Tag Archives: SPIRITUALITY

In 2009, a 48 year old unmarried man, George Sodini from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA, walked into a gym aerobics class and began shooting, killing three women and wounding nine others before turning the gun on himself. What police initially believed ...

Aḥmad and ibn Ḥibbān record on the authority of ʿAbdullāh b. al-Mughaffal (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) that a man met a woman who used to be a prostitute in the Days of Ignorance. While flirting with her, he extended his hand ...

Whoever suffices with knowledge of the Qurʾān and Sunnah, confining himself to what is reported from the Companions and Successors (in matters of the religion), makes his intention sincere – seeking Allāh’s face – and turns to Him for help, ...

How often do we feel overwhelmed by the difficulties the Muslims around the world are going through? Not only are Muslims victimised, invaded and displaced, but on the end of a systematic ideological challenge. Our values are constantly being questioned, ...

“And We have not sent you, [O Muhammad], except as a mercy for the ʿAlamīn (mankind, jinns and all that exists).”[1] Alḥamdulillah, ours is an ummah blessed with the immeasurable and infinite Mercy of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā). The ultimate ...

Click here for our Review of January, February and March 2015 The last twelve months have been full of monumental events for the Muslim ummah all over the globe. From international events to local action alerts, Islam21c has provided a ...

I often sit in Islamic lectures and realise the concepts are familiar but the language is not. I do not mean Arabic instead of English rather the starting point for understanding concepts is different. Recently in a seminar on Aqīdah ...

My dear brothers and sisters, we live in trying times and are witnessing days of hardship as frequent as we see our families – May Allāh protect us! Āmīn. What follows are a few words of caution for you to ...

“To thine own self be true”[1] Words from Shakespeare’s famous play Hamlet. This is Polonius’s last piece of advice to his son Laertes, who is in a hurry to get on the next boat to Paris. It is advice that ...

The A to Z of Death Part 6 Click here for part 1 | Click here for part 2 | Click here for part 3 | Click here for part 4 | Click here for part 5 Resurrection During the sojourn in the grave, souls visit each other ...