ConceptsHuman emotionsHumans, like animals, have emotions. They may be pleasant such as  joy or unpleasant such as anger.

  What is Eid al-Adha?At the end of the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca), Muslims throughout the world celebrate the holiday of Eid al-Adha(Festival of Sacrifice).

Truly, we were granted this life to be tested which of us would remain steadfast in the dhikr (remembrance) and shukr (gratitude) of Allah (Subhaanahu wa ta’aala). Living in a landmine where every step you take can lead to your possible destruction, and not destruction of the body but rather […]

… Because of Shirk, innovations and leaving the Sunnah All Praise is for Allaah (subhaanahu wa ta’aala) Lord of all the creation and May His peace and Blessings be upon is last Prophet Muhammad (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) and upon the Prophet’s (sal-Allaahu ‘alayhe wa sallam) family and upon the […]

  To be a productive, dynamic Muslim, it is extremely important that we inculcate a mindset of positivity. A mindset of positivity leads to proactively and eventually leads to creating a productive life. If the mindset of positivity is missing, and we are negative and self loathing, and have no […]

In front of the school headmaster’s room Faaris entered the headmaster’s room hurriedly and without seeking permission, for the matter was serious and needed to be addressed urgently. He cried at the top of his voice, “Sir! Sir! I have to tell you about something of great importance.” The headmaster […]

The doorbell rang in the house of the grandfather, and four-year-old Fahd ran to open the door. Soon, he returned running and jumping, announcing the visitor to his grandfather, “Grandpa! Shaykh Al ‘Uthaymeen is waiting for you in the salon.” The grandfather smiled and asked inquiringly, “Who is it Fahd? […]

A US TV channel presented a series on the views of children on the way in which their parents discipline them. The channel hosted some intelligent children who are able to articulate their views clearly and strongly every week, and in doing so, they would ask them a set of […]

A close friend of mine went overseas to study Islam, and before he left he visited a family he knew. He said that as he left, he noticed the son – who was seven years old at the time– slacked out on his stomach, chin locked in his two hands, […]

I deliberately chose to discuss the topic of “reconciliation” rather than the topic of “compromise”, since I do not want to speak about a process of mitigating disagreement. There are cases – both in religious matters and worldly affairs – where the continued existence of disagreement is unavoidable, or even […]