"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
If only you knew the torments of hell It is the worst of places where anyone could dwell It is in existence even as we speak And for its inhabitants the outlook is bleak On the day of rising, hell will be in view A terrible sight, if only you knew It will be brought forward by 70,000 reigns And 70,000 angels will be on each of those chains After burning for a thousand years , it’s flames turned white
Read moreby a dear sister Bismillah Al Rahman, Al Raheem: “Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar” you hear the athaan go on. But you still decide to procrastinate, even when your family yells, “Come on!” You think, “I still have time, before I really have to pray, ‘Asr is still hours away.” Your head is saying “Go” but the Shaytaan is saying “No” so you go on anyway. You go to your bed and decide to lie down, for just a few minutes
Read moreThere lived in a town a very rich man, who was given every comfort and luxury by Allah. He had a servant who was slightly foolish. One day the rich man called him and presented him with a gift saying: “Keep this in a safe place until you find someone more foolish than yourself. When you do, give it to Him.” The servant replied: “Very good, Sir!” After some time, the rich man became very ill. Many doctors treated him
Read moreBy Aalimah Zafirah Mohammed Graduate of Darul Uloom Trinidad and Tobago All praises are for Allah who has given us life, the air to sustain us and has made us from amongst the best of mankind. Preparation! So much preparation. Everyday we prepare, either for a ceremony or a special occasion or just for our routine household activities in general. But we forget that there is an inevitable day that is coming. A day which we should be preparing for.
Read moreby Ahmed O’ you who love to party and rave Remember one day you will go to the grave Friends and guys wanna be in your ‘crew’ Remember the darkness and loneliness of the grave awaits you Fashion and clothes you love to adorn Remember the day will come to sound the horn Raised up will be the whole of mankind Our deeds presented from ahead or behind If from in front – to Jannah you are shown From behind
Read moreIf Allah gives us 60 years to live then it comes to around 22,000 days (60×365). All these days Allah gives us to prepare for one day of interview with Allah. That is on the Day of Judgement. On that day, Allah will ask us some questions and He wants some correct answers. Allah is so merciful that He already told us what the questions will be through Quran and Ahadith. His mercy is so great that He even told
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 moreThis morning was a cold walk accross the park to work. I made sure that I was prepared by putting on my big coat, woolly hat and gloves before even leaving the house. So what? Well, we are always reminded, either in the quran, ahadith or by others, of the temporary nature of this life in the dunya, yet we still remain ignorant to prepare for when we have to leave this world. The journey to work/ school etc. for
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
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