Hajj Reflections 8 – Madinah: Lessons from the Seerah

Allah’s Special Plan Lessons from the Seerah The benefits of reciting darood When travelling to Madinah, as the Prophet (peace be on him) did, we ...

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How to Avoid Being in a Fake News Chain

Fake News The REAL danger of compromising your akhirah by indiscriminately hitting the forward button…   Allah the Almighty says in the Qur’an, ‘Oh People of the ...

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How Can I Spread Knowledge When I Don’t Feel Equipped?

How Do You Know When You Have Enough Knowledge to Teach? The Messenger of Allah (peace be on him) said: ‘Allah illuminates (or make radiant ...

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Hajj Reflections 7 – The Heart of Hajj

The Essence of the Day of Arafah Increasing Khushu and attaining tranquility To achieve full focus (khushu) and sincerity (ikhlas) and block out thoughts of our daily affairs during salah is ...

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(2:30-33) Lessons in the Art of Communication from the Angels

What We Can Learn from Allah’s Conversation with His Angels Should you speak up if you disagree with your boss? Do you have to listen ...

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Competing with Fortnite…Can We Engage the New Generation?

Investing in our Children this Summer ‘Truly they were young men who believed in their Lord and we increased them in guidance And We made ...

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Hajj Reflections 5 – the sacrifice of Ismail and sacrificing your will to Allah’s

Yawm At Tarwiyah On the 8th of Dhul Hijja when Hajjis go to Mina, it is known as the Yawm At Tarwiyah. This name originates from: ...

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How You Can Make a Half-Empty Glass Half Full

Optimism vs Pessimism It has been narrated that the Prophet (peace be on him) used to love optimism and hated pessimism. He himself was always ...

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Hajj Reflections 3 – Ikhlas and Taqwa

Makkah Al Mukarramah: The time and the place Allah Almighty described the Ka’ba: ‘The first house established for mankind is the one at Bakka; blessed, ...

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What Can Go Wrong When We Think Only We Know the Truth

The Importance of Being Open Minded Islam is far greater than any school, any imam, any sect and any opinion. It is the Divine Revelation to ...

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