سَیَقُولُ ٱلسُّفَهَاۤءُ مِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَا وَلَّىٰهُمۡ عَن قِبۡلَتِهِمُ ٱلَّتِی كَانُوا۟ عَلَیۡهَاۚ قُل لِّلَّهِ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقُ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبُۚ یَهۡدِی مَن یَشَاۤءُ إِلَىٰ صِرَ ٰطࣲ مُستَقِيم The foolish among the people will ask, “Why did they turn away from the direction of prayer they used to face?” Say, ˹O Prophet,˺ “The east and west belong ˹only˺ to Allah. He guides…
What is puberty? How does it affect girls’ physical, emotional and psychological development? What advice does Allah and the Prophet (peace be upon him) give us to help us get through this period successfully? We look at puberty and give tips from experts to help you get through this time. Puberty and physical Changes…
Did you visit Me? Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said that Allah Almighty will say on the Day of Resurrection: عن أبي هريرة رضي الله تعالى عنه قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: “إنَّ اللَّهَ عزَّ وجلَّ يقولُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ:…
The journey of Umrah is deeply spiritual, physically demanding at times, and emotionally enriching. It is a microcosm of life itself, filled with moments of joy, struggle, and deep reflection. Alhamdulillah, my recent Umrah was all of this and more, particularly during the Sa’ee, the ritual of walking back and forth between the hills of…
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) said: عن عبد الله بن عباس رضي الله تعالى عنهما قال كنت رديف رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال لي رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم: يا غلام أو يا بني ألا أعلمك كلمات ينفعك الله بهن، قلت: بلى، فقال احفظ الله يحفظك، احفظ الله تجده…
What is wafa? Usually al wafa is translated as loyalty, but depending on the context, it can have more meanings. We will see this from examples from the Quran and the Sunnah and the practice of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). To define al wafa as loyalty is to restrict its meaning, as wafa…
Never delay taking the shahada Anyone who is considering becoming Muslim, should not delay their shahada. None of us know how long we have in this world. This life is temporary and we must all leave it. As only Allah knows the time and place of our death, someone who has a terminal condition may…
Rifa’ah ibn Rafi’ (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) stood on the pulpit and then cried, saying: عن رفاعة بن رافع رضي الله تعالى عنه قال: قامَ أبو بَكرٍ الصِّدِّيقُ رضي الله تعالى عنه على المنبرِ ثمَّ بَكى فقالَ: قامَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلَّى اللَّه…
One of the core principles of Islam is husn ad-dhann—having a good opinion or thinking well of others. The word husn derives from hasan, which means good, and ad-dhann refers to one’s assumptions or opinions. Together, husn ad-dhann means to think positively about others, while its opposite, su ad-dhann, refers to harbouring negative assumptions or…
What makes it so hard to keep resolutions? Is it ingrained patterns of behaviour that are hard to change? Is it that the desire for comfort and pleasure keeps trumping the ungraspable desire to be a better, fitter, more successful version of ourselves? Or is it the desire to escape pain and discomfort which we…