S Suliman Squinching, teeging and smizing are all arts to selfie posing. If you don’t know what a selfie is, I’d implore you to remain ignorant but this article might *cough* enlighten *choke* you. If you have never heard the word selfie, teeg or smize before, it means you are …
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“The more people increase in comfort and luxury and the more they open up before the people [with the Dunya], the more evils will open up before them. It is comfort and luxury that destroys a person. Because if a person was to concern himself with comfort and luxury and …
Read More »Plugging the Leaks
There was once a man who lived 2km from a river which was the closest water source to his home. Every morning, the man would take two buckets, trek the 2km distance to the river, fill his buckets with water, and then undertake the laborious journey home. However, there was one …
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Pining for People’s Approval
Juha, also known as Mullah Nasruddeen, was famous among the Arabs for his wit and humour. There are many incidents of Juha recorded in various kitaabs. Below is one such incident, which though humorous, contains a pertinent lesson: One day, Juha was proceeding to the market. Juha was riding on …
Read More »Blessed Fruits
Allah Ta’ala has repeatedly made reference to the gift of fruit in the Holy Quran. In one verse Allah Ta’ala says: “Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the sky, and we produce therewith fruits of various colours.” (Surah Fatir:87) Elsewhere Allah Ta’ala says: “and He …
Read More »When the Goings Get Tough …
As she lay in bed, Faatimah could not help but stare glaringly at her beautiful doll, “baby Saalihah”, who was the apple of her eye. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she began to reminisce about the magical moments of joy and happiness that she enjoyed in her short-lived marriage, …
Read More »India: The Becoming of a Fascist and Islamophobic State
How has the Indian government marginalised Muslims? INDIA By Maira Khan 15/08/2022 Many Indian nationals will be celebrating the day India became independent from British colonial rule. India being home to a multitude of diverse cultures, languages, customs, practices and religions, and a growing population of 1.38 billion people, is undoubtedly one] …
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A sign of perfect belief is when one is happy with his Lord in good times, as well as bad times. Both these conditions should be equal to a true believer. If they are not, this is a sign of hypocrisy: hypocrisy in the sense of “when the going is …
Read More »The Importance of Correct Islamic Aqeedah – Beliefs
THE IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT AQEEDAH
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