On one occasion, Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) came to visit the Muslim ruler, Haaroon Rasheed. Escorting Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) was Siraaj, the attendant of Haaroon Rasheed. (While they waited for Haaroon Rasheed to see them,) Siraaj bade Imaam Shaafi‘ee (rahimahullah) to sit by Abu ‘Abdis Samad, who was the tutor of …
Read More »Sinking Relation-ships
Man is not an island, living in complete isolation, unaffected by anyone else. Rather, people live in communities, surrounded by family members, neighbours, friends and acquaintances. In the course of our lives, we will be close to certain people, while not so close to others, and we will need …
Read More »Raising Children With Deen and Dunya
I still vividly remember the first night I spent by myself in the hospital after delivering my eldest son Shaan. The guests were gone for the day, the hallway lights were dimmed, the nurses were speaking outside my room in muted tones. “Knock, knock!” came a cheerful voice from …
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Advice of Shaykh Moulana Maseehullaah Khan Rahimahullaah Allah Ta’aala says: “Do not cast your eyes on those things which We bestowed as an enjoyment to different kinds of people.” (Suratul Hijr , verse 88) Rasulullaah Sallallaahu alaihi wasallam said: “Man becomes old, while two things of his increase: greed for …
Read More »And They Called it Women’s Liberation
How Women Were Lured Out of the Home in the USA By Areeba bint Khalid From the 1800s to the present day, family life in the West has remarkably changed. While the West calls this change part of the women freedom movement, a look at history may show otherwise. America …
Read More »“You Are What You Eat”
There is a well-known quote which states “You are what you eat”. This quote is generally understood to mean that if a person eats healthily, then he/she will enjoy good health. Conversely, if one eats unhealthily, then one will suffer from ill health. While it is true that eating healthily …
Read More »Calling out the Azaan and Iqaamah for a New-born in the Hospital
Nasihah (Advice): Praise Allah whether the baby is a boy or girl Kathir ibn Ubayd Rahimahullah reported: “If a child was born to anyone from the family of Sayyidatuna Aisha Radiyallahu Anha, she would not ask if it was a boy or a girl. Rather, she would ask, “Was …
Read More »#MothersDay – an innovation, commercialisation or Islamic obligation?
“Push” I yelled. My request was met with a stern glare. I needed a different tact. Exhausted myself, looking at my wife with pride and amazement at her 17 hours of physical and mental endurance, it was only then that I began to realise why mothers have such a …
Read More »O My Dear sisters, the Mother of Believers, The Queens of Islam!
Know, my dear Muslim sister, that you are man’s sister and half of humanity. You are a mother, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, grand daughter or grand mother. You are a member of the great nation of Islam, the best nation ever produced for mankind. No other nation on earth …
Read More »Moulding the Mothers of Tomorrow
Have we ever considered what it takes to produce a heart surgeon – a person who is capable of opening the chest of a living person and operating on a still-beating heart, while aware that one slip of the scalpel could be the difference between life and death? Obviously, it takes A …
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