by Shameela Yoosuf Ali Walking Toward My Dreams Once Again I got down from the bus and walked along the famous Akbar bridge of the University of Peradeniya. It was a misty morning and early birds were twittering. For months the university’s doors had remained closed because of never-ending strikes, but now at last they … Read more
By Warda Krimi O you who have believed, when you rise to [perform] prayer, wash your faces and your forearms to the elbows and wipe over your heads and wash your feet to the ankles . . . Allah does not intend to make difficulty for you, but He intends to purify you and complete … Read more
Allah calls Himself Al-Khaaliq— The Creator, or the Maker— on 11 occasions in the Quran. He is the One who creates everything from nothing. Al-Khaaliq invents and perfects according to His will and with the knowledge of what will happen! The Creator, the Maker, the Planner Khaaliq or Khallaaq (intensification) comes from the root khaa-laam-qaaf … Read more
When we’re attacked by Shaytaan, it’s not enough to just say: A’oodhu billaahi minash-shaytaanir-rajeem! We have to say it begging for Allah’s protection. How many times does it roll off your tongue? Only in your salah or before reciting the Quran? Or do you use this weapon from the Sunnah in more daily life situations? … Read more
By Uzma Alan Why is Surah al-Fatihah so precise yet such an important surah? Al-Fatihah is a prayer, a dialogue between the abd (slave) and his Rabb, the Creator of everything. Surah al-Fatihah, known in Arabic as as-sab al-mathani, i.e. “the seven repeatedly recited ayaat” is a short yet comprehensive surah. In its seven ayaat … Read more
EXTRA: Have you seen we added a dua’ to each Name,linked to the meaning? You can use these dua’s for each Name to remember the meaning and remind yourself how to LIVE by that Name!
by Khawlah bint Yahya They have a very close relationship with you and are with you from the very beginning until the end of your life and beyond. Some spend their whole existence in ruku’, and when judgement is called they raise their heads and say: Glory be to You, our Lord, we did not … Read more