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 your wealth? Is it your freedom or your wealth? We could go on, but this gives you a flavour. How does…
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 now. These verses were addressing the issue of the Battle of Uhud, when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)…
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 وَجَعَلَ أَهۡلَهَا شِیَعࣰا یَسۡتَضۡعِفُ طَاۤىِٕفَةࣰ مِّنۡهُمۡ یُذَبِّحُ أَبۡنَاۤءَهُمۡ وَیَسۡتَحۡیِۦ نِسَاۤءَهُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِینَ ٤ Indeed, Pharaoh had become high-handed in…
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 قَدْ جَمَعُوا لَكُمْ فَاخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَانًا وَقَالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيلُ . فَانْقَلَبُوا بِنِعْمَةٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍ لَمْ يَمْسَسْهُمْ سُوءٌ وَاتَّبَعُوا…
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: “كنتُ أضرِب غلامًا لي بالسَّوط، فسمعتُ صوتًا من خلفي: ((اعلم أبا مسعود، اعلم أبا مسعود، اعلم أبا مسعود))، فلم أفهم الصوت…
Abu Ad-Darda (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and be upon him) said: عَنْ أَبِي الدَّرْدَاءِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : ( بَيْنَا أَنَا نَائِمٌ إِذْ رَأَيْتُ عَمُودَ الْكِتَابِ احْتُمِلَ مِنْ تَحْتِ رَأْسِي ، فَظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ مَذْهُوبٌ بِه ِ، فَأَتْبَعْتُهُ بَصَرِي ، فَعُمِدَ بِهِ…
In the Quran Allah Almighty says that Firaun arrogantly set himself up as the supreme authority and shrewdly divided the people into factions and ordered the killing of their sons with a ruthless disregard for life. إِنَّ فِرعَونَ عَلا فِى الأَرضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهلَها شِيَعًا يَستَضعِفُ طائِفَةً مِنهُم يُذَبِّحُ أَبناءَهُم وَيَستَحيۦ نِساءَهُم ۚ إِنَّهُ كانَ مِنَ…
The conflict in Palestine has caused much distress and concern, with many people suffering for nearly years. As Muslims, it’s natural for us to feel heartbroken when we witness such suffering, but we can take solace from the Quran. At the core of every believer is feeling the pain and suffering for others. Many of…
In the midst of the atrocities taking place in Gaza and the subsequent shock and pain we are experiencing at a human level, I tried to look back to the verses of the Quran and the Prophetic Sunnah to seek guidance and clarity on understanding this catastrophic situation and the lessons we can take to…
وَلَقَدۡ سَبَقَتۡ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِینَ إِنَّهُمۡ لَهُمُ ٱلۡمَنصُورُونَ وَإِنَّ جُندَنَا لَهُمُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ And Our Word has already come to pass in favour of Our servants, the messengers (that) they are the ones who will be victorious, and verily it is Our forces (of chosen servants) that prevails. [As-Saffat:171-173] In these verses of Surat As-Saffat, Allah…
The Battle of the Trench (Ghazwat Al-Ahzab) took place five years after the migration of the believers to Madinah. It was one of the significant military campaigns in early Islamic history. An army ten thousand strong came to attack the believers who were just three thousand. The battle lasted for about thirty-three days, during which…
In Surat Ibrahim Allah Almighty says: وَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَـٰفِلًا عَمَّا یَعۡمَلُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَۚ إِنَّمَا یُؤَخِّرُهُمۡ لِیَوۡمࣲ تَشۡخَصُ فِیهِ ٱلۡأَبۡصَـٰرُ Never think that Allah is unaware of what the wrongdoers are doing. He is but giving them respite up to a day when the eyes shall remain upraised (in terror). [Ibrahim:42] In this verse, Allah is…
The distressing situation in Palestine is a cause of deep pain for Muslims all over the world. Nu’man bin Bashir (may Allah be pleased with them) reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: مثل المؤمنين في توادهم وتراحمهم وتعاطفهم، مثل الجسد إذا اشتكى منه عضو تداعى له سائر الجسد بالسهر والحمى” ((متفق عليه)) …
What is the dua al qunut? The dua al qunut is a supplication made standing. It is recited during Fajr prayer in the Shafi madhab, and during the witr prayer in the Hanafi method. In addition, it can be prayed if a calamity befalls the Ummah, particularly when atrocities are committed against Muslims or disasters….
Earthquakes are one of the signs of the Hour Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said, عَن أبي هُرَيرةَ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنه قال: قال رَسولُ الله صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّم: ((لا تَقومُ السَّاعةُ حَتَّى يُقبَضَ العِلمُ، وتَكثُرَ الزَّلازِلُ، ويَتَقارَبَ الزَّمانُ، وتَظهَرَ الفِتَنُ، ويَكثُرَ الهَرْجُ، وهو القَتْلُ القَتْلُ ……