Miscellaneous

junaidkajee.com Today is the best day of my life. Yesterday still lingers in my mind. It doesn’t want to let go of me. Or maybe it’s the other way around, I’m not sure. It’s asking me to dwell a little more on everything that happened. Yesterday is selfish. It doesn’t …

Bismihi Ta`ala HAVE YOU MILKED THE COW THIS MORNING? In a village where life turns around the soil and farms, it is important to milk the cow in the morning. Since there are no supermarkets around, the only way to have breakfast is to milk the cow. The milk itself …

MYUmmah Editor Money. These days it is hardly of secondary importance for those who don’t have it. And even for many who do! What does Islam say about it? Islam recognizes the value of wealth. It refers to it as: “Your property which Allah has made for you a means …

    Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) described the greatness of Allaah Ta’ala in the most beautiful way: “He is controlling the affairs of all the kingdoms. He commands and prohibits, creates and gives provision, and gives death and gives life. He raises and lowers peoples status, …

  “I destroy homes, tear families apart – take your children, and that’s just the start. I’m more costly than diamonds, more costly than gold – the sorrow I bring is a sight to behold. And if you need me, remember I’m easily found. I live all around you, in …

The Fiqh Of Fasting In the Hanafi Madhhab by Ustadha Umm Ihsan Fasting the month of Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. The Companion Abdullah ibn Umar ibn al-Khattab (Allah be pleased with him) said, “I heard the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him …

http://www.uswatulmuslimah.co.za/articles/brief-reminders/1281-miraculous-cure-of-the-quraan-majeed.html (Quraan Series – Part 1) A woman named ‘Aaishah, from Pakistan, relates the following experience: I was once busy reciting the Quraan Majeed, as was my habit, when my eldest son, Shafee’, who was approximately six years old at the time, emerged from the house to play outside. We …

People slowly make way, in the driveway, and turn their attention to the infamous green vehicle as it pulls up, having preference above all others. The flashing blue lights reflecting off walls and other surfaces. Some people wincing slightly and involuntarily shutting their eyes as the brightness of the lights, …

An Aalim once wrote a letter to Hazrat Shaikh Moulana Muhammad Zakariyya (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) in which he asked the following question: I was recently pondering over the thought that if Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had to be present in the world at this time, which work of Deen would he …

The inner feelings and conditions of every human being vary from time to time. Sometimes one feels very happy and excited while at other times one feels sad and unpleasant.  This is part of life.  This should not cause one to lose hope and become despondent. Pondering over the blessings and favors of …