Spirituality
Reflections from the story of Abu Jahl
From the signs witnessed by Abu Jahl to modern political denial, evidence is not always the barrier.
Reaching Excellence in Worship
The best form of worship is when the act is performed with Allah in mind from the beginning until the end. Whilst special attention is given to how actions are performed from…
Sustaining the Good Habits of Ramadan
After Ramadan do you breathe a sigh of relief? Do you easily fall back into the same habits of your pre-Ramadan self or do you try to uphold some of practices of…
So similar .. yet so different
Outwardly speaking, we can at times engage in identical actions to one another yet our inner motives can be dramatically different. The more one analyses the behaviour of human beings and ponders…
The Garden of Lovers: Ishq pt 2
Ibn al-Jawzi stated regarding ‘ishq echoing many that came before him, ‘Ishq is the operation of an empty heart or un-preoccupied heart (qalb faarigh); it is madness; and it leads to anguish…
The Garden of Lovers: Ishq
Ibn al-Qayyim in his book Rawdatul Muhibbeen (The garden of Lovers) dedicates the first part of the book defining the word love (hubb) as well as all other words that have similar…
Istiqaama: The Way of the Believer
True strength often does not lie in one’s physique or muscle-power, but is almost always an issue going much deeper. Many are those who seem strong-willed and distinguished amongst people until there…