Hasbunallahu wa ni’mal wakeel – Allah is Sufficient for us. How to react under pressure
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...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Mugheeth
There’s a confusion in people’s mind about the beautiful names of Allah Almighty. To cut a long story short, in Tirmidhi and others: Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that Allah’s...
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The punishment for oppression is not very far
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:...
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The last bastion of Islam will be Shaam
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...
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All oppression has an expiry date
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...
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Palestine: we feel your pain
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...
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Shifting from passive observer to active reformer
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...
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7 ingredients for victory from the Quran
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...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Latif
Every name of Allah has its own unique reflection and divine light. The name Al Latif has been mentioned in the Quran seven times. It has been translated variously as Benevolent, The Kind One...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Jabbar
The mender of hearts The name Al-Jabbar has different meanings in Arabic. The Irresistible, The Restorer, The Mender. It means the One who mends weakness. Jabbara in Arabic, and Jabara yajburu, is to mend...
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Optimism in the midst of adversity
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...
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How to deal with injustice
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...
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Peace does not come with violence and peace does not come without dignity
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:...
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Reciting the Dua al Qunut in times of calamity
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....
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Good character is the elevator that takes you to the top floor in Jannah
After the very first revelation, Allah Almighty addressed the Prophet (peace be upon him) and told him he had the best character: وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍۢ ٤ And you are surely on an excellent...
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