Social Behaviour

The happiest people to have ever lived on the face of the Earth were the Prophets. This is in spite of the fact that they suffered more than anyone else. For, they had to endure severe persecution in delivering the message that Allaah had entrusted them with. Beyond that, they …

Sometimes some of us might feel sorry for ourselves if we didn’t have good parents. Stable parents. Healthy parents. If our parents divorced or died. If our parents hated each other or us or were bitter or brittle or fragile. If we got were raised by our grandparents or aunts …

As schools have in all earnest re-opened, learning has started. Our children will learn certain things in their classrooms. However, our responsibility to teach does not end with dropping off the child at the school gates. In the home, parents have to set a good example in their conduct and …

    At a time in which the Muslims are beset with trials from every periphery, it is a time when Muslims should continue being Muslims, only better Muslims. I would say to my dear brothers and sisters in Islam “don’t be Sad”; if you are on the true religion …

    It is very common amongst the youth to emulate the dress code and ways of non-Muslims. Following Hollywood, Bollywood, western and eastern fashion, lifestyle, and culture is the pursuit, interest and fixation of many people.   I have mentioned to boys, girls, and even adults that the dressing …

  by Maulana Khalid Dhorat (Masjid Hamzah, Erasmia) We were given so many prizes, We changed the dessert into oases, We built buildings of different lengths and sizes, And we felt so very satisfied. We bought and bought and couldn’t stop buying, We gave charity to the poor because we …

    Consider this scenario: A husband buys a house for his family. You ask the wife if she thanked her husband. Wife replies with a surprise, “Why is that necessary?” You answer, “Because he bought a house!” Wife says, “Yes, but its not for me. He lives there too!” …

This is a short piece translated from Ibn Qudamah’s Mukhtasar Minhaj al-Qasidin. It distills a picture the Quran and hadiths build up of the Prophet’s virtues and character, peace be upon him: integrity, honesty, steadfastness, courage, kindness, compassion, courtesy, and other qualities too numerous to list. To say the Prophet’s …

  Here are some of the basic manners of entering and leaving places, such as homes or even offices, which our scholars have conveyed and deduced from the Sunna of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him): HOW TO ENTER Enter or leave your house …

    We all are familiar with the 99 names of God, but many are not aware that the Prophet (peace be upon him) had over a hundred names. The Qur’an actually lists 77 explicitly and 121 in total if you include verbs. The hadith and other ancient literature take …