Indeed, the creation of Allah Ta‘ala is most beautiful and amazing, and yet it reflects not even a miniscule amount of the infinite and unimaginable beauty and perfection of the Creator – Allah Ta‘ala. Therefore, when we ponder over the creation of Allah Ta‘ala, we learn many important lessons and begin …
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Novel Company
A beautiful parable in the hadeeth compares a good friend with a perfume seller and a bad friend with a blacksmith. The least benefit one will acquire in the company of a perfume seller is that one will certainly get the beautiful scent of perfume, which will freshen the mind and …
Read More »If only you knew your true worth
I have realised that self-worth – or lack thereof – is a battle that needs to be spoken about. When people feel a lack of self-worth, they often skim over it, placing their mind elsewhere and focussing their energy into something else so that they don’t end up at …
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Every parent wants their child to prosper in life. Accordingly, every parent will try their level best to equip their child with the qualities that will assist him/her to thrive and be successful. The parents will try to feed them healthy foods, and if there is a nutrition deficiency, they will …
Read More »Digital Cocaine: 10 Reasons to Keep Your Children Away from Screens
By:Umm Khalid Haqiqatjou muslimskeptic.com I’m a firm believer in a strong no-screen policy for kids. No TV. No iPhone. No iPad. No laptop. No screens of any kind, especially before the age of 2. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that parents “place a reasonable limit on entertainment media” and …
Read More »Islamic Nasheeds ( poems )
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 …
Read More »Freedom of Expression?
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 …
Read More »Seven worlds vs. one world
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. …
Read More »Take it with a Spoonful of Salt – Media Lies / Bias
By Maulana Khalid Dhorat A person sitting across you at a wedding reception is busy blowing his horn: “You know five years ago, I took a risk and bought my first Nissan bakkie in order to deliver popcorn to schoolchildren. Today, I not only own a fleet of trucks, …
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