Also Known as Surah at-Tawheed (The Unity) The increase of the recitation of surah al-Ikhlas is a means of attaining the love of Allah. In a hadith narrated by Aisha (ra), the Prophet (s.a.w) صلى الله عليه وسلم once appointed a man in command of a brigade and this …
Read More »Be satisfied with what you got, be thankful, and move on in your life
None of you shall have everything in life, but you will have what you need; so be satisfied with what you got. None of you shall have more in life than what Allah decreed for you, but you will have what you need; so be thankful for it. And none …
Read More »Being Thankful to Allah
The other day, I heard about a Muslim woman in Kosova with her six-month-old infant, who was covered in sores and suffered from a malady of illnesses, all because it had not had a bath since its birth. The mother explained that because of the heavy fighting, she and her …
Read More »The Husband Who Was Too Shy To Look At His Wife
….So I said to him: “And the likes of her truly deserve that from you.”.... This story was recounted by Prof. Khalid Al-Jubeir, consulting cardiovascular surgeon, in one of his lectures: Once I operated on a two and a half year old child. It was Tuesday, and on Wednesday the …
Read More »The Lesson Taught by a Rose
Roses have long been been my favorite flower. I’m always struck by how perfect they are—for a moment. But in that moment, and even more so the moments that follow, roses have taught me an invaluable lesson. And I don’t mean a lesson in botany or horticulture. I mean a …
Read More »An important Dua
حَسْبِىَ اللّهُ لاَ اِلهَ اِلاَّ هُوْ عَلَيْهِ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَهُوَ رَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيْمِ Allah is sufficient for me, there is no deity except him, upon him I place my trust and he is the Rabb of the great throne. Any person that recites the above Dua seven times morning and evening …
Read More »Be content with that which Allah has given you and you will be the richest of people
Wealth, appearance, children, house, and talents you must be content with your share in these things: So hold that which I have given you and be of the grateful. (Qur’an 7: 144) Most Islamic scholars and pious Muslims of the early generations of Islam were poor; needless it is to …
Read More »Dont Be Sad
And in Allah should the believers put their trust. (Qur’an 3: 122) Don’t be sad: live today as if it were the last day of your life. With this frame of mind and outlook towards life, you have no reason to allow sadness or anger to steal the little time …
Read More »Sabr or Shukr, the Worry Stops Here
by Muhammad Alshareef Aasiyah, the wife of Fir’own. Her Eeman in Allah thrived under the shadow of someone that said, “I am your Lord, Most High!” When news reached Fir’own of his wife’s Eeman he beat her and commanded his guards to beat her. They took her out in the …
Read More »Aspire, Believe, Strike!
Its not that we can’t do something; the problem is that we believe we can’t do it. This is the problem. It is a psychological problem. We do not dream of glory. We do not entertain thoughts of glory. Our aspirations have weakened. We do not desire what the students …
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