By Lekan Yakub Oh Muslims!… This world is beautiful and sweet …As well as filled with illusions and false hope It is highl time we all return and turn back to our beloved Allaah His first love for us is apparent…making us Muslims…Alhamdulillaah And part of His love for us […]
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By Lekan Yakub We give thanks to Almighty Allaah who has made us Muslims. We wish to admonish ourselves today on the “fear of Allaah” which is part of the Islamic mentoring activities on rafeeqee.com Allaah says in the Noble Qur’aan: “O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should […]
By Lekan Yakub As Muslims, all our affairs should be directly or indirectly evidenced from the Qur’aan and Authentic sunnah of prophet muhammad (peace be upon him). having that in mind, our topic of discussion should center on these two revelations. In the Noble Qur’aan, Allaah says: “No vision can […]
By Lekan Yakub Many a time you offen hear the word “Islaam” in the media, but do you really care to know the true meaning of the word as different from what the mediad portrayed it to be? The word “Islaam” is an Arabic word which means “submission to only […]
We give thanks to Almighty Allaah the Lord of the universe, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and Chief of the Messengers, and upon all his family and companions. When the Prophet (ﷺ ) came to Medina, he found (the Jews) fasting […]
Imam Al-Qurtubi wrote in his tafseer: A man complained to Al-Hasan about a drought, and he said to him: “Pray to Allah for forgiveness.” Another man complained to him of poverty and he said to him: “Pray to Allah to forgive you.” Another man said to him: “Pray to Allah […]
As part of our Islamic mentoring activities on rafeeqee.com, we would like to share this article on how to relate with non-Muslims and we hope this becomes beneficial in sha Allaah. Kindly share with others. How do we relate to non-muslim relatives? Dr Aisha Hamdan offers practical advice to converts. […]
As part of our Islamic mentoring activities on rafeeqee.com, below is an hadith narrated by abu Hurairah & collected in Sahih al-Bukhari on the seven (7) group of people that will be on the shade on the day of Qiyamah. “There are seven whom Allah ill shade in His Shade […]
Being a better Muslim means adhering to the rulings of Islaam, one of the most important of which is salaah (prayer), which is the “pillar of the religion” and is the first thing for which a person will be questioned about when he is brought to account on the Day […]
Throughout history the prophets have communicated that the salat (prayer) has been made compulsory by Allah to their respective peoples, and the prophets have been role models for all believers by abiding by this observance in the best and most correct manner. Some verses on this subject read: – For […]
On the authority of Abu Dharr رضي الله عنه, who said: “My companion (the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم) ordered me with seven things: 1. He ordered me to love the poor and be close to them, and 2. He ordered me to look at those below me and not […]
Assalaamualykum dear reader, The questions and answers below are from the general Islamic principle which all Muslim women must know and note as regards their five daily prayers. Kindly remember to share with friends and family. Is it Permissible for a Woman to Pray Without Socks or With a Short […]