Believers naturally have a competitive drive and are usually dissatisfied with what is low, and they never rest in this life, for they always aspire to perfection. The believer always feels that he is in a competition, and, therefore,...
The judge Al-Jisaboori reported: "I visited Abu Rayhaan Muhammad (Al-Bayrooni) when he was on his death-bed. He said to me: 'One day you asked me about such and such an issue.' I replied: 'Do you want me to explain it...
All of us have experienced anger at different stages for different reasons. Islam gives us encouragement and guidance on how we can take control of our emotions instead of letting them control us. If you have temper issues and...
A Muslim cannot do without du'a, rather leaving off praying to Allah amounts to priding away from Allah's worship out of self-sufficiency and that's kufru.
Knowing that, however, there are etiquettes associated with prayer as well as expedients for its...
When was the last time you focused so intensely on something that you lost track of time and didn’t feel the hours passing by? When was the last time you focused on a single task without being distracted for...
‘Iqra’… Read!
Such was the simple command given to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
But, there was a dilemma. He was unlettered – he could neither read nor write.
It is He who has sent among the unlettered a...
Allah, The Exalted, Says (what means): {So We restored him to his mother that she might be content and not grieve and that she would know that the Promise of Allah is true. But most of the people do not...
The Muslim student puts his trust in Allaah when facing the tests of this world, and he seeks His help while following the prescribed means, in accordance with the words of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam: “The strong believer...
Anas(May Allah be pleased with him) said:
The messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, “indecency does not leave anything untainted and decency does not leave anything ungraced and embellished”. ...
Many Muslims who have been blessed to make Hajj often speak of how the journey is a life-changing experience. This is more the case for some than others.
Malcolm X, or Al-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, is one Muslim who saw the...
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