Extracts of this hadīth are frequently quoted in different contexts and various lectures. Yet if one were to take it as a whole and reflect over its meaning, a number of amazing benefits and lessons can be drawn, all of which ultimately guide the believer towards building a positive mindset.
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Do you want to raise children who grow into happy, connected, proud and strong Muslim adults?
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Time and time again, life gives us examples of families producing individuals with completely different objectives in life; or rather, polar opposite personalities. The family of Mūsā was one such example, for it too produced some of the greatest prophets, ...
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Hands up if you feel like the world is about to end at any minute. Worry not, you are probably not alone. The times we live in are chaotic and the world around us seems to get darker every day. ...
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Sūrah al-Ahqāf literally translates to the ‘Chapter of the Sand Dunes’. The name of the chapter is derived from the verse in which Allāh describes the Prophet Hūd (ʿalayhi al-Salām) calling his people, ʿĀd, to faith by the sand dunes.[1] ...
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Yā Sīn Series Part 13 – The Call to Truth and the Devastating Regret Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 Having related to us the story of the resolute man and the barbaric way in which the disbelievers of the Town ...
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Yā Sīn Series Part 12 – Keep Your Eye Fixed on the Target: Jannah! Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 The resolute man who came from the “outskirts of the city in haste” to the defence of three Messengers faced ...
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Yā Sīn Series Part 11 – Da’wah Techniques from a Qur’anic Role Model Click to read part: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 This Believing Man from the story of the People of the Town is a tremendous role model for Muslims living ...
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Yā Sīn Series Part 10 – Money for Da’wah – is it right? Some of us read about the struggles and achievements of Prophets and deep down feel as though their example is simply beyond our reach and near-impossible to follow. ...
Read More »The Rare, Resolute Man
Yā Sīn Series Part 9 – The Rare, Resolute Man Great nations are built on great ideas and great heroes. There is no nation that has greater ideas, values and beliefs than the Muslims, nor does any have greater heroes ...
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