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One of the most beautiful things I found in Islam when I first encountered it was the emphasis on good manners. One quote a shaykh once made in a lecture particularly stuck with me: A Muslim is made by manners. Nowadays something strange is going on. The Islamic schools are …

  This is really beautiful and shows you the nature of our deen, its about community and caring 1. Cheering up Muslims: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “On the Day of Resurrection, Allah will cheer up (by His forgiveness) He who cheers up his fellow Muslim.” …

Humans lack perfect knowledge as well as perfect wisdom. No matter how hard we try, we will never attain the perfect way of life by our own thinking and interpretation. This is the reason why Allaah being the Most Wise, sent us the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad peace be …

  The question of whether there is a life after death is not an issue of scientific concern, for science only deals with the classification and analysis of sense data. While man has been conducting scientific inquiries and research, in the modern sense of the term, for only the last …

    Correct Beliefs – Foundation of Islamic Faith   The superstructure of Islam, with all its pillars of Faith, rests on a rock-solid foundation of correct beliefs that are explicitly established from the Quran and Authentic Traditions of Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alayhi Wa Sallam. Generally our focus is on …

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by Ali Al-Timimi, Published in The Friday Report, Dar Makkah, August-September 1994 Knowing the meaning of our testimony of faith is necessary but not sufficient. One should also know the causes that may lead a person to revoke this testimony. In other words, one should know the causes that lead …

  WE all evidently want happiness although most of us have no idea what it actually looks like. How many of us would recognise happiness in its purest form if we came across it? Today, most of us would define happiness as something money can buy. Money can buy many …

By Shaykh Moulana Abdul Hamid Is’haq (DB) Rasulullah Sallallaahu ‘alayhi wasallam said: “Verily, what I fear most for my nation is the deed of the people of Lut.”[Sunan Ibn Majah] Abnormal Movement – LGBTQ Presently, in the world, there is a great effort to make the abnormal, normal. The agenda …

  Isra and Meraj – in detail Rajab is the 7th month of the Islamic Lunar calendar. This month was regarded as one of the sacred months in which battles were prohibited in the days of the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is also deemed as …