Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names: Al Mu’izz and Al Mudhil
Pairs of names Two of the beautiful names of Allah Almighty are Al-Mu’izz and Al-Mudhill. Al-Mu’izz is the One who gives honour while it’s opposite, Al-Mudhill is the One who humiliates. As we have...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names – Al Khafid and Ar Rafi’
Among the beautiful names of Allah Almighty is Al Khafid, the Abaser, and Ar Rafi’, the Exalter. Literally, khafada in Arabic is to lower something down, while rafa’a is to raise something. The One...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful Names – Al Qabid and Al Basit
Restrict and expand Al Qabid is one of Allah Almighty’s names, meaning He who constricts. In Arabic, qabada is frequently used in transactions when one takes possession of a product, literally you got it...
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Being good neighbours
In a very important ayah of the Quran Allah Almighty gives us ten commands of which the first is to believe in One God, which is a message that recurs throughout the revelation and...
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Mirroring the Prophet (peace be upon him)
The good news is that as per the hadith, ‘you are with those whom you love’. So if you love the Prophet (peace be upon him), you will be with him. The more you...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names – Al Jameel, Al Jaleel, Al Kareem
It’s a pleasure to reflect upon the names and attributes of Allah Almighty, to delve into the meanings and to try our best to live by His names and attributes and to fulfil our...
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Knowing Allah through His Beautiful Names – Al Hafidh
Allah’s names bring us close to Him Just as you need do an MOT for your car every year, you need an MOT for your understanding of Allah so you can be safe and...
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The Years of Earthquakes – signs of the Day of Judgement and martydom for those who die
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...
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Guide how to dispel rumours
In an age of rapid information dissemination through various channels, rumours spread like wildfire, causing anxiety, confusion, and division within Muslim communities. It is crucial for Muslims to understand the significance of dealing with...
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Coping with calamities
Calamities afflict everyone When we read the Quran we see the word calamity musibah المصيبة has been repeated ten times and test, bala‘ البلاء has been mentioned 25 times. Allah Almighty tells us in...
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Be cautious in your financial dealings – don’t be naive or duped
Once, Umar bin Khatab (may Allah be pleased with him) presided over a court case where he was dubious about the credibility of a witness so asked to speak to someone who knew him,...
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Knowing Allah through His beautiful names 11: Al Hakam and Al Adl
Bringing Allah’s names into our lives Anything related to Allah Almighty is beautiful. When talking about His attributes and His names, we should reflect on how we can live by His names, and activate...
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What is the best source of income?
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be on him) was once asked what type of earning is the best. عَنْ رِفَاعَةَ بْنِ رَافِعٍ - رضى الله عنه - أَنَّ اَلنَّبِيَّ - صلى الله عليه وسلم -سُئِلَ:...
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The joke of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the real worth of the believer
Anas ibn Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: “There was a man among the people of the desert — his name was Zahir — and he used to bring the Prophet (peace...
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How can we be People of the Lord Rabbaniyyin?
In Surat al Imran, Allah Almighty says مَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ أَن يُؤْتِيَهُ اللَّهُ الْكِتَابَ وَالْحُكْمَ وَالنُّبُوَّةَ ثُمَّ يَقُولَ لِلنَّاسِ كُونُوا عِبَادًا لِّي مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلَٰكِن كُونُوا رَبَّانِيِّينَ بِمَا كُنتُمْ تُعَلِّمُونَ الْكِتَابَ وَبِمَا كُنتُمْ...
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