Do you have to practice what you preach? Al Ghazali on how to correct others when they are wrong

Khutbah

In Imam Ghazali’s Kitaab Al-Arba’in Fi Usul ad-Din, The Forty Principles of the Religion, he examines the concept of commanding what is good and reprimanding ...

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Are you sure your deeds will be accepted on the Day of Judgement?

Khutbah

In the Quran, we read many verses on the topic of actions and deeds. In many verses Allah is commanding humanity to do good. Are ...

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Self righteousness vs kindness when giving counsel

Khutbah

In the summary of Imam Ghazali’s Ihya, titled Kitaab Al-Arba’in Fi Usul ad-Din, The Forty Principles of the Religion, he talks about the concept of ...

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Five signs of the Day of Judgement we are witnessing now

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Today’s reminder is about the five signs before the Day of Judgement. Abu Hurayrah narrated that the Prophet (peace be on him) said: عَنْ أَبِي ...

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Command the good and forbid evil. Al Ghazali breaks down the principle.

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Let there be a group among you who call ˹others˺ to goodness, encourage what is good, and forbid what is evil—it is they who will ...

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Is it OK to wish Jumu’ah Mubarak?

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Friday is a special day for the Ummah. Allah Almighty put barakah in it for our ummah. Many people like to wish each other Jumu’ah ...

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The tragedy of Karbala should not make us revert to the mourning practices of Jahiliyya

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Todays reminder is about unity and not returning to the habits of pre-Islamic (Jahiliyya) times. In Surat al Imran, Allah Almighty says: ﴿١٠٣﴾ وَاعْتَصِمُوا بِحَبْلِ ...

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Is life unfair when it doesn’t go to plan? Are you envious of others?

Q&A

Question: Generally one expects that one will grow up and have a certain life, one will get married and will have children. When those things ...

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Deconstructing the hadith on greeting non-Muslims with the salam. Insight into the sciences of hadith.

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There is common misconception that one may not greet non-Muslims with the salam. Or that you should only reply to them with ‘walaikum‘ not ‘walaikum ...

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Brotherhood, friendship and wilayah

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Brotherhood – To take a friend as a brother for Allah’s sake. Al-Okhuwwah is ‘taking brothers’ for Allah’s sake. This is a very interesting topic ...

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