Spirituality

The Gift of Pain

Shaykh Ali Hammuda

Why pain is not a burden to escape, but a signal that shapes growth, purpose, and closeness to Allah.

The Indispensable Need for Allah: Our Basis For Servitude

Sheikh Farid Haibatan 13 Min Read

This article is part of a free translation of al-Iftqar ila Allah, Lubb al-'Ubudiyyah by Ahmad al-Suwayan The condition of being in absolute need of Allah is one of the most essential

Dua: The Weapon of the Believers

Syed Haider 5 Min Read

Dua: The Weapon of the Believers is an invaluable book (and CD) to have in ones library. This is (to the author's credit) the most comprehensive treatise to have been written on

If not Ramadan – Then When?

Ahmed Ali 4 Min Read

Imagine seeing a man on the street in dire need - homeless, clothed in tattered rags wondering about in a confused state – he feels lost even though he is familiar with

The Undetected Poison

Nadeem Rehman 12 Min Read

When people look around the world they see it full of problems and calamities, war, destruction, famine, poverty, people in therapy, people complaining of illnesses, death and misery. Many people question why

The Brothers of Bal’aam

Ahmed Ali 15 Min Read

This article is an adapted translation of its original, Ikhwan Balʿām, written in Arabic by Dr. ʿAbdul ʿAzīz ʿAbdul Laṭīf. Balʿām changed from being a righteous man whose supplications were accepted into

Stricken with Calamities

Shaykh Asif Uddin 20 Min Read

Our beloved Prophet (sall Allāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam) said, “On the Day of Resurrection people will wish that their skins had been cut with scissors in this world, when they see the