Spirituality
The first responders from the Crusades to Gaza
We need to recognise the true first responders to atrocities, both past (poets) and present (Gazans and students).
The Warning from the Fire
Allāh, Most High, says, “Fear a Fire whose fuel is men and stones made ready for the disbelievers." “Have fear of the Fire which has been prepared for the disbelievers.” “I have…
The Right Deed
ʿUmar b. al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) reports that he heard the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) saying, “All actions are only by their intentions and every person shall have…
Strangeness
With the Name of Allāh, the All-Merciful, the Most Merciful My Lord, facilitate matters through Your mercy. On the authority of Ibn Masʿūd, the Messenger of Allāh (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam)…
The Reality of Taking Refuge with Allah
The word ʿadha and its derivatives carry the meaning of being careful and wary, guarding and fortifying, being rescued and victorious. Its essential meaning is to flee from something you fear will harm you…
Living on Borrowed Time
"The time I kill is killing me." – Mason Cooley You may have heard the term ‘time management’ before and dismissed it as being one of the many newly concocted phrases of…
Justice (Inṣāf)
Allāh, Exalted is He, says, “You of faith! Be upholders of justice, bearing witness for Allāh Alone, even against yourselves or your parents and relatives. Whether they are rich or poor, Allāh…
