Once, a man came to the prophet (SAW) and requested some financial assistance. The prophet (SAW) gave him something and the man did not respond. He asked him, “Have I done good to you?” The…
Once, a group of people came to Madinah, looking very poor and without sufficient clothing. In fact, they had taken sheets and cut holes in them for their necks and pulled them over and tied…
st difficult tests in this world came to the prophets (AS). Sometimes they would be physical, in the form of torture or punishment; falling sick, being poisoned, and sometimes it would be from emotions or…
After a long year of studying and going through all kinds of different shifts and changes from being at school to going online to coming back to school and going back online and coming back…
The prophet (SAW) had been praying towards the Ka’bah, Baitullah, while in Makkah. Some narrations mention that three years before he migrated, while he was still in Makkah, he was commanded to face towards Bayt…
We live in a time of very fast technological advancements, and it feels like every few days, a new piece of technology comes out that is surprising, wonderful, attractive, and powerful. We all use technology…
Yesterday we spoke about some rules and ground principles for using technology. Another important thing to keep in mind is because we as intelligent people do not like to waste important things. We know that…
Allah (SWT) sent prophets and messengers for the guidance of mankind. There were some prophets that he gave superiority and virtue over others. In other words, there were some who had a higher status, or…
Yesterday we talked about the story of Ibrahim (AS) and some of the sacrifices that came along the way. One of the first and foremost sacrifices of Ibrahim (AS) was to accept for himself that…
Ibrahim (AS) gave a very powerful message to his people, explaining to them who Allah (SWT) was and what he did. In other words, Ibrahim (AS) gave them da’wah towards Allah (SWT). Da’wah means to…
Ibrahim (AS) invited, explained and used many different ways to convey his message. He made du’a to Allah (SWT) as well. After the incident at the temple, even though the people initially said that he…
When Ibrahim (AS) was going through this discussion with the king Namrud, and Ibrahim (AS) defeated him in this debate, Namrud posed a question that, “okay fine, you’ve proved your point, but have you ever…
After Ibrahim (AS) had done whatever work he felt he could do in his original area, where he grew up, he felt that he should now leave. So, he announced, "Innee muhaajirun ilaa rabbee"—"I’m going…