Tag: TAZKIYAH
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Reaching Excellence in Worship
The best form of worship is when the act is performed with Allah in mind from the beginning until the end. Whilst special attention is given to how actions are performed from…
So similar .. yet so different
Outwardly speaking, we can at times engage in identical actions to one another yet our inner motives can be dramatically different. The more one analyses the behaviour of human beings and ponders…
The Garden of Lovers: Ishq pt 2
Ibn al-Jawzi stated regarding ‘ishq echoing many that came before him, ‘Ishq is the operation of an empty heart or un-preoccupied heart (qalb faarigh); it is madness; and it leads to anguish…
The Garden of Lovers: Ishq
Ibn al-Qayyim in his book Rawdatul Muhibbeen (The garden of Lovers) dedicates the first part of the book defining the word love (hubb) as well as all other words that have similar…
Istiqaama: The Way of the Believer
True strength often does not lie in one’s physique or muscle-power, but is almost always an issue going much deeper. Many are those who seem strong-willed and distinguished amongst people until there…
Are we truly believers?
“So do not weaken and do not grieve, for you will indeed be superior if you are truly believers.” This verse was revealed to the Messenger (SAS) by Allah The Almighty from…
Prayers on the Prophet
A lot of people assume that sending prayers upon the Prophet is something to be looked down upon or left to the realms of those who commit religious innovations. Such a view…
The Harm of Sins
Ibn al Qayyim wrote: It is necessary to know that performing sins is detrimental and harmful to the servant. The harm that sins cause to the heart is comparable to the differing…
Reflections on Ramadan
It is well established in Islam that eeman is not simply a conviction of the heart – what in normative terms would be classified as belief. Rather actions are an integral part…
Contemplation
“Do they not contemplate within themselves? Allah has not created the heavens and the earth and what is between them except in truth and for a specified term. And indeed, many of…