Spirit and Inspiration

2014 world cup…

I am not writing this to spite any argument but if I don’t say this, I could live with my conscience pricking me for the rest of my life. Life they say is a passing moment and everyone has different paths, stories and d…

facing life challenges…

The solution to this problem, like others, has two aspects: theoretical and practical.…

Pray More An additional 15 minute prayer time in unorthodox places like the car, aside from the prescribed daily prayers goes a long way. Quiet Introspection A quiet time to one\'s self to meditate about God, his presenc…

Alhamdulilah. Indeed, all praise is due to Allaah. We praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness. We seek refuge in Allaah from our souls’ evil and our wrong doings. He whom Allaah guides, no one can misguide; and he w…

1. Our Knowledge - Wasted by not taking action with it 2. Our Actions - Wasted by committing them with out sincerity 3. Our Wealth - Wasted by using on things that will not bring us reward. We waste our money, our stat…

The car parking lots of movie theatres seem to be always full. Even during late nights, there seem to be always people gathering to watch the latest movies. The movies are usually one to two hours long, yet the audienc…

O ALLAH help me to say words of truth in the face of the mighty…

Ibn-Al Qayyim Al Jawziyyah (Rahimualaah) Said: Level 5- The one who is negligent and wrongs his soul. He is the one who falls short of doing ablution properly, not performing prayer on time and within specified limits …

1. Rabbana taqabbal minna innaka antas Sameeaul Aleem Our Lord! Accept (this service) from us: For Thou art the All-Hearing, the All-knowing [Q2:127] 2. Rabbana wa-j\'alna Muslimayni laka ma min Dhurriyatina \'Ummatan M…

Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave) Say (O Muhammad PBUH): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds? ”Those whose efforts have been wasted in this life while they thought that they were acquiring good by …

Tawbah (Repentance) “For Allah loves those who turn to him constantly (in repentance)” (Q2:222)…

Those who fear Allah only Those who strive and fight Those who are not to sit where Allah’s signs are ridiculed Those who prefer believers for friends Those who witnesses to fair dealing Those who do not ask inquisitive …

Attahiyat is a very important 'Dua' we repeat in our daily prayers.…

It’s a few minutes after two on a bright Sunday afternoon in the first week of December in Osi, a town in the Kwara state of Nigeria. A huge middle-aged man struggles relentlessly for freedom as three hefty men restrain …

5 ways to keep cool when it gets too hot under your hijab The fear of the unknown circulates in many sisters who wouldn't subscribe to the use of hijabs and non-Muslim circles alike. One common burning question is: how …

In the name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful Al Attar began his corpus by saying “We came into this world and walked around to see a few places meet a few people, perpetrate some few actions and then abruptly we lef…

Alhamdulillah... another Jumuah (Friday) - The master of all days, has come again! Dajjal Abu Darda' (R.A) reported: Allah's Apostle (PBUH) as saying: If anyone learns by heart the first ten verses of the Suratul Kahf, h…

With Rajab gone, Shaban followed and now it’s here! Knock! Knock! Knock! Who is it? Hiya! It’s lunar month of Ramadan. What do you want? I’m here to observe As-saum (fasting) which is the fourth pillars of Islam, to give…

As-Salam Alaykun, Quran 2 Verse 177 Righteousness is not that you turn your faces toward the east or the west, but [true] righteousness is [in] one who believes in Allah , the Last Day, the angels, the Book, and the p…

As- Salaam Alaykun, Quran 39 : 38 "And verily, if you ask them: "Who created the heavens and the earth?" Surely, they will say: "Allah (has created them)." Say: "Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allah, …

As-salam Alaykun, QURAN: 17 verses 110- 111: Say, "Call upon Allah or call upon the Most Merciful. Whichever [name] you call - to Him belong the best names." And do not recite [too] loudly in your prayer or [too] quietl…

As-Salam Alaykum, Quran 2 Verses 285 -286 "The Messenger believes in what has been sent down to him from his Lord, and (so do) the believers. Each one believes in Allah, His Angels, His Books, and His Messengers. (The…