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by Bint Saalih Source: http://arrajaathehope.wordpress.com/ MuslimVillage What strategies do you use when you have to keep yourself awake for whole night for the preparation of school/university exams? Just think of them and they might help you in keeping yourself awake in these Last 10 Nights of Ramadan as well. Remember, …

      Shaikh Abdullah Azzaam RA   So, fight your desires at a time when you can eat. The soul is never satisfied. Satisfying your desires is like satisfying the thirsty person who went to drink water from the sea – the more he drinks, the thirstier he gets. …

    By Abdur Rahmaan Umar “Sheikh, Ramadaan soon,” said Omar, his gruff voice making him sound a lot older than his 28 years, “We will really have to exert ourselves this Ramadaan!” Sheik Hamaad nodded quietly, taking a sip of his favourite Jasmine tea. “Yup, we really gonna have …

We have four roads that lead to the heart, the eyes, ears, tongue and mind. The heart takes effect from what we see, hear, speak and think. If we see good, hear good, speak good and think good, then the heart becomes good and allows good actions to flow from …

Al-Haadi – Website of Madrasah Taleemuddeen – Isipingo Beach South Africa   There are many great “returns” that people experience in their lives. The returning of a missing child, finding a very valuable lost item or a close family member returning home after spending many years overseas are some instances …

by ‘The Intellect’ magazine Source: http://www.daruliftaa.com/ Question: Shaykh Mufti Taqi Usmani has spent his entire life in the service of Islam with constant effort and hard work. To achieve so much Masha Allah, he must have a support system at home. Can you kindly share with us how you help …

      As Ramadan draws close, Let us not miss this opportunity to be forgiven. THE goal of every Muslim is to be saved from Hell, because then he or she will automatically enter Paradise. It is either Paradise or Hellfire – there is no other alternative. And everyone …

     I think sometimes Allah takes away what is most precious to us in order to train us…and to teach us the most important lesson of our lives: That it is He alone that we actually need. Q:How can we ‘Hold in your hands—not your heart’: the love of …

    It’s normal if you don’t feel firm about something. Things can always go wrong. You may not get that interview you’ve been desperately needing. Fear is built wired in our brain, it’s an inevitable feeling that we all have. You can almost certainly expect failure to happen. No …

The three levels of fasting, as delineated by the great twelfth century scholar, Ibn Qudaamah al-Maqdisi: Level One This is the most basic level of fasting, and it is to refrain from the desires of the stomach and private parts. In other words, to refrain from food, drink and sexual …