Blocking the haram. The command to lower the gaze and to wear the hijab in Surah An Nur

Quran Blog

Surat An Nur is a surah full of etiquettes. Knocking before entering One of these etiquettes is to seek permission before entering someone’s house, which ...

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Don’t believe every rumour. Reflections on Surat an Nur

Quran Blog

When was Surat an Nur revealed? This is a famous surah. It was revealed in Madina and therefore has many rulings. There is no authentic ...

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Do I have to stop eating when I hear the adhan at Suhoor?

Q&A

If you are eating when you hear the adhan or the time for suhoor has ended, finish what you have in your mouth but do ...

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Reflecting on the very first khutbah

Khutbah

On the first Jummuah of Ramadan, the month of wonders, gifts, blessings and closeness to Allah, I would like to talk about the first Khutbah ...

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Reflections on Surah Qaf

Khutbah

A Makki surah Surat Qaf is a short surah which was revealed in Makkah, during the period when society was still rejecting the basic concepts ...

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Battley and Breaking the Limits of Allah

Khutbah

When you search for Hudud ullah (the limits set by Allah) they are mentioned in a few places. Abu Tha’labah al-Kushanee — Jurthoom bin Nashir ...

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Time passing quickly – a sign of the Day of Judgment

Khutbah

We have recently marked the anniversary of the pandemic. It has been a year since it started but it seems like yesterday, so I was ...

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Twinkle twinkle little star… just one of the favours from Allah

Khutbah

He causes the dawn to break, and has made the night for rest and ˹made˺ the sun and the moon ˹to travel˺ with precision. That ...

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The One who splits the seed and the dark

Khutbah

During Makkan times, Allah Almighty was drawing the attention of non-believers to His signs, and prompting them to think about who was the originator of ...

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The Paradox of Selfishness

Khutbah

Today’s reflection is about selfishness, which is known al athara الأثرة and al isti’thar الاستئثار in classical Arabic, and in colloquial Arabic, it is ananiyyah ...

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