The Need for Speed. First Come First Served.
Why Speed is of the Essence The simple formula to jump the queue when you are wishing for goodness in your life, but keep finding obstacles. You will never attain birr (righteousness) until you...
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How to Make the Best Use of Time
Time isn’t money. Time is more than that… Time is money in the West. From an Islamic perspective, time is life. Time is the substance of life, the sphere in which man exists, the...
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The Need for Solidarity in the Face of Adversity
Standing Together Against Oppression On the authority of Abu Najeeh al-Irbaad ibn Saariyah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger (peace be on him) delivered an admonition that made our hearts...
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Essentials of Repentance
Essentials of Tawbah How can I know that my repentance has been accepted? What do I need to do to move on after I have made a mistake? What are the features of those...
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The Importance of Honouring Your Word
Whether it is a child or a politician, the importance of honesty and integrity is the bedrock of a productive and successful society. When honesty is lacking from our leaders and absent in society,...
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Live and Die by Your Principles
Being an Ummah with a Backbone The propensity to sin can be controlled by some, but not others who feed this tendency, and unchecked are able to unleash its rampant and malignant spread. A...
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Thirst for Knowledge
Thirst and Ambition to Seek Knowledge Knowledge is a vast ocean, and the seeker will never attain all of it. You should not be frustrated by the little you know, however this should not...
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Sincerity in Seeking Knowledge
Sincerity and purity are interwoven. Purity of intention leads to sincerity in one’s action, and sincerity in action will in turn bring further purity of the heart. The student must be sincere to himself...
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Purity in Seeking Knowledge
‘Everything has a fruit, and the fruit of knowledge is being closer to Allah’. Rabi’ah al Adawiyya; great female scholar once said this, and a poet once commented that if you have impurities in...
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How to Pack for the Afterlife
What Have You Packed? Being Prepared to Face Death Whenever you go on a journey you pack for it. Our most significant journey is to the Hereafter to meet Allah the Almighty, and so...
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How to Nurture Students
How to Get the Best from Students Islam has placed a burden of responsibility on the shoulder of all people, from none may be excused. The Prophet (peace be on him) of Allah said:...
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Teaching at the Right Pace
Keeping the Audience Engaged Space out Lessons, Lectures and Circles The gathering of knowledge should not be every day because this will cause the student of knowledge to become weary. It was recorded...
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Why Islamic Teaching Should Be in Touch with Reality
A scholar must be aware of the reality in order to give rulings specific to locations, times and the reality of people.
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The Rise and Fall of Nations
What Causes the Fall of Nations? What are the four main causes for any nation to collapse? What do we need to do to protect ourselves and our children from the factors that lead...
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Responding to Reports of Terror Attacks
How Should We React to News of Terror Attacks? And know that among you is the Messenger of Allah. If he were to obey you in much of the matters you put forward to...
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