief
Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of God (peace be upon him peace) said: وأخرج ابن أبي شيبة وأحمد عن أبي أمامة قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akhkhir
Al-Muqaddim and Al-Mu’akhkhir mean the Promoter and the Postponer. They go together as other pairs, such Al-Awal wal-Akhir, Az-Zaahir wal-Baatin. Not all the names of Allah Almighty are pairs, but in the sunnah, Prophet Muhammad...
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I am with you. How Allah strengthens believers and responds to their call
إِذۡ تَسۡتَغِیثُونَ رَبَّكُمۡ فَٱسۡتَجَابَ لَكُمۡ أَنِّی مُمِدُّكُم بِأَلۡفࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةِ مُرۡدِفِینَ When you were calling your Lord for help, so He responded to you (saying): “I am going to support you with one thousand...
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The paradigm shift
How do you prioritise your priorities? With so many competing priorities in life, how does one decide what is the top priority? Is it your life or your wealth? Is it your dignity or...
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Finding consolation in the Quran when you suffer a big setback
Though the verses of Surat Aal Imran were revealed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) 1400 years ago, when you read them you feel that these verses are speaking to our reality right...
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Violence is not the solution to any conflict. Justice is.
Autocratic leaders In Surat al Qasas, Allah Almighty tells us about Firaun, who has appeared in the Quran 70 times as a symbol of tyranny, oppression, and corruption etc. إِنَّ فِرۡعَوۡنَ عَلَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ...
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Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel – Allah is Sufficient for us. How to react under pressure
The tactic of spreading fear Allah Almighty said in Surat Aal Imran: (الَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُوا لِلَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا أَصَابَهُمُ الْقَرْحُ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا مِنْهُمْ وَاتَّقَوْا أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ . الَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Mugheeth
There’s a confusion in people’s mind about the beautiful names of Allah Almighty. To cut a long story short, in Tirmidhi and others: Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s...
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The punishment for oppression is not very far
Abu Mas’ud al Badri’ was a companion who had witnessed Badr, and for this reason he was called Al Badri. في “صحيح مسلم” وغيره عن أبي مسعود البدري – رضِي الله عنه – قال:...
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