Allah calls Himself Al-Muta’aali— The Supremely Exalted, The Most High— on one occasion in the Quran. He’s the One who is exalted above the whole creation. Al-Muta’aali is beyond the highest, far beyond any thoughts, limits, and ideals of mankind, He is sublime and is above everything due to His might and perfection! The Supreme … Read more
by Samina Farooq Falaq I seek refuge of the Lord of daybreak When through the night, light outbreaks From the evil of what is created by Him I seek refuge from everything grim From evil of darkness when it settles hiding the evil as it battles From evil of blowers in knots Black magic of … Read more
Do a word search here and find out, then check back here on Monday to see if you got it right! https://understandquran.com/asma-ul-husna-99-names-of-allah/
by Zahra Hassan Many non-Muslims have a bad impression of us— they think of Muslims as a bad community with strange thoughts, or, at worst, as terrorists. Why do they think of us like this? Who has portrayed us in such a bad way, and why are we silent and unable to prove ourselves? The … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh Bushra (Read the first part of this article here.) Bismillahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim. Earning the Displeasure of Allah (swt) It was also narrated from the Prophet that the most hated person to Allah is he who is Aladd and Khasim (meaning most quarrelsome). [Bukhari, Tafsir ibn Kathir] Losing reward for all good deeds: The … Read more
By Tabassum Mosleh Bushra Bismillahi-r-Rahmani-r-Rahim. In today’s world of materialism and secularism where religions in general, and Islam in particular, are seen as unnecessary, backward and unscientific, it is a great honour from Allah to be among those few who truly learn and practice the teachings of Islam in their lives despite facing social difficulties … Read more
by Samina Farooq Two years back when I gave a brief presentation on this topic, it stirred quite a controversy among the listeners, who’d perhaps thought of the heart as no more than a mushy, bawling-over-love organ. But after two years of studying Quran, Hadith, and Arabic, I stand my ground even more firmly: feeling … Read more