Social Behaviour

Were Nasheeds created to distance people away from the Qur’an? Question: “Anashid were created by innovators to distance people away from the Qur`an.” Imam Shafi’i, ● [مجموع الفتاوى لإبن تيمية ١١\٥٣٢] What are your thoughts on this? Should we avoid listening to modern day anasheeds?   Answer: In the Name …

  By: Khalid Baig   Islamophobia in the media: Should Muslims react? How should they react? Where do they stand on the philosophical issue underlying all this?   In the media the issue has been framed as a clash between two camps. One camp stands for freedom of expression. The …

In the English language, there is a popular saying which goes “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” The origin of this saying can be traced to the fourth century when a priest named Augustine moved from Rome to Milan. On arriving in Milan, he found that his congregants …

  In this materialistic age when everything is being sacrificed at the altar of ‘freedom’, the world, from east to west, is witnessing a total collapse of morality and decency. Virtue is portrayed as evil while sins of every type are being glamourized so as to seem acceptable to society. …

From all corners of the globe, slogans of freedom are constantly chanted. The call for freedom of speech, children wanting their freedom, women demanding freedom, etc, are commonly heard. The demand for freedom has spiralled out of proportion to such an extent that children want ‘freedom’ from their aged parents. …

How long does it take for the first notions of paganism to spread and become manifest? Will we actually be able to recognise that they have spread? Have they already spread? It actually took five centuries for pure paganism to spread to all Arabia before the advent of Islām. Arabia …

  Let us see what is happening, one evening, in the living room of one of the typical modern Muslim homes.   A middle-aged man is following Google news on his computer   His wife is engrossed in watching the recipe of making a Honey-Kissed Smoothie Bowl on YouTube.   …

alhaadi.org Hi… then… Bye!!! This is the meaningless greeting of the West. One wonders what it really means? Is he asking you whether you are on a high? Whatever it may mean, no greeting is as comprehensive and perfect as the greeting which is derived from one of the attributes …

The American Medical Association links stress to 60% of all human illnesses and diseases.  Stress can impact your entire body and cause many health problems such as insomnia, emotional and behavioural problems, ulcers, lack of energy, depression, nervousness, paranoia, asthma, and immune system dysfunction.  Headaches, dizziness, ADD/ADHD, anxiety, irritability, anger, …

  Allah, The Most Exalted, says: “By no means shall you attain the reality of true piety and righteousness, unless you spend (in Allah’s cause) that which you love “ (Quran-Ale-‘Imran 3: 92) Jabir ibn ‘Abdullah Radiyallahu ‘anhuma narrates: “Whenever Rasullullah Sallaliahu ‘alaihi wasallam was asked for anything, he never …