Tag Archives: TAZKIYAH

As loss, deprivation and suicide are once again brought back into the spotlight, journalist Yasmin Khatun recalls her interview with Yasmin Mogahed and how one deals with difficulties of the dunya. Loss, deprivation, worries, we all face them. There’s no ...

  He said “I am Yūsuf, and this is my brother. Allāh has certainly favoured us. Indeed, he who fears Allāh and is patient, then indeed, Allāh does not allow to be lost the reward of those who do good.” ...

In the closing seconds of the 1966 World Cup Final Geoff Hurst hurtled down the Wembley turf with English fans prematurely encroaching onto the pitch eager to share in victory celebrations. It was at this moment that BBC Commentator Kenneth ...

“Akhī, how can you go to a job interview with that beard?  Trim it down a bit.” “Akhī, why are you being so extreme?  Just shake her hand during the interview; Islām makes exceptions for necessities, and this is definitely ...

“I am skydiving for Medical Aid for Palestinians; please donate generously for a truly worthy cause,” is a request that was retweeted to me some months ago. Naturally, any attempt to raise money for a people who are suffering under ...

Ibn Ishāq in his authoritative historical account of the life of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Salutations be upon him) narrates an unusual incident involving two tribal chiefs who were the most ardent enemies of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace and ...

In the Bible it states: “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.”[1] It also states: “If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or ...

Many people complain that their iman is low and the sweetness of actions that they once tasted as they did when they first started their journey upon the Deen, is no longer there. The prayer has decreased to obligatory ones ...

Enveloped by the hustle and bustle of 21st Century life and a culture where inactivity is akin to sloth and idleness and contrary to the notion of productiveness, it can seem somewhat alien a concept to many of us to ...

The best form of worship is when the act is performed with Allah in mind from the beginning until the end. All praise belongs to Him, and may the choicest benedictions and salutations be upon His Prophets. Some say that ...