The importance of pure sustenance – the meaning of tayyib
O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy. [Al Baqarah: 168] Abu Hurairah, radiyallahu...
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Even a seed of arrogance is a barrier to Paradise
I will turn away from My signs those who are arrogant upon the earth without right; and if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. And if they see the...
Ihsan : the race for perfection
And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], “O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well].” And We made pliable for him iron, [Commanding him], “Make full coats...
Sexual Relationship education in the UK
In this ayah from Surah al-A’raf, Allah(SWT) recounts how Shaytan tricked our forefather, Adam (AS) to remind us of a critical lesson about the evil influence of Shaytan in their lives. “O children of...
How do Muslims deal with uncertainty?
How do we deal with uncertainty? How do we ensure uncertainty doesn’t get blamed for inaction. In spite of humanity’s scientific and technological prowess and the unfathomable resources at our collective disposal, the coronavirus...
The secret to forgiveness: forgive others
And hasten to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared for the righteous. Who spend [in the cause of Allah ] during ease and hardship and...
Behaviour change – influencing others
They say, “Obedience (we observe).” But when they go away from you, a group of them conspires at night contrary to what they say. Allah records what they conspire. So ignore them and put...
A departure from sorrow and relief from anxiety – beautiful dua for us all
It is recorded with Imam Aḥmad, Saḥīḥ ibn Hibbān and other than them on the authority of ʿAbdullāh ibn Masʿūd (raḍi Allāhu ͑anhū) that the Prophet (ṣallallāhu ͑ alayhī wa-sallam) said, ‘No servant has...
Speak truth to power – 4 role models remembered on Ashura
Alhamdulillah, we are in the season of Ashura which refers to the 10th day of this first month of the new Islamic year, Muharram. Ibn ʿAbbās (raḍiy Allāhu ʿanhu) , said: “I never saw...
