"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
A king was once passing along his way when he saw some animal droppings. And he saw some worms in those droppings. The thought came to his mind that there is no purpose behind the creation of these worms. They are useless, with no real job. Very soon thereafter he lost his eyesight. Being rich, he spent thousands of rands trying different treatments to restore his eyesight. All to no avail. Then it was mentioned to him that a certain
Read moreConstantly bearing in mind that we are answerable to our Maker for every single thing we say, do or earn, will make us the purest of people. This would then create a barrier between us & the wrath of the Almighty & would lead us into paradise with ease. This is the explanation of the word “TAQWA” which is repeated so often in the Noble Qur’aan. Such consciousness would not allow us to engage in anything unacceptable. Mufti Ismail Menk
Read moreChuan and Jing joined a wholesale company together just after graduation. Both worked very hard. After several years, the boss promoted Jing to sales executive but Chuan remained a sales rep. One day Chuan could not take it anymore, tender resignation to the boss and complained the boss did not value hard working staff, but only promoted those who flattered him. The boss knew that Chuan worked very hard for the years, but in order to help Chuan realise the
Read moreIt is related by Abu Dharr Ghifaari radhiyallahu anhu that the Apostle of Allah sallallahu alayhi wasallam said : “He became fortunate and successful whose heart Allah set aside for faith and made it safe and sound [i.e., whom He blessed with faith so pure and untainted that not an iota of doubt or hypocrisy could enter his heart and protected it against the spiritual maladies like envy and ill-will], and whose tongue He endowed with truthfulness, and in most
Read moreI received the news after Maghrib yesterday and below is the news extract from http://www.yunuspatel.co.za/ “Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi Ra jioon… Hazrat Maulana Yunus Patel Saheb (rahmatullah alayh) has passed away in Makkah Mukarramah, request is made for fervent Dua-e-Maghfirat and abundant Esaale Sawaab to be sent for Hazrat Maulana (rahmatullah alayh).” One of his quotes I find beneficial to reflect on at this time is “Strange is the VISA of life-It can be cancelled at anytime. The duration
Read moreBy Shaikh Salmaan Fahd By no means is love a sickness in and of itself. Indeed, it is the only known cure for many of the problems and ailments that we as human beings suffer from. However, love can turn into an illness if it becomes obsessive, if it goes beyond its proper bounds, or if the object of love is not worthy. When such a situation develops, love indeed becomes a sickness requiring a remedy. It is Allah (Subhaanahu
Read more“Anwaar-e-Suhaili is a well known Persian book. In it has been narrated a very thought provoking story: Once a man saw a crow whose wings were cut. He thought, “poor thing, how is it going to survive? From where shall it get its food?” Hardly a moment had passed when that person spotted an eagle carrying some prey in its beak. The eagle came closer, landed and fed the crow. On seeing this the man thought “ This is how
Read moreWhosoever is awake (to the material world) is the more asleep (to the spiritual world); his wakefulness is worse than his sleep. [Mathnavi of Rumi]
Read moreWhat will you do if Izraael calls for you And comes to take away your soul? All those broken promises to be a better Muslim Each day you stayed the same Whiling away your days of youth Sending to the back of your mind the truth Putting off the order to pray Instead your console games you play Rather you should have come to pray Offered your prayer in a beautiful way Improved your character like the Prophet (pbuh) demonstrated
Read moreNever delay in making the changes we need to in our lives. To begin with we must identify what needs to change & then plan how this change should be made in the most effective way. Finally we should execute this plan as soon as we can! At some stage in our lives we will all feel the need to change certain things for the better. Never let such feelings fade without doing something about it! Mufti Ismail Menk
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