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Divine Assistance for the Chaste

 uswatulmuslimah.co.za Sayyiduna Ebrahim (‘alaihis salaam) was once travelling with his wife, Sayyidah Saarah (‘alaihas salaam), when they had an encounter with a tyrant king. His habit was that if any woman entered his kingdom and he was inclined towards her, he would abduct her. The news had reached the king …

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Xenophobia – Islamic Perspective

  All praise is due to Allah who has created humanity from a single parenthood. May His choicest salutations continue to descend upon our Master and Leader, Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wasallam, who abolished racism in all its forms. The Noble Qur’an states: “O You who believe! Indeed We have created …

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Learning about True Love from the Sahabah RA

 Companions of The Prophet Peace be upon Him Shakirah Hunter – Cii Radio Growing up, I loved reading stories of love, from the desire of Bilqees for Yusuf AS to the love of Yaqoob AS for his son Yusuf AS. The stories were endless and created a desire in me …

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Description of Jannat

This is a description of Jannat which all muslims should try to attain JANNAT • This is a description of Jannat which all Muslims should try to attain. • Let us try to attain forgiveness & entry into the wonderful Jannat that ALLAH has created. • Something which no eye …

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The Importance of Good Manners

By: Jamaal Diwan A brother approached me recently looking for advice. He said that he had gone through several phases in his development and in each stage he would add more acts of worship to his daily life. He started by getting his five prayers down, then their sunnahs, then …

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Smiling and Saying Salaam

By: Bryam Amir-Ebrahimi “Assalamu `alaykum!!!!” I began, excited to speak with a new friend over the phone. “Wa `alaykum… [sigh]… assalam [apathetic sigh],” was the reply. Subhan’Allah (Glory to God), I thought. I’m so excited to speak with her, but she seems quite bored or exhausted. Did she have a …

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Watch Over Your Heart

Shazia Ahmad On Arrogance & the Student of Sacred Knowledge  Purifying one’s heart is a critically important matter for all believers, as the Qur’an and teachings of our Prophet ﷺ emphasize, but for one traveling the path of sacred knowledge it is an even more crucial endeavor.  This is because …

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The World Has Gone Crazy

Reehab Ramadan The world has gone crazy. No really, take a look around. Everything is in complete chaos, nothing seems to make sense. It seems that with every coming day things just keep getting worse and worse. Humanity is lost. People do not care about each other like they used …

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