Signs of Knowledge that Leads to Paradise
What are the signs that our increase in knowledge is actually taking us towards Jannah?
The Fiqh of Socialising
Ten tips to make the most out of your gatherings...
Lawyers on the Day of Judgement
Did you know that you can have advocates on the Day of Judgement?
Happiness is Found Here
In no era in history has the means of comfort and welfare ever been so within reach like they are today. Never has the knowledge of the world’s complex mysteries and the ability of subduing nature's unfriendly elements ever been attained like it has today. Online shopping, laser eye surgery, electricity, central heating, the list continues. Despite these remarkable achievements, and in spite of possessing all the means for a better life, the goal of a pleasant life and happiness has never drifted further away like it has today. In an article published by The Guardian in 2016, it stated…
Legacy of a Giant: The Prophet Ibrahim ﷺ
“One of the main objectives of Hajj is to endorse the lives of Prophet Ibrahim and his son Ismail for they are the Imams of the monotheistic way."
Who are the people of regret?
Regret is an incredibly powerful negative emotion that, at times, can become so extreme that, if not managed with īmān, can make a person suicidal...
15 Cures For Sadness
Sh Ali Hammuda distils 15 remarkable cures from the Qur'ān, Sunna and early Muslims, for an epidemic sweeping across the modern world: Sadness
Five Rights The Qur’an Has Over You
If the average individual were to be asked to list the rights of his employer upon him, the answer would be readily available. Similarly, if one were to be asked about the rights of his spouse or children, in fact, even if asked about those of his pet or electronic device, a second’s thought would not be required. But, if the average Muslim is asked about the rights of the Qur’ān; Allāh’s gift to humanity; that book which we claim regulates our lives, we find that many of us struggle with the answer. If this is not remedied there will be…
Final Exam: 10 Questions Revealed
As university students engage in exams today, others find themselves sighing with relief that the days of exams have passed having recalled the stress of late night revision and the agonising fear of the unknown. What is up for stakes is very high; a degree which usually widens career prospects and secures one’s future, or a failure which may delay this but, in many cases, can be redeemed one way or another. But how justified are our sighs of relief after one’s exit of the examination theatre? For, if we have managed to overcome the exams of the academic world,…
The Seven Saved from Scorching Heat
The Sun today has an average distance of about 93,000,000 miles relative to planet Earth, and yet heat waves which we experience from time to time can be quite unbearable whilst other hot climates of the world are almost uninhabitable. With that in mind, reflect over the following words of the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam), “The sun will be brought close to mankind on the Day of Resurrection until its distance from them will be one mile”. Then the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said “Because of this, people will become submerged in sweat, the severity of which will…