Allah, Attachment, Love, Supplication, Worship

Hold Tight for Dear Life

  Attached yourself to Allah O you who were born by clinging to the mercy of your mother’s womb (rahim) for dear life. Allah provided for you then and He is still providing for you now. He provides for people even when they deny Him, fail to acknowledge Him, recognise Him or thank Him. If […]

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Shari'ah, Worship

Shari’ah – 3 Easy Principles to Live By

Conforming to the Shari’ah Allah sent His beloved Messenger (ﷺ) with the Shari’ah to convey to mankind a comprehensive framework that governs all possible human actions, conduct and behaviour.  “Your words and deeds should be according to the Shari’ah since knowledge and action without observance of the Shari’ah is deviation.” [Imam Al-Ghazali] 3 Broad Categories of Shari’ah […]

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Quran, Ramadan, Servitude, Worship

Ramadan – The Time of Our Life

“O’ Ramadan, what a great school you are? Here to be with us, to teach us the personality of the people of Paradise.” Ramadan – The leader of the months Ramadan comes but once a year. It is the leader over all the other months. The last 10 nights of Ramadan are the best nights […]

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Allah, Aqeeda, Quran, Seerah, Worship

Isra wal Mi’raj – A wondrous journey [Part 2]

سُبْحَانَ الَّذِي أَسْرَىٰ بِعَبْدِهِ لَيْلًا مِّنَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ الْأَقْصَى الَّذِي بَارَكْنَا حَوْلَهُ لِنُرِيَهُ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا إِنَّهُ هُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْبَصِيرُ “Glory be to Him, Who took His servant during the night from the Sacred House to the farthest mosque of which We have blessed the precincts, so that We may show to him some […]

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Wayfaring, Worship

Are You on The Straight?

“Guide us on the straight path.” [Al-Fatiha: 1:6] Clarity is a priority in any endeavour Clarity is a fundamental feature on this path, as the lack of it leads to confusion and stagnation. Every day we ask Allah at least seventeen times in our Salah to “guide us on the straight path” [Al-Fatiha: 1:6]. The straight path […]

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Allah, Servitude, Worship

Salah – Our Ascent to Allah

The excellence of Salah Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Do you think that if there was a river by the gate of one of you, and he bathed in it five times each day that there would remain any filth on him?” They said: “No filth would stay on him.” He […]

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