"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
Man is aware about his inevitable death, yet he indulges in laughter and merriment. Knowing that this world will come to an end, man still hankers after it. Man knows that everything has been predestined yet he laments over the loss of something. Man has been warned and has the full knowledge about the fire of hell but he continues to sin. Man believes in the Reckoning of the hereafter but still he persists in amassing wealth. Declaring his belief
Read moreAsSalaam WaAlaykum WaRehmatullah WaBarkaatuhu Welcome aboard Fly Air Janazah When we are leaving this world for the next one, it shall be like a trip to another country. Where details of that country won’t be found in glamorous travel brochures but in the Holy Qura’an and the Hadiths. Where our plane won’t be Indian Air Lines, British Airways, Gulf Air or Emirates but Air Janazah. Where our luggage won’t be the allowed 30 Kgs but our deeds no matter how
Read moreSource: Madrassah Al Zahra Publication – Al ‘Ilmun Nafi’ Before one sets out to seek knowledge we must bear in mind there are etiquettes for seeking knowledge. Only when one attains knowledge according to them, will the knowledge gained be beneficial. If we have no respect for the knowledge that we gain, that knowledge will merely remain information. Knowledge can only be beneficial for us if we gain it according to the following guidelines: Be patient – To gain ‘ilm
Read moreThere once lived in Basrah a prolific and profoundly spiritual worshipper whose fear of the Hereafter caused him to become physically weak, and whose constant crying made him skinny and sick. When he was on his deathbed, his family gathered around him, and they all began to cry. “Help me sit up.” He said. He addressed his father first: “O my father, what is making you cry?” “My son,” began his father, “I remembered that I will lose you, and
Read moreIt needn’t be the case, just follow the directions to achieve great results every time, Insha’Allah. Always, always, always begin with Bismillah. Examine your niyaah (intention) and correct it if necessary. Honour your teachers no matter how strange their teaching methods seem to you. Respect and reverence for teachers are amongst the distinguishing marks of being a Muslim student. Begin making preparations well before the examinations begin. Plan out a REALISTIC timetable that will result in you having covered (or
Read moreIt is the belief (‘Aqeedah) of deen that after death, mankind will enter a realm before the day of resurrection, which is known as Aalam-e-Barzakh. There are many sects in Islam who claim to be Muslims but do not believe in Aalam-e-Barzakh.’ This is a grave misunderstanding on behalf of these people. Death is the ultimate reality that no human can escape. It awes people and challenges all of their false claims of deviant beliefs. It puts an end to
Read moreSource: As-Sabiqoon Monthly Magazine Issue 9 Sept 2006 Have you ever felt like you don’t fit in? Ever questioned why your heart still isn’t content, even though you have everything going for you?? An ex-college student was interviewed to find out about her experiences during college life and how she handled these common feelings. Q. Was there a change from how u were when you started college, and how u were when you left college? A. Definitely, college is the
Read moreIf you are a student, then you should observe the praiseworthy rules of a student’s dealing with a learned man. These rules are: to greet the learned man first to speak little in his presence not to speak much so long as his teacher does not ask him anything not to ask him questions before receiving his permission not to say, by the way of objection to his words, “So-and-so said contrary to what you have said.” not to argue
Read moreO! You Muslims who are… Desirous to drive large, shiny cars, REMEMBER: You will be driven one day as a horizontal passenger. Wild and crazy over expensive clothes, REMEMBER: You will end up in just a ‘KAFN.’ Recklessly sacrificing everything to construct beautiful homes and palatial mansions, REMEMBER: the graveyard ‘PIT’ – one’s real home. Greedily devouring tasty dishes and all types of extravagant delicacies, REMEMBER: one day YOU will be the meal for ants, worms and other insects. Aspiring
Read moreFreedom. Young people live for the day when they can move out of the house and go to university and finally be free. Freedom from their parents, from restrictions on their lifestyle, from everyone telling them what to do. This is why in university you find a whole generation that does what they want. Life’s short they say, let’s enjoy ourselves while we can. So it goes for Muslims. In university you find the most amazing things, Muslims who don’t
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