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At The Approach of Rajab & Sha’ban

With the sighting of the crescent of Rajab, Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam) would anticipate and begin preparations for the month of Ramadhan. This is two months in advance! People “live to see” various accomplishments in their lives, but a Believer “lives for” and yearns to witness sacred days like …

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From Make-up to Niqab: The Journey of a Muslim Woman

  by Bint Kashmir.   For many young women, their desire to wear make-up usually starts in high school. As young women, we often see our friends doing something that is considered “cool” or “grown-up” and just follow suit. However, this change is usually much to the dismay of our …

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Never Lose Hope

  الحمد لله والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وعلى آله وأصحابه أجمعين All Praises are for Allah and Peace and Blessings upon the Messenger of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, his family and his companions. Allah, The Exalted Said: وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ …

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Why the Suffering?

by Shaykh Maulana Yunus Patel  (rahmatullah alayh) Many ask the question : Why is the Ummah suffering so much, despite millions making dua throughout the world, and millions making dua during Haj and Umrah? Why is there no change? The answer can be understood by way of an analogy : …

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Positive Thinking

In the world today, anxiety, fear, worry and negative thinking has overwhelmed many of us. Individuals are brought down by negative thinking, that results from financial problems, their health, their profile and so on. All of these anxieties over time adds up and kills our optimism. It is so easy …

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‘Team work makes the dream work’. Chapter 3

  Welcome back to chapter 3 of ‘team work makes the dream work’. In the previous chapter, we looked at some of the skills Sarah and Hannah used in their lives to help them manage their chronic relationship issues. Thus far, we have addressed issues that are chronic but of …

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In a Split Second…

Indeed, the creation of Allah Ta‘ala is most beautiful and amazing, and yet it reflects not even a miniscule amount of the infinite and unimaginable beauty and perfection of the Creator – Allah Ta‘ala. Therefore, when we ponder over the creation of Allah Ta‘ala, we learn many important lessons and begin …

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The REAL Christmas Story: How a Prophet was turned into a god

On December 25th, most Christians around the world will be celebrating Christmas, a day that commemorates the birth of who they believe is their Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ. A lot of Muslim commentaries at this time of the year tend to focus on highlighting links between Christmas and the …

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Between Christians, Muslims and Ahmadi-Qadiyanees

centralmosque.com Resurrection of Jesus pbuh? [4:157]…And they did not kill him, nor did they crucify him… (Maulana) Sohail Bawa (HA) Khatme Nubuwwat Academy, London: Faithful Islam, Final Prophet: Mercy to Mankind Due to the closeness of Good Friday, I have been asked to succinctly summarise the key differences between the beliefs …

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