Muharram: Fasting and Wisdoms of Hijra
Muharram: Commonly asked Questions Hijra did not take place in Muharram People always connect Hijra with Muharram, but in fact the Prophet (peace be on him) made his Hijra towards the end of Safar...
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Muharram: Migrants Escaping Oppression but Spreading Goodness
Hijra: How Migrants Escaping Oppression Can Be a Source of Goodness As every New Hijri Year begins, we reflect on the Prophet’s (peace be on him) migration from Makkah to Madinah. What the...
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Muharram: Lessons to Learn from Hijra
Muharram: Never Give Up Allah’s Messenger (peace be on him) was inspired divinely at the age of forty. Then he stayed in Makkah for thirteen years, and then was ordered to migrate, and he...
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Muharram: How to Gain the Reward of a Muhajir without Emigrating
Muharram Reflections on the Hijra (Migration) The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said on the day of the Conquest of Mecca: There is no Hijra (migration) after conquering Makkah but...
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Justice – the Core of Islam
The Importance of Justice in Islam Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be...
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How to Act on Your New Year Resolution
New Beginnings and Effecting Change ‘Oh you who believe! Fear Allah and behave with taqwa. Let every soul consider what it has prepared for tomorrow. Allah is surely aware of everything you do.’ (59:18)...
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What is the Significance of the First Five Revelations?
Sequence of Revelation What were the first five Surahs revealed? What is their Significance? The very first exposure to Islam by the community in Makkah was through the following verses: Iqra ayahs 1-5 Surah...
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Why you should avoid provocation
Resisting the Urge for Revenge Say: If you love Allah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your faults, and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful. (3:31) What does it mean to ‘follow’...
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How to Spread Love
The Significance of the Heart And indeed, the Qur’an is the revelation of the Lord of the worlds. The Trustworthy Spirit has brought it down Upon your heart, – that you may...
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Why do I have to speak out
Why We Have to Speak Out And (remember) when his Lord tried Ibrahim with certain words, then he fulfilled them: He said: ‘Surely I am going to make you an Imam for men.’ (Ibrahim)...
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How can we respond to atrocities when our leaders fail us
Spreading LOVE when there is HATE. What can we do when we feel helpless watching disasters unfold all over the world? What should our response be? Can we afford to sit back and watch...
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Why doesn’t Happiness Last?
Why doesn’t Happiness Last? Have you noticed that no feeling lasts. Our moods are fluctuating constantly and moments of happiness evaporate into thin air. Why is happiness so transient? And why does life often...
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Protecting our Children from Atheism
Why Belief has to be Coupled with Thought Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and the night are evidence (of the existence of God)...
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The ‘if only’ Trap
The Three Greatest Blessings on Earth How often are we waiting for just one thing to happen in order to reach a state of contment? The ‘If only I had…then everything would be perfect’...
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How Suffering puts Belief under a Microscope
What Suffering Reveals about Us and the Ummah How Tribulations Reveal Quality In surah Ahzab Allah Almighty said: O you who have believed, remember the favour of Allah upon you when armies came...
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