Tag: trials
Testing Times
A child in grade 1 will prepare for exams at the end of the year. The same applies to a grade 3 student and...
Do’s and Dont’s of Aashura, key reminders, and the martyrdom of...
Yawmul aashura is one of the few auspicious days in Islam. Unlike lailatul Jaaizah, Qadr and Bara’ah where the night is revered, on Aashura...
Unity with falsehood is not permissible, we must speak out
Below is an extract from Shaykh’s talk on 10/09/18 in Masjid-ut-Taqwa, Pietermaritzburg. It is an explanation of an article by Sh. Ashraf Ali Thanwi...
A 19th Century British manual on eradicating Islam: How far have...
Colonialism in the Muslim World has repercussions far worse than the occupation of land. It is an insidious, carefully-planned attempt to derail and disintegrate...
Enduring hardships and grief: How Nabi ﷺ coped and how we...
The most beloved to Allah was Nabi ﷺ. Despite this, his life was far from the ease many of us enjoy. Before he ﷺ...
When Aishah (RA) lost her necklace
The Prophet ﷺ and an army of Muslims were once travelling home, when Maa Aishah رضي الله عنها lost her necklace. Nabi ﷺ and the army...
The rise of Islam in Turkey and Erdogan’s vision
This article is a continuation of our previous article, "the crucial role of Tasawwuf in the conquest of Constantinople/Istanbul". To read that article, please...
The crucial role of Tasawwuf in the conquest of Constantinople/Istanbul
Constantinople, a city in Turkey which is now known as Istanbul, was the capital of the Roman Empire. Nabi ﷺ once said to His...
3 examples of pious people who tried their best in difficult...
What happens in life is ghair ikhtiyaar (not within our control), nor will we be held accountable for it. But how we react is...
Life is full of choices
Life is full of choices. At times, we get carried away with our ability to choose between obedience and disobedience. We forget that this...
