Action vs Laziness ‘And say: Work; so Allah will see your work and (so will) His Messenger and the believers; and you shall be brought back to the Knower of the unseen and the seen, then He will inform you of what you did.’ (9:105) Picking the Right Actions There are no less than three…
Allah the Almighty says in the Qur’an: ‘It is He who created for you all that is on the earth.’[i] And in another verse He says: ‘It is He who made the earth manageable for you.’[ii] And in another verse Allah the Almighty says: ‘For God’s favours to them during their summer and winter…
Why should we worship Allah? Allah Almighty does not need our worship. So why worship Him? Do we pray because we know Allah Almighty or do we know Allah Almighty because we pray? ‘O people, worship your Lord who created you and those before you, so that you may become God-fearing’ (2:21) Worship is the…
What have we been entrusted with? And why we should maintain trust Allah the Almighty says in the Qur’an when he was describing the believers in Surah Mu’minun, ‘And those who are faithful to their trust and pledges.’ (23:8) In Surah Anfal, He says, ‘Believe. Do not betray Allah Almighty or His Messenger and your…
Why has Allah not defeated the perpetrators of evil? Allah (subhanahu wa ta’ala) says in the Qur’an: “Had Allah willed it, He could have defeated them by Himself, but it is His test. He is testing you by the means of others. And for those who were killed for the sake of Allah, Allah will…
Traditionally we say bismillah before many things. Is it just cultural or is there more to it? And what happens if we don’t say it? In need of protection As accomplished as we think we are as a species, it just takes a mere glance from a plane to remind us just how tiny we…
Healing through the Quran Ruqya is treatment through recitation. Recite the following an odd number of times i.e. 1,3 or 7 times (7 is preferable). It is up to you how many times you recite these. Though you may only recite it once, or you can recite them as much as possible, such as 7…