Eid – Feeling Gratitude for Allah’s Favours
Why We Are Thankful at Eid, and the Benefits of Feeling Thankful Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship and for you to complete the period and...
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(4:17-18) What Do I Need to Know about Repentance? The Tawbah 101
The Low Down on Repentance How do I erase a bad deed? Will Allah accept my repentance? How do I repent? Is my sin too great to be forgiven? The repentance accepted by Allah...
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(2:28) Why the Cycle of Life and Death Should Inform Our Choices
Here Today. Gone Tomorrow. Who can guarantee tomorrow? We have no idea what is around the corner, less still the length of our lifespan. We all know people whose death came out of...
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The Message of Love
The Message of Love Allah the Almighty mentioned in surah Shu’ara: And indeed, the Qur’an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down Upon your heart,...
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Finding our purpose from how we came into existence
The Greatest Gift is to understand the Deen The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) mentioned one of the greatest virtues of knowledge as recorded by Imam Bukhari, he said: ‘Whomsoever Allah wishes...
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(2:22-26) What tips can we learn from Allah’s varied style in the Quran?
What styles are used in the Qur’an to appeal to us? Can we learn how to do dawah from them? At times we are appealed to at an emotional level. At others it...
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Should We Invest in Cryptocurrency and Digital Currency?
Allah the Almighty says in the Qur’an: ‘It is He who created for you all that is on the earth.’ And in another verse He says: ‘It is He who made the earth...
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(2:21) If Allah does not need our worship, why do we worship Him?
Why should we worship Allah? Allah Almighty does not need our worship. So why worship Him? Do we pray because we know Allah Almighty or do we know Allah Almighty because we pray? ‘O...
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Our Responsibility to Look after the Earth
Our Responsibility to Look after the Earth In Surah al-A’raf Allah Almighty said, ‘Do not corrupt the Earth… Indeed Allah Almighty’s mercy is close to those who are doing good.’ (7:56) And in Surah...
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(2:11-20) The Problem with Hypocrisy
Two Types of Hypocrite Beware, it is, in fact, they who spread disorder, but they do not appreciate. (12) And when it is said to them, ‘Believe as people have believed,’ they say, ‘Shall...
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(2:8-10) Hypocrisy – its origins and signs
Hypocrisy – how it originated and what are the signs Hypocrisy is a disease of the heart. Just like heart disease, very often people do not even realise they have it. If they do...
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Filling your heart with none other than Allah
How can you worship Allah as if you are seeing Him? Love As we cannot physical see Allah Almighty we can feel His presence strongly in the heart. The realisation of Allah’s presence, by...
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Why do I have to maintain trust?
What have we been entrusted with? And why we should maintain trust Allah the Almighty says in the Qur’an when he was describing the believers in Surah Mu’minun, ‘And those who are faithful to...
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(2:6-7) When to do dawah. Knowing who will respond to Islam and who won’t.
When to do dawah. Knowing who will respond to Islam and who won’t. Are all disbelievers the same? Will their punishment be the same? Who are the ones whose hearts are sealed? Should our...
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(2:3-5) How to spot a True Believer
How to Spot a True Believer What should we be like and how should we behave? What are the characteristics that any two believers, regardless of age, gender or ethnicity will have in common?...
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