Spirituality
The Gift of Pain
Why pain is not a burden to escape, but a signal that shapes growth, purpose, and closeness to Allah.
Entertaining Ourselves to Death
How your daily entertainment can affect your spirituality More often than not, you will find yourself mindlessly surfing through channels to fill up the free slots in your routine; or maybe to…
Put all your Trust in Allah
“We have a diagnosis,” said the foetal heart sonographer at Great Ormond Street Hospital. When I heard these words, my hope that they had made a mistake in my last scan…
What is the Muslim solution to climate change?
Global Warming, Climate Change: The Problem, the Solution “Climate change is the most severe problem we are facing today—more serious even than the threat of terrorism.” This is according to Sir David…
Be a key that opens the doors to goodness
The Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Some people open the doors to good and close the doors to evil, and some people open the doors to evil and…
Are you a 2.5 brick Muslim or do you care for more?
Recently a friend’s builder made a huge accidental error in building terms, by building an extension that was 2.5 bricks too long. A neighbour wrote and complained to the local council asking…
Fleeing to prayer during testing times
The situation of the Ummah today necessitates that we remind ourselves of some important and beneficial reminders that will help us in our situation and relieve us from the resultant grief and…