Unfamiliarity with the life of the Prophet of Islām صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, his character and teachings and his native culture and the social conditions prevalent during his life can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. A common area of misunderstanding is…
Our children attend madrasahs every evening, yet we as their parents do not attach much significance to them, regarding them merely as places that look after the ummah’s infants. We hold them on a par with nurseries, as places of…
WEDDING OF FĀṬIMAH Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها is the youngest daughter of our beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Out of all the children, she was the most beloved to him. He said, ‘The queen of the ladies in Jannah…
Allāh سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى sent Ambiyā (Prophets) for the guidance of mankind. They invited people towards goodness and virtue and warned them to renounce evil. Some fortunate souls accepted his invitation and entered the circle of believers. Others rejected their call and…
Imām Al-Bukhārī rahimahullāh narrates a hadīth qudsī: Allāh سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى says: “…My bondsman does not acquire my closeness through anything that is more beloved to me than that which I have made compulsory upon him… The performance of the…
We must wake up for suhoor as it is a sunnah of our Rasool s. He has informed us that the food of suhoor is full of barakah: “Eat suhoor, because in it lies great blessings ” (Bukhari, Muslim) We…
Allāh سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى has taken an oath of ten nights in Sūrah Al-Fajr. According to the majority of the commentators of Qur’ān, the nights are those of the (first) ten days of Dhul Ḥijjah. ‘Abdullāh Ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنه…
Islam has never been opposed to advancement. However, certain advancements are such that together with their benefits comes much harm. Whilst mobile technology, and the mobile phone, in particular, has revolutionised the way we live, it is important that we…
In light of the recent meat contamination issue that has shaken Europe, I would like to touch upon the subject of ḥalāl and ḥarām. For a Muslim, life revolves around doing only what is permissible (ḥalāl) and refraining from the…
