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The Heart and Its Healing
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim The body without a heart is useless. The Prophet (saws) has said, There is a piece of flesh in the body if it becomes good (reformed) the whole body becomes good but if it gets spoiled, the whole body gets spoiled– and that is the heart. [Bukhari] In the previous article, we … Read more
AND THE ANSWER IS . . . AL-GHANIYY!
Allah calls Himself Al-Ghaniyy—The Self-Sufficient, The Independent— on eighteen occasions in the Quran. He is the one without need of anything. Al-Ghaniyy is self-sufficient, free of any dependence, and rich— while all of His creatures stand in need of Him! The Independent, The Wealthy, Self-Sufficient Ghaniyy comes from the root ghayn-noon-yaa which points to four … Read more
How Shaytan Whispers
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Do We Hear Shaytan? How does Shaytan whisper? Have any of us heard Shaytan? We have, and we haven’t. We haven’t heard him consciously— that is we haven’t heard his voice while being aware of it— and we don’t know what kind of voice he has or what language he speaks. But … Read more
WHICH BEAUTIFUL NAME OF ALLAH (swt) IS THIS?
Do a word search here and find out, then check back here on Monday to see if you got it right!
How to Remember Allah When You Drink a Glass of Water
It is the most simple and cheapest remedy that can make you healthier, better-looking and more productive all-in-one. It existed before the heavens and the earth and you are mainly made out of it. What is this blessing from Allah ‘azza wa jall? It is water! It’s time to explore the amazing benefit of water … Read more
Three Stages of the Heart in the Quran
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim The great scholars ibn al Qayyim and al Ghazzali emphasized a lot of purification of the heart, because having a pure heart is necessary for reaching excellence in worship. If the heart is corrupted, every act of worship becomes corrupted, and our whole life becomes tainted. Both these great scholars categorized the … Read more
8 Ways to Get Allah’s Help
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim In this modern world of technology, getting things we want has become very easy— too easy. We can get almost anything we want from Amazon or Ebay. We can order whatever food we want and it’s on our doorstep in twenty minutes. We can have unlimited free entertainment and a huge social … Read more
A Prescription for Illness: Quran and Dua
No matter how healthy we try to be, there’s always a chance that we’ll become afflicted with illness. This could be an illness of the mind, body, or heart; it could be as serious as a cancer or as simple as the common cold. When we’re ill, it’s essential to remember Allah (swt), as it … Read more








