Isra wal Mi’raj – A wondrous journey [Part 1]
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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5 Steps To Becoming A Qur’anic Generation
When we look to the life of the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ), we see that he established a community around him consisting of individuals and families. This early community of believers was raised with the Qur’an as it was revealed. In particular, the first five revelations in Makkah transformed them on an individual and societal […]
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Are You Lemon or an Orange?
All in a squeeze Consider the following example. When we squeeze a lemon, we always get lemon juice and when we squeeze an orange, we always get orange juice. There’s never been an example when someone squeezed a lemon and got orange juice or squeezed an orange and got lemon juice. The juice that comes out of […]
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Are you ready for the guests?
The arrival of a guest Imagine if you were informed that an unexpected guest was going to visit your home. This will no doubt create urgency in you to ensure your home is clean and tidy, and that you are ready to receive and host your guest. You will do more cleaning and tidying in […]
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It’s NOT Always Good to Talk
“A man may trip over his tongue worse than he trips over his feet.” [Bayhaqi] The tongue is often referred as the interpreter of the heart; every statement spoken reveals to the world what lies within the heart. “Give me a day and I will tell you what kind of person he is. A man […]
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Shaykh vs Google Shaykh [Part 2]
Knowledge is a sea without an end. At best we have only dipped a toe, before we dive in to extract the pearls, perhaps, it is best for everyone’s sake we learn to swim first. Learning without a Shaykh Every science of Islam is passed down. For instance, let’s take the ‘simplest’ science. The […]
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Shaykh vs Google Shaykh [Part 1]
“This is my way, I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah.” [Yusuf: 10:108] Knowledge is a profession The knowledge of science and mathematics are sought from expert practitioners and teachers in the fields of science and mathematics. The knowledge of social sciences are sought from teachers and […]
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Learning How to Ask
“knowledge is having the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right question.” [Anonymous] Teaching through questions Questioning is a great teaching device. An educator often asks questions to engage his audience, it activates their mind and illicit a partial or a full response. Allah Himself uses questions in the Qur’an to grab people’s attention before informing […]
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Purpose of Knowledge
“The goal of knowledge is to ultimately take us back to God so that an individual knows Him experientially and personally.” Knowledge is sought for education When we embark on the path of knowledge, we can often lose sight as to why we are seeking knowledge. Knowledge is not to be sought merely to know […]
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Navigating Knowledge
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate: “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a heart that does not fear (You), from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not heard.” [Ibn Majah] Types of knowledge From the above narration, we can […]
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