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Dec 2022

Purity was commanded from the beginning of revelation Surat al Muddaththir and Muzzammil were from the first revelations. In them, Allah addressed the Prophet (peace be upon him) and his followers, commanding sincerity and purity, saying wa thiyabaka fatahhir, ‘purify your clothes’: يَا أَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ O you Enrobed one. قُمْ فَأَنذِرْ Arise and warn. وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ And magnify your Lord. وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ And purify your clothes. ‘Purify your clothes’ does not just mean literally ensure your clothes are clean, and clear of anything filthy, as scholars have said it has a......
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12
Apr 2022

In Surat al-Furqan the disbelievers wonder why the Messenger (peace be upon him) walks in the street and in the marketplaces like an ordinary person. Their assumption is that anyone who is important should not be accessible to the public. He should be aloof, dwell in an ivory tower surrounded by bodyguards, travel in fancy vehicles, have luxurious grand palaces, and be followed by an entourage of sycophants. وَقَالُوا مَالِ هَٰذَا الرَّسُولِ يَأْكُلُ الطَّعَامَ وَيَمْشِي فِي الْأَسْوَاقِ ۙ لَوْلَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْهِ مَلَكٌ فَيَكُونَ مَعَهُ نَذِيرًا And they say, “What sort of messenger......
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09
Aug 2020

Shariah has three objectives. It came to reform the individual, society and the system. In order to have a functional society and functional relationships we need to focus on these three. Allah said in the Quran: Truly he succeeds that purifies it. (91:15) The one who succeeds therefore purifies ‘it.’ What is ‘it’? It is the self (nafs) and the heart. This means those who reform and improve their selves are successful. They enhance their good traits, control their anger and improve their behaviour. Individual Here Allah commands us to be a......
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26
Oct 2019

And do not corrupt on earth after its reformation, and pray to Him with fear and hope. God’s mercy is close to the doers of good. (7:56) In another verse, Allah Almighty says : Allah does not love corrupters. (5:64) Fasad If you search for the word fasad, which means corruption, it appears in about 30 ayahs, as corruption, as well as about those who corrupt and the consequences of corruption. Allah Almighty is asking believers and all humans not to spread corruption or be involved in any form of corruption.......
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14
Oct 2018

What Causes the Fall of Nations? What are the four main causes for any nation to collapse? What do we need to do to protect ourselves and our children from the factors that lead to decline? If a wound should touch you – there has already touched the people a wound similar to it. And these days We alternate among the people so that Allah may make evident those who believe and take to Himself from among you martyrs – and Allah does not like the......
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07
Jun 2018

Our Responsibility to Look after the Earth In Surah al-A’raf Allah Almighty said, ‘Do not corrupt the Earth… Indeed Allah Almighty’s mercy is close to those who are doing good.’ (7:56) And in Surah al-Hud, He says, ‘He is the one who brought you from the Earth and made you to dwell in it. So, seek His forgiveness and repent to Him. Indeed, my Lord is very close to those who seek his forgiveness.’ (11:61) In these two verses we can see Allah Almighty talking about the importance of the Earth and......
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