Allah has said in numerous places in the Qur’an about the testing nature of the life of this world: “[He] who created death and life to test you [as to] which of you is best in deed – and He is the Exalted in Might, the Forgiving.” [Al-Mulk: 67:2] “Indeed, We created man from a […]
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قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ” إِنَّ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَفَاتِيحَ لِلْخَيْرِ مَغَالِيقَ لِلشَّرِّ وَإِنَّ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَفَاتِيحَ لِلشَّرِّ مَغَالِيقَ لِلْخَيْرِ فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ مَفَاتِيحَ الْخَيْرِ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ وَوَيْلٌ لِمَنْ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ مَفَاتِيحَ الشَّرِّ عَلَى يَدَيْهِ ”. The Messenger of Allah said (ﷺ): “Some people open the door to good and close the door to evil, […]
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Everyone is in search of happiness… Where to find happiness? To find peace turn to your Lord, for He is the Source of peace, To find happiness, orientate yourself to your purpose. Happiness is the solace that is derived from being in harmony with the truth. Search for it within, deep within, there you will […]
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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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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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“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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Imagine Imagine yourself in a quiet and serene location, with open skies, among nature away from people. Perhaps you are on an empty beach, with your feet resting on soft white sand with turquoise water, and the sound of the waves gently breaking upon the shore whilst you look out unto the horizon. Perhaps you […]
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