Praise be to Allah.   1. It is the day on which the religion was perfected and Allah’s Favour was completed.  In Al-Saheehayn it was reported from ‘Umar ibn al-Khattaab (may Allah be pleased with him) that a Jewish man said to him, “O Ameer al-Mu’mineen, there is an aayah in your […]

The ultimate destination You are the luckiest person in the world. Allah has invited you personally to His House. What is Hajj? Hajj in the Arabic language means aim, destination or purpose (qasd). The reason is clear: Hajj is the ultimate journey of loving submission (‘ubudiyah) and conscious surrender (riq) […]

Islam, being the religion of total submission to Allah alone, hastawheed[1] as a central concept around which all other elements revolve. In other words, we can fairly say that tawheed is the essence that has various manifestations in a variety of teachings and commandments and is further supported by acts and rites of […]

Praise be to Allah who bestowed on His slaves blessed seasons for performing more righteous deeds… Peace be upon our prophet Muhammad, the leader of the successful group, and peace be upon his family, companions and upon all those who followed his clear straightway…….. The first ten days of Zul-Hijjah […]

“The one who is content and pleased that Allah is his lord and Islam is his religion and the prophet Mohammad is his messenger shall taste the sweetness of faith.” (Prophet Muhammad)   Faith has a taste and the heart tastes it the way the mouth tastes food and drink. […]

The nature of religious faith is quite mysterious. As part of their religious faiths, people believe in a variety of deities. There are people who have religious faith in the unseen supreme transcendental power and then there are others who believe in some humans as Gods, animals (e.g. monkeys), fire, […]

All the praises and thanks be to Allah, the All-Provider without limits, the Most Generous, the Bestower, and peace and blessings of Allah be upon Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions. My Muslim brother: How full this life is of sadness and pains! There is no felicity to anyone. No […]

The obligatory five daily prayers were prescribed during the night the Prophet  ascended to the heavens, while the commands for the remaining acts of worship were revealed to the Prophet  on earth. This indicates the special status and importance of prayer as an act of worship. • It is the only pillar […]

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: “Be moderate and steadfast; and keep in mind that none of you can achieve salvation through his (good) actions.” They asked: “Not even you, O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “Not even me, unless Allah grants me His Mercy and Grace”.  (Muslim) The […]

It’s true, isn’t it? You can fool a lot of people for a lot of the time. You can even fool yourself for a while. But Allah cannot be fooled. No matter how much we pretend, we cannot deceive the One Who created us. Allah knows every leaf that falls […]