by Raiiq Ridwan She Trusted, He Delivered Perched on top of the mountain with nothing and no one around her, the lady peered into the distance. She saw no one. She ran down the mountain and across the valley and climbed another mountain, peering into the distance again. Again, nothing could be seen Her child … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, The Prophet’s uncle, Al-Abbas, remained in Makkah on the Prophet’s order while the Prophet and most of the Muhajireen were in Madinah. There were others too who would give information to the Prophet about the enemies when they were planning against him. One such occasion was when the Quraish and other Arab … Read more
How many times do you actually forget to mention Allah azza wa jall when you start doing something? From now on focus on saying bismillah whenever you begin something during your day, whether it is eating, drinking, writing an essay, or anything else halaal. Pay extra attention to the things that you do out of … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Out of the innumerable great virtues of the Prophet was that he would convey very comprehensive messages in very few words. This is overwhelmingly evident when you have a look at the books of explanations of hadiths. A single hadith could sometimes take a whole book when scholars tried to explain it. … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, One of the best forms of worship is dua. Nothing brings one closer to Allah Azza wa Jall than talking directly with Him. He said in the Quran: ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ Call upon Me; I will respond to you. [Qur’an, 40:60] The Prophet s.a.w.s. said, الدعاء هو العبادة Du’a (supplication) is … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, When one is trying to climb the steps of faith, one has to go through the first steps in order to get to the last. There is no short-cut. This is why the angel Jibreel asked questions about it, urging the Prophet to define what each consists of, in the hadith Jibreel, … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, Many Muslims know how to read the Quran. We’re taught in our childhood the alphabet of Arabic, and we go through the whole Quran once with a teacher. We memorize a few surahs from the last part of the Quran, and we leave it at that. Our excuses: I have done the … Read more
by Khadija Sabur-Hawkes (Woman by Nature, invites you to support the Save a Sister campaign to help sisters who are struggling with stress, trauma, self-neglect, serious illness, and low self-worth, to reclaim their lives, by the permission of Allah.) So often in life, we humans struggle and strive to have our basic needs met. Safety, … Read more
You might know of the supplication to say before you enter the toilet, but do you actually say it each time you go, or do you often forget? And do you know of the other sunan you can revive each time you use the bathroom? For example: 1. Say the supplication for entering the toilet. Action: … Read more