Why we Need Models The blessed month of mercy, forgiveness, and release from the flames of Jahannam as well as liberation from ourselves and our flaws has been bestowed upon us by Allah (SWT). During…
Surah Al-An’am, Verse 125: [“When God desires to guide someone, He opens his breast to Islam; and whoever He wills to let go astray, He causes his breast to be constricted as if he had…
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 17: [“Their likeness is as the likeness of one who kindles a fire; and when it lights up all around, Allah goes off with their light, and leaves them in darkness that…
Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 265: [“And the likeness of those who spend their substance, seeking to please Allah and to strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high and fertile: heavy rain falls on it but…
Four youngsters were sitting around the Ka’bah around Asr time. As friends, they told each other, “Perhaps now is a time to make a wish for acceptance.” One of them, Abdullah ibn Zubair, a young…
Surah Al-Jumua, Verse 5: [“The example of those who were ordered to bear (the responsibility of acting upon) the Torah, then they did not bear it, is like a donkey that carries a load of…
Surah Ar-Ra’d, Verse 17: [“He sent down water from the heavens, so the canals flowed according to their capacity, and the flood carried bulging scum. And a similar scum comes up from what they melt…
Allah (SWT) has made the system of teaching and learning such that he has designated certain means (“asbab”) as we call them in Arabic for acquiring knowledge. These means are important because knowledge, in the…
Many people know the story of when the prophet (SAW) migrated from Makkah to Madinah and how he left Sayyid Ali (RA) in his place and the people of Quraysh, who had plotted to kill…
There was once a wealthy man who had gardens and orchards. In his garden, there were pomegranates. One day, as he entered his garden, he asked a worker to bring him ripe, sweet pomegranates. The…
Islam came to bring people not only to the correct beliefs, but also to the best behaviors. Whoever was accepting Islam was transforming into a much better individual compared to how they were before Islam.…
One of the most common emotions we feel is anger and anger is a very specific type of feeling that develops inside a person when a number of things happen. Generally speaking, anger is our…
After the Muslims conquered Persia, the king of that time escaped and went into hiding. In this way, he spent the rest of his life and died. In the meantime, his children were taken captive…
In the previous talk, we discussed what anger is, the different types of anger and what purpose it serves. Once anger is felt, damage follows. We are forced by anger to do something harmful and…
One of the greatest favours upon us by Allah (SWT) is that he gives us people who educate us and take us from one phase of our education to the next. These are our teachers…