Tag: STRENGTH
The Strong Believer: Building a Positive Mindset
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.
Building our Children’s Muslim Identity is Crucial
Do you want to raise children who grow into happy, connected, proud and strong Muslim adults?
Within the Palace of Qārūn
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, Mūsā and Hārūn, and also produced some of the worst…
Rise Above Your Fear
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. Watching the news has become a surreal experience, as we…
The Call to Truth and the Devastating Regret
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 killed him, Allāh turns our attention to these people of…
Keep your eye fixed on the target
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 a tough hostile crowd but Allāh related to us in…
Da’wah techniques from a Qur’anic Role Model
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 in Europe, experiencing the rise the Islamophobia. Allāh has already…
Money for Da’wah – is it right?
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. Perhaps that is why Allāh relates to us the struggles…
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 and leaders than them. Allāh decreed that half-a-page of His…
Are you afraid of getting old?
Today’s life in the 21st century has become so frantic that we are trying hard to focus on our survival from day to day. To catch up we take every possible short-cut choice for our lifestyle, whether it is our food, finances, emotions, health, relationships or our overall perception of the world around us. We are becoming …