By K. Balkhi The results of much of our efforts will be what we make of them, but one way for you and I as Muslims to ensure that our deeds bear the maximum fruit is to purify our intentions— performing them solely for Allah’s pleasure. “But how?” asks the little voice in my head. … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim. Allah the Most Merciful says in the Quran: And take provisions (for Hajj), but indeed, the best provision is taqwa of Allah . And fear Me, O you of understanding. [2:197] What is taqwa? The word taqwa is usually translated as “consciousness of Allah” or “fear of Allah.” The meaning of taqwa … Read more
Allah calls Himself Muheet— All-Encompassing, The All-Pervading— on seven occasions in the Quran. Al-Muheet encompasses the whole creation. His knowledge, power, mercy, and dominion encompass all things, and all beings are under His control. There is no hiding or escaping from His encompassing attributes and essence! The All-Encompassing, Surrounding, and All-Pervading Muheet comes from the … Read more
by Vanessa We live in a digital world, and with that comes chargers with long cords strewn across our homes, in our cars, and even the workplace. We have phones plugged into one outlet, our computer in another, and whatever other device that may tickle our fancy is also, you guessed it, plugged in. Goodness … Read more
I love you. What does that mean? I love you because you are my family, I love you because you are beautiful, or I love you because you help me out? How many people actually love simply for the sake of Allah? Love for the sake of Allah brings rewards your mind can’t even grasp, … Read more
In our last instalment we went into the first part of the titanic conversation between Musa alayhi salam and Allah. Allah had given Musa alayhi salam a brief explanation of faith, and given him a training in trusting in Allah. Now Allah will hand him the real deal, the main mission to Egypt! 24 Go … Read more
Allah’s name Al-Witr— The One and Unique—is not mentioned in the Quran, but occurs in a narration of the Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam. Al-Witr is the One, the Unique and Only. He is unique in His essence in all His attributes and there is nothing equal to Him in any way! The One, Odd-numbered, … Read more
By Raiiq Ridwan The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam was the best of men even before he was a prophet. He was the most truthful of people, and while he was very successful in business, he was always honest. He never worshipped idols, and he disavowed the sinfulness of the people of Makkah— their killing of … Read more
We move on today with trying our best to extract lessons from the stories of the Quran. Of course the best way to tap into that would be to learn Quranic Arabic as is taught by the Understand Quran Academy so that we can understand the words of Allah in the original language and really … Read more