by UQS | Jan 28, 2015 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Congratulations! You’re a seeker of knowledge. How do I know that? Simply because you are here in this blog! It has become so easy for us in this era to study the deen just by sitting at home. We can’t really appreciate what a blessing it...
by UQS | Jan 28, 2015 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Perhaps you have heard of the myth of the Alchemist’s stone that can turn any ordinary metal into gold. As Muslims, we don’t need a magic stone to turn our messes into golden opportunities. The formula for doing that was provided to us by...
by UQS | Jan 24, 2015 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, All of us have faced a situation at least some times in our lifetime where we were wronged by another person. That is indeed a test from Allah. When someone wrongs us, hurts us, or refuses to give us our right, it is natural to feel angry...
by UQS | Jan 24, 2015 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
The Prophet s.a.w.s said (translation): Every morning there is [due] on the bones and joints of any of you a sadaqa. [Muslim] In another hadith, the Prophet mentioned that there are three hundred and sixty joints in the body. So there is a total of 360 charities due...
by UQS | Jan 24, 2015 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, It’s so easy to say to others, “Don’t be angry,” but not quite so easy to control yourself when your own anger is provoked. There are ways prescribed by the Prophet of controlling one’s anger, including seeking refuge in Allah...
by UQS | Jan 21, 2015 | Articles, The Curiousity Corner
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, He is the Leader of the Believers, a title given to him by the Companions of the Prophet when he became the second Caliph. When Abu Bakr was in his death bed, he asked some of his advisors among the companions to choose a new Caliph to...