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A young Abyssinian girl ended up for sale in Makkah. There were many like her, boys and girls, Arabs and non-Arabs, who were captured and brought to the slave market of the city to be sold. A terrible fate awaited some who ended up in the hands of cruel masters …

Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) once mentioned to the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu ‘anhum), “By Allah! It is not poverty that I fear for you! Rather, I fear for you that the world will be spread out for you (i.e. it will be given to you in abundance), as it was spread out …

    Part 2 THE ADOPTION With a heart steadfast and full of trust in Allah’s promise, she suckled him and then placed Musa AS into a basket. As instructed, she then flung him into the swift currents of the Nile, but she asked her daughter, his older sister, to …

  Those who don’t know him and haven’t studied his life, often think of Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ teachings to be full of negative or harsh messages. Many seem to be fixated on his sayings about the Day of Judgement and Hellfire, while conveniently ignoring his vocal messages of glad tidings …

Part 1 The story of Nabie Moosa is the longest narrations of the prophets in the Holy Qur’an. If we were to apply human laws, Musa AS should not have existed. Set against its historical context, his story should have ended before it began. Yet, in the face of the …

  حدثنا أنس بن مالك، أن نبي الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: لكل نبي دعوة دعاها لأمته، وإني اختبأت دعوتي شفاعة لأمتي يوم القيامة (مسلم رقم 341) Anas (Radhiyallahu Anhu) reports that Rasulullah (Sallalahu Alayhi Wasallam) said, “Every Nabi was blessed by Allah Ta’ala with a special duaa which …

Saalim bin ‘Abdillah (rahimahullah) was the son of the illustrious Sahaabi, ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar (radhiyallahu ‘anhuma). He was born during the khilaafah of ‘Uthmaan (radhiyallahu ‘anhu) and was a great Muhaddith and Mufti of Madeenah Munawwarah. On one occasion, the ruler, Hishaam bin ‘Abdil Malik, entered the Ka’bah and met …

If a person has one apple and thereafter buys another apple, how many apples will he have? The answer is obvious – two apples. Similarly, if a person has one child and is then blessed with another child, he will now have two children. This elementary concept of one-plus-one-equals-two is …

Emma is a lawyer And so is Aisha too Colleagues going into court At circa half past two Its 1 O’Clock right now Aisha prays before the trial They grab a bite and chat about this and that Conversing with a smile Aisha is in full hijab With a loose …

Many people are under the misconception that an increase in wealth will lead to an increase in happiness. However, this could not be further from the truth, as depression affects people across all income-brackets and from all walks of life. The severity of depression can perhaps be gauged by the fact …