Realise who you are: a dignified human being and a servant of Al-Karīm, a name of which one of the meanings is the Honoured One.
Read More »The Perfect Architect
Every architect has set parameters with which they work by, and they accept that their designs will have flaws and limitations. However, this does not apply to Allāh.
Read More »Internalising the Names of Allāh: Al-’Azīz
When we come across verses that end with the names of Allāh – and many a times the verse ends with a pair of names – we should not just simply read them and move on. Rather, we should stop and analyse them in order to understand why Allāh paired those specific two names together rather than providing a different combination. By doing this, we will be able to internalise the names of Allāh within our lives.
Read More »One God Many Names | Al-Halīm (The Forbearing)
“O Ḥalīm, you have been so forbearing towards me. Never deprive me of it, for my life cannot function for a single second without it.”
Read More »“Why Is There Eternal Punishment for Temporal Sin?”
"If a person commits a sin for a limited amount of time," some might ask, "how does this justify an eternity of punishment?" Maryam Iddir answers...
Read More »One God Many Names | Al-Khāliq (The Creator)
Trust Him, be content with Him, and watch how you will live in bliss with Him.
Read More »How to Understand the Dunya
How do you live in a life that has been so harshly denounced by its Maker? It’s not as it may first seem…
Read More »How Allah Dealt With Those Who Insulted His Prophet
With the final Prophet, Muhammad (sala Allahu ‘alayhi wasalam), history is replete with how his scorners faced abysmal and humiliating ends whilst his immaculate status was forever preserved.
Read More »One God Many Names | Al-Samīʿ (The Ever Hearing) and Al-Baṣir (The Ever Seeing)
When hearts are devoid of Al-Samīʿ and Al-Baṣir, the pursuit for comfort becomes one of lifelong toil and despair.
Read More »One God Many Names | Al-Barr (The Ever Doer of Good)
"You can read all the theories you want, you can take every medicine on the shelf, you can try knocking on every door and visit every avenue in search for this gem called happiness and peace of mind, but you will not find it anywhere except where Allah taught us to find it: the doorstep of worship."
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