Allah calls Himself Al-Quddoos— The Most Pure, The All-Perfect— on two occasions in the Quran. He is the One who is the absolutely pure in essence and attributes. Al-Quddoos is free from and far above any worldly imperfection, and He is beyond all human understanding of purity and perfection! The Most Pure, the All-Perfect Quddoos … Read more
Charge your brain to the full! Breath sends oxygen to the blood, which in turn sends it to the brain. Do this especially when you recall or memorise something. The right way to take a breath is to start from your stomach. Fill your stomach first, and then start filling your chest. Then release your … Read more
by Khawlah bint Yayha In last week’s Jumuah special I shared some gems of advice on how to deal with stress and worries in Islam. But I excluded one tip— a tip from the Prophet [saws] himself to us, a tip that’s a true stress buster, a wake up call, and a great piece of … Read more
Don’t let Shaytan tell you that there’s no room in your brain to learn Quran or that it’s too late for you to learn. Most of your brain is empty, and you can always learn the Quran. The brain is a high speed processor, but you must use it or lose it. Have you ever … Read more
How does the brain work? When we buy something, we check the manual to try to understand how that tape recorder or other device works. We are blessed with such a powerful brain, but rarely are we taught how this brain works. This is unfortunate. As we’ve already learned, each cell has up to 20,000 … Read more
Masha Allah, He has given you such a powerful brain that it’s easy to learn many things, even the Quran. A Hundred Billion Neurons Each brain has at least a hundred billion neurons. For each of these brain cells we have up to 20,000 dendrites, or connecting branches— in total more than one hundred trillion … Read more
by Bela Khan She opens her wardrobe. Two dozen dresses— red, yellow, orange, pink, and you-name-it— are hanging there. After a cursory glance, she bangs the door shut. “Mom, I have nothing to wear for the party,” she whines. “I’ve been begging you to take me shopping for ages— you never listen to me! What … Read more
Allah calls Himself Al-Malik— The King and Owner of Dominion— on five occasions in the Quran. He is the King, the owner and ruler of the whole creation. Al-Malik gives authority to whomever He wants in this world, and He has supreme authority and is ruled by no one! The King, the Ruler, the Owner … Read more
By Muhammad Khalid Khan Sending Water From the Sky to Revive the Earth Five years ago during a kidney failure I was not able to talk, walk, or breathe properly due to accumulated water in my lungs. I was so weak, and at that time there was no hope of my recovery or of getting … Read more