When you imaging something, an image from the studio of your mind and is brought to life on the stage of your inner vision. I once read Socrates was quoted as saying: “Imagination is the true sign of intelligence.” At the time, I was doubtful he really said that. My […]

My Lord! I praise You, as indeed You are most worthy of all praise. I extol You for Your infinite goodness. I thank You for everything You have given me. Equally, I thank You for everything You have withheld from me, for You know best what is good for me. […]

It is related that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “The greatest fear I have for my community is a lesser form of polytheism… showing off.” [Musnad Ahmad, Sahīh Ibn Khuzaymah, and Sunsn al-Bayhaqī] [Ibn al-Mundhir considers its chain of transmission to be good. Both Ibn Muflih and al-Albānī […]

Ruling on giving a copy of the Qur’an with a translation to a kaafir Is it permissible to give for Da’wah to the non-Muslims a translation of the meanings of the Qur’aan which accompanies the original Arabic text as well? Praise be to Allaah. We put this question to Shaikh […]

It’s Jumuah! The most blessed day of the week! So how do we make the most of it? Depending whether Friday is a day off for you or not, we’ve covered below some key activities to make most of your Jumuah which you can judge how best to fit in […]

The past few weeks we’ve spoken about ways to manage our emotions using Body hacks and Mental hacks, this week we’ll learn how to manage emotions with one of the most powerful tools we have as Muslims. We call these set of tools “Spiritual Hacks!” Here they are: 1. Salah: […]

Hardly ever is prayer mentioned in the Noble Quran without being associated with Zakah. Zakah is the inseparable twin of prayer in the Book of Allah The Almighty and the Sunnah of His messenger, sallAllahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, as well. Zakah is like prayer in terms of its relation to […]

Q: Do you advise us to read the book Ihya’ ‘Uloom al-Deen by Shaykh Abu Haamid al-Ghazzaali? A: Praise be to Allaah. Shaykh al-Islam [Ibn Taymiyah] was asked about this book, and he replied as follows: “With regard to the books Qoot al-Quloob and the similar book al-Ihya’, which speak […]

The Prayer Has Never Been this Hard Libraries are like studios. No sound goes unheard. No noise passes without someone looking up or, in this case, a librarian hissing and excitedly shushing the disturber of the peace, silencing the noise polluter. Nervously flitting and creeping about the bookshelves, I was […]

The position of Zakaah and the Basic Rule of Its Ordainment: Zakaah is one of Islam’s pillars and great foundations. It is Joined by Allaah The Almighty with prayer in many locations of His Glorious Book. The source of its obligation lies in the Quran, the Prophetic Sunnah andthe consensus […]