How Allah rewards the sick and why we should make the most of our health
Uqbah bin ‘Amir said that the Prophet (peace be on him) said: Each day, every deed has to be recorded and sealed. When a believer becomes ill, the angels...
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Assess your investment portfolio
Uqba bin ‘Amir reported: When we were in Suffa, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out and said: Which of you would like to go out every morning to Buthan or al-‘Aqiq and bring...
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Fix your salah
Total connectivity to Allah During one moonlit night, there was an extraordinary episode, when Abbad bin Bishr, one of companions guarding an army of believers was praying as they slept. Through the darkness a...
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How to be the best worshipper
It has been narrated by Tirmidhi and also Imam Ahmad and others that Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) said that the Prophet (peace be upon him) once said: ‘Who will take...
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Where are the brains? And where are the women? To carry the knowledge
Carry the knowledge We need to deliver knowledge in a prophetic manner. Make it relevant. We often lack this element when delivering Islamic knowledge. There is a deep disconnect between the knowledge in our...
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Silencing women is not the prophetic way
Islam came to liberate women from the abusive and oppressive mentality which had existed towards in the Arab community for centuries. Islam gave woman the freedom to express herself and to be independent, financially...
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What are the limits of interaction between boys and girls?
Desire is normal The instinct which Allah Almighty created in us makes it very easy for us to be tempted by the opposite sex. This is our nature and how we function and what...
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Are women less intelligent than men?
I have not seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. (Bukhari) Whenever a wife offers her opinion, her husband might say she only has half a brain. Yet the Prophet (peace...
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Can a man beat his wife in Islam?
Due to cultural norms which have prevailed over time, men have assumed heavy handed, authoritarian positions over their wives. They have dominated their wives, often citing plenty of weak and fabricated narrations to justify...
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Are men superior to women in Islam?
A commonly misunderstood and misinterpreted concept is whether men are superior to women. For a long time, men have enjoyed feeling that they are better than women and feeling that they are in the...
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Allah does not love those who argue
Argumentation (jaadila) We send the messengers only as deliverers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve argue with false argument, in order to defeat the truth thereby. They take My Verses, and the...
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Main Principles in Islam – Connecting blood ties, being good to families and the status of In laws
Islam is not theoretical, it’s practical. Our obligations are towards Allah Almighty and towards the people with whom we inhabit the world. Our relationships with people begin with our immediate families. Our immediate families...
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The Trump Deal – a complete sham
We send the messengers only as deliverers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve argue with false argument, in order to defeat the truth thereby. They take My Verses, and the warnings, for...
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Deceit dressed up as a deal is still deceit
Argumentation (Jidaal) We send the messengers only as deliverers of good news and warners. Those who disbelieve argue with false argument, in order to defeat the truth thereby. They take My Verses, and the...
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How does Islam view In laws
Goodness extends to all mankind Allah Almighty commanded us to be good to each other throughout the Quran and specifically in Surah Nisa, when he said: Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and...
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