Seeking Guidance Through Quranic Prayers
“Guide us unto the straight path. The path of those You have blessed. Not of those with whom there is displeasure. Not of those who went astray” (Quran 1:6-7). If […]
Read MoreA Life of True Worship
One of the gaps in the classical works on Seerah, or the life-story of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ, is the absence of a unified image of him as a dedicated […]
Read MoreJerusalem, Trump and Deliberate Deceptions
As Donald Trump won the American presidential elections, Heiko Maas, the German Federal minister of Justice and Consumer Protection noted: “Die Welt wird nicht untergehen, sie wird nur noch verrückter” (The […]
Read MoreHow to Revive Your Prayer, Part Five
Improve Your Mental Preparation What is the part that, if missed, will turn your prayer into a series of mumbled words and machine-like movements? Definitely, it is Munajah (intimate […]
Read MoreAddressing Our Inner Demon
ADDRESSING OUR INNER DEMON Allah, the Most High, describes in His Book a type of people promised total and absolute safety on the Day of Judgment. Those promised shelter and […]
Read MoreMind Your Own Business!
“A good practicing Muslim” is a phrase we usually hear in many Muslim circles. However, what usually comes to our minds when we hear this phrase? Many people may typically […]
Read MoreBe Good to Your Parents
Increase the Length of Your Life: Be Good to Your Parents My message to you is a topic that is an emotional one for many people. Unlike some western societies […]
Read MoreRemember Him, and He Will Remember You
“So remember me, and I will remember you, and thank Me and do not be ungrateful to me” (Quran 2:152). In this verse from the holy Quran, Allah the Most […]
Read MoreFrom Arabic into Latin
From Arabic into Latin How the Muslim Civilization Shaped the Renaissance In his speech on “Islam and the West” at Oxford University in 1993, Prince Charles observes: “If there is […]
Read MoreA Life of Trivialities
A Life of Trivialities Brothers and Sisters, Allah (SWT) states, “Know that the life of this world is but a play, a passing delight, a beautiful show, a cause of […]
Read MoreKeys to Enliven Your Salah, Part 6
Understanding Sujud (Prostration To revive our prayer, we need to recognize the spiritual and moral implications of what we do and say during Salah. Failing to recognize the meaning of […]
Read MoreKeys to Enliven Your Salah, Part 4
Creating a Quiet Environment As I was visiting a patient in hospital, the afternoon prayer was due. Praying close to one of the corners of the room, I was interrupted […]
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