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The Fight for Chastity

http://www.uswatulmuslimah.co.za/articles/pious-women/1221-the-fight-for-chastity.html The corpse of a beardless youngster who had been murdered was once brought to ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu). The body of the youth had been found lying face down on the road. ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) tried his utmost to investigate and determine what had happened to the youngster and identify …

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How to Deal with Emotional Challenges and Hardships

  Raghad Ebied productivemuslim.com Sometimes we face stubborn challenges that hold us back from our dreams. They keep us ‘stuck’ and slow down our journey to fulfilling our potential, being more productive, and living life with purpose and passion.These challenges can come in the form of some sort of loss: whether …

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Fear at the mention of Allah

The first quality mentioned for the essentials of being certified as a Mu’min was trembling of the hearts out of fear at the mention of Allah Ta’ala. The general Arabic word for fear is “Khauf” while the word used in this verse of Surah Anfal is “al Wajl”. Allah Ta’ala …

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Ingenuity of Imam Abu Haneefah rahimahullah

http://www.qafila.org/ The forces of evil are notorious for plotting in order to tarnish the reputation of those who tread the path of truth. The hypocrites plotted against Nabi salallahu alayhi wasallam by making false accusations against his wife `Aisha radiallahu anha. However, truth always prevails. The evildoers and their lies …

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Execution Of Palestinian Exposes Israel’s Military Culture

By Jonathan Cook 03 April, 2016 Countercurrents.org Nazareth: It might have been a moment that jolted Israelis to their senses. Instead the video of an Israeli soldier shooting dead a young Palestinian man as he lay wounded and barely able to move has only intensified the tribal war dance of …

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What to do on your first night of marriage

  We live in a hypersexualised world. Yet, when that hour beckons, many of those who have lived a chaste life would admit to being quite clueless about how to spend those first few jeweled moments in intimacy together. As a complete mode of living, it should come as no …

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The Virtues and Blessings of Durood Shareef and Salaam

http://www.ka.org.za/ After Allah Ta’ala, the greatest benefactor in the universe upon a Mu’min is Rasulullah Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Rasulullah’s Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam’s favours upon us far outweigh the favours of anyone else. The demand of these favours is that, amongst others, in showing the greatest love and belief, whenever his …

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Depressed Husband

Laura Doyle Depressed Husband 4 Surprisingly Effective Ways to Bring Him Back to Life Being married to Eeyore is excruciating. You’ve got to wonder why your guy doesn’t just look on the bright side. But that’s not how depression works. It makes sense that you want his depression to lift …

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Addict?

 http://www.uswatulmuslimah.co.za/ “Cornell Information Science published research earlier this month that looked at (among other things) the difficulty some people have in quitting Facebook and other social networks. They even have a label for the failure to quit: “social media reversion.” The study used data from a site called 99DaysofFreedom.com, which encourages people to …

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Husband Abuse

Many scholars, activists, and concerned individuals/organizations have constantly highlighted the abuse of women and wives in our communities, and rightly so. I have also mentioned it in numerous lectures and writings, and continue to do so. However, the abuse of husbands is seldom brought up in our discussions. In my …

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