Ghazali on love (part 3) – The pleasure of seeing Allah and the signs He loves you
This is the last part of Ghazali’s chapter on love. He already mentioned that the senses are our gateway to pleasure and we love everything that is pleasurable to our senses. However there is...
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Do not let life distract you from Allah
Those who are distracted are in a state of heedlessness or hypocrisy In Surat Munafiqoon, which means Hypocrites, Allah Almighty Allah is warning us not to be like the hypocrites: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا...
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Belief in Jinn
Belief in Jinn Jinn are a very hot topic. Are Jinn real or an illusion or fairy tales? They are definitely not an illusion or creatures from fairy tales. Belief in Jinn, as Muslims,...
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Ghazali on love (part 2)
Why do we love the Prophet (peace be upon him)? Ghazali likes to link every topic to its roots to examine it. How do we develop love? Ghazali already mentioned that we find everything...
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Don’t miss out on the blessings of Jumuah
The day of Jumuah is a great day that Allah has given exclusively to this Ummah. Missing Jumuah Salah is a sin In Surat Jumuah, it says: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا نُودِيَ لِلصَّلَاةِ...
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Ghazali on love (part 1)
Ghazali lived in 5th century Hijri and his book, Kitaab Al-Arba’in Fi Usul ad-Din, ‘The Forty Principles of the Religion,’ which he wrote before his death, is a summary of Ihya Ulumuddin (Revival of...
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Abusing Allah’s favours
Provoking the wrath and enmity of Allah There is a stern hadith from the Sunnah of the Prophet (peace be upon him) warning his Ummah not to use the favours Allah bestowed on them...
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The etiquettes of visiting – how to be a good guest
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) used to teach his companions the etiquettes of everything: eating, drinking, sleeping, walking, talking, transactions, the list is endless, even the salah has etiquettes. One of the...
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Ghazali on Reliance (part 2)
Ghazali looks at tawakkul, breaking it into divisions and levels of tawakkul. The essence of tawakkul is putting your trust in Allah which comes from 3 things: The 3 pillars of tawakkul ILM –...
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Seven external and internal qualities of the Prophet ﷺ
Ode to the Prophet ﷺ وكلُّ الناسِ تُوْلَدُ ثم تفنى ووحدَكَ أنتَ ميلادُ الحياةِ وكلُّ الناسِ تُذكَرُ ثم تُنْسَى وذِكْرُكَ أنتَ باقٍ في الصلاةِ تردِّدهُ المآذنُ كلَّ وقتٍ وينبضُ بالقلوب إلى...
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Red hot coals – the last line of defence
فَاسْتَمْسِكْ بِالَّذِي أُوحِيَ إِلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ صِرَاطٍ مُّسْتَقِيمٍ So adhere to what is revealed to you. You are on a straight path. In this ayah in Surat az-Zukhruf, Allah is commanding the...
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Learn from the Prophet ﷺ how to communicate
I am not getting into the ongoing debate about whether it is allowed or not allowed to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him), but we certainly should celebrate his character...
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Ghazali on Reliance
Ghazali lived in 5th century Hijri and his book, Kitaab Al-Arba’in Fi Usul ad-Din, ‘The Forty Principles of the Religion,’ which he wrote before his death, is a summary of Ihya Ulumuddin (Revival of...
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Who is a mahram?
A woman’s mahram is a man to whom she is related by blood or cannot marry: Father, grandfather, great-grandfathers. Sons, grandsons, great-grandsons. Brothers and half-brothers (brother with whom one shares one parent). Milk brother...
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Will an injection, contrast dye, drip or using an inhaler break my fast?
In general, a fast is broken when you swallow something and it enters the stomach or gives the body nutrition. Medicine taken into the body that does not enter the stomach is permissible. Injections...
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