05
Feb 2021

In this current climate, grief seems to be a swamp which we are collectively sinking into. There is so much sadness around us. Many of us have lost close relatives, loved ones, parents, children and colleagues. The pain is raw and deep. There are of course, different degrees of sadness: severe, unshakeable sadness, which needs specialist help, and the waves of sadness we all inevitably experience at times. What did the Quran say about sadness and how to fight sadness? In Arabic the word for sadness is huzn which is the root......
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15
Jan 2021

Extreme fear There are many lessons we can learn from different stories in the Quran about handling fear and anxiety. All of us experience moments and periods of overwhelming fear, when we do not have control over our emotions. How do we exit this predicament? What is the solution? At this time, many of us feeling afraid of the rapacious spread of the coronavirus, its new strain and the relentless rise in the number of cases not just here but affecting our loved ones abroad. Inshallah it will go away soon, but......
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22
Dec 2019

And whoever turns away from My remembrance – indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind. He will say, ‘My Lord, why have you raised me blind while I was seeing?’ will say, ‘Thus did Our signs come to you, and you forgot them; and thus will you this Day be forgotten.’ And thus do We recompense he who transgressed and did not believe in the signs of his Lord. And the punishment of the Hereafter is more severe and......
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22
Oct 2019

By the soul and the One who perfected it And inspired it of good and evil Successful is the one who purifies it, And failure is his who corrupts it. (91:7-10) There is a hadith which Usamah ibn Sharik narrated: I came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and his Companions were sitting as if they had birds on their heads. I saluted and sat down. The desert Arabs then came from here and there. They asked: ‘Messenger of Allah, should we make use of medical treatment?’ He replied: ‘Make use......
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07
Aug 2019

Getting a grip on Anger, Fear and Sadness Is shaytan more powerful than us or not? Shaytan has the ability to disappear, but you don’t. He can take different shapes but you can’t. He can see you, but you can’t see him. He can influence you, but you can’t influence him. He can come and whisper to you. He can ruin anything you are doing. Without doubt he is powerful. The jinn can also fly. They get from one place to another in a flash. They move things. For instance, in the......
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