Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, I spent a part of my life abroad for studies. Some of it was pretty sad. I was away from home, family and friends, and I wasn’t really able to make friends easily, especially with people of other races. It was very lonely, and often I would get very depressed. Human beings … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim We sometimes come across examples in Islam of how it is detestable to ask too many questions. But on the other hand there are stories of how the Sahaba, especially the women, would come and ask daring and embarrassing questions to the prophet, which is considered a praiseworthy quality. A sister once … Read more
Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim From the moment we first look at a person, we’re already forming some ideas about his or her personality, character, and appearance. We are psychologically programmed to do this because we don’t have a clue how to behave when we meet someone we’ve never seen before. The image we form of other … 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
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
Da’wah comes from tad’u, which means to supplicate, call, request, encourage, seek help, incline towards, or ask. Islamically it involves: Calling people to Allah Azza wa Jall Making people better worshippers of Allah Azza wa Jall Encouraging others to become better in practice and understanding of Allah’s religion. Giving da’wah is in general a communal … Read more