Early Morning Reflections Surah Al-Baqarah: My Protection يُخَـٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَمَا يَخْدَعُونَ إِلَّآ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَمَا يَشْعُرُونَ ٩ “They seek to deceive Allah and the believers, yet they only deceive themselves, but they fail to perceive it.” (2:9) Nifaaq means to show conformity or agreement, and to conceal evil. The goal of hypocrisy is to create […]
By Muallimah Fatima Haffejee ان مع العسر يسرا There is a kind of ease that cannot be explained logically.It doesn’t arrive with the absence of hardship, nor does it require life to suddenly become simple or predictable. It is quieter than that. Almost imperceptible – until you learn to notice it.This is the ease Allah […]
Reviving Islam in My Life Developing Relationships for the Aakhirah Muhammad (SAW) has said: “A man is upon the religion of his best friend, so let one of you look at whom he befriends.” When trying to get closer to someone, the believer should focus not on the qualities that person shows outwardly, but on […]
Early Morning Reflections Surah Al-Baqarah: My Protection إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْهِمْ ءَأَنذَرْتَهُمْ أَمْ لَمْ تُنذِرْهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ٦ “As for those who persist in disbelief, it is the same whether you warn them or not–they will never believe.” (2:6) One should have and show immense gratitude that they have been guided by Allah and […]
Living My Duas Taking Strength From Allah For Ramadan Besides Muhammad (SAW)’s Ibadah, he had a very strict routine. Be it his presence in the Masjid, his reading of the Qur’an, when he socialised or spent time with his family, and so forth; he was constant on this routine. اللَّهُمَّ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ أَنْتَ قَيِّمُ السَّمَوَاتِ […]
Early Morning Reflections When trying to connect with the Qur’an, it may not happen in the perfect form one expects it to happen. When making Ibadah in the month of Ramadan, one should first make a clear intention: “Oh Allah, I am dedicating this time to You. Grant me the ability to use this time […]
Reviving Islam in My Life Attaining the Highest Form of Love Muhammad (SAW) said: “Souls are arrayed soldiers, one soul meeting the other soul in the horizon becomes near.” Muhammad (SAW) said: “When a believer enters an assembly of one hundred hypocrites and only one believer, he will sit near the believer. If a hypocrite […]
Living My Duas Recognising the True Source of Shifa One should take these Du’as as a physical protection, as Muhammad (SAW) used to read and blow them into his palms, thereafter rubbing them over his body three times.In any part of the body one experiences sickness, like Muhammad (SAW), they should blow into their hands […]
Early Morning Reflections Surah Al-Baqarah: My Protection ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٣ “Who believe in the unseen establish prayer, and donate from what We have provided for them,” (2:3) Allah explains three types of people in these Ayahs: the Muttaqin, the Munafikeen, and the Kaafireen. Success is in Taqwa, but there […]
Reviving Islam in My Life Loving Others for the Sake of Allah The gift of Imaan is the constant search for closeness to Allah. One of the most valuable ways to achieve this closeness is to have friendships for the sake of Allah. Muhammad (SAW) said: “When one of you has love for his brother, […]
