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…
Three Men and a Cave
The story of the three men who were trapped in the cave is one of the most authentic of stories that can be attributed to the Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam), however, it is often neglected despite it containing real solutions to what we are experiencing as Muslims at both the global and individual levels. Since it was a prophetic habit of using the stories of the past to address current dilemmas, today we will be doing the exact same. The Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said, "Three men from among those who were before you, set out…
Structure & Order in the Face of Chaos
The Dīn of Islām, being the perfect way of life that it is, is one which raises mankind upon the most noble of characteristics and prestigious of traits. Amongst these countless characteristics of goodness which it seeks to nurture within people are those that pertain to being ordered, systematic and regulated in every matter of life, whilst at the same time, discouraging us from being disordered, unrestrained and chaotic. When one looks into both the natural and religious laws of Allāh one only sees order, regulation and systematic processes. Allāh has created the universe and endowed it with characteristics of…
Benefiting Others
The weeks, months and years of our lives, for the majority of us at least, pass by whilst our main concerns are over our futures, our career prospects, our holidays, our health and well-being. In short, the majority of our concerns are self-centered. As one poet selfishly said, “If I die thirsty, then may the rain never come down again.” For such a category of people, both their presence and absence is the same. That is, whether they are alive or dead has little effect on those around them. In fact, it is a sad reality that some individuals bring…
Are you afraid of something? Say the following:
The remembrance of Allāh is Sakeena (tranquillity). Allāh said: أَلَا بِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ الْقُلُوبُ “Unquestionably, by the remembrance of Allāh hearts find rest.” The remembrance of Allah is a chief way in easing all difficulties. Allāh said, speaking about Prophet Yunus (ʿalayhi al-Salām) who was swallowed by a whale: فَلَوْلَا أَنَّهُ كَانَ مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحِينَ (143) لَلَبِثَ فِي بَطْنِهِ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ (144) “And had he not been of those who remembered Allāh in Tasbeeh, He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.” The remembrance of Allāh is greater than every action as Allāh also said:…
Don’t play Dare with Divorce
Protecting the Muslim Marriage Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 In this series we have been discussing the importance of the topic of marriage and divorce that so many of us belittle or neglect until we run into problems. We were reminded that any remedy for the conscious attempt by Shayṭān and his allies to dismantle the Muslim family unit, must include a retreat to the Qur’ān and its guidance. In the last few articles we reflected on several important principles extracted from ayat of the Qur’ān, and now we turn our attention to…
