Do you find yourself persistently involved in various immoral acts or vices in your free time when alone in a corner of the room; watching illegal movies, listening to immoral conversations, harmful thoughts? And you have made several attempts to quit, but unfortunately, it ends in disappointment and depression while […]
The essence of piety, patience, and many other praise-worthy attributes that humans recognize as signs of modesty in any people is the hallmark of one man in Human history. From being called the “Father of faith” in Christianity to being named a “One-man nation” by Allah Himself, the excellence of […]
One of the fundamental principles of faith [Eemaan] is al- Qadar which means, belief in the “Divine Decree, both good and bad.” The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ said: “If anything happens to you, do not say, ‘If only I had done such and such, then such and such would […]
CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE HEART AND INTELLECT IN THE PERIOD OF CRISIS As humans, we find it easier to assess things in our realm. This is done using our intellectual ability and the assessment can either be for or against us. You may wonder how our reasoning can be against us. […]
Seeking knowledge and applying it has been the bedrock of scholarship and leadership throug out Islamic history. All the prophets of Allah, the rightly guided caliphates and other leaders that came after them benefitted the ummah with their knowledge and practice of the Deen. However, like an elephant in […]
Here is a bad way to be a hero… “Are they looking at me? Let me do it extra more!” Such a kind of mindset is no doubt a “show off” (riyya). Showing off is a minor shirk, hence Muslims should avoid it. It is an action performed to receive […]
“I swear on my mum’s life!” “Ogun gbo! (the god of iron is hearing) Venerating people or things in a way that does not go as far as ascribing lordship to them, is an example of minor shirk. Minor shirk includes everything that may lead to major shirk, or that […]
Have you ever say something like this before: “If it hadn’t been for him I wouldn’t have made it!”? One of the common mistake people make is saying: “If not for him/her, I wouldn’t have been here’. Or ‘If Allah wills and she will’ and ‘Had it not been for […]
A Mindful Talk! Have you been given an amulet (tira, rings, “holy” water, bante, etc) by any alfa, pastor, etc and you still have them? Do you believe it brought your destiny to pass? The wearing and using of amulets these days is becoming too common. Let me tell you […]
These messengers are not all of the same era They are not of the same family They are not of the same tongues BUT But they came to us with the SAME MESSAGE (peace be upon them all) Allaah says this in the Qur’an: “ And verily, We have sent […]
The Three Questions That Demands Immediate Answer. 1. Why am I here? 2. What am I doing in this world? 3. Why did Allaah create humans? These questions are questions which each and everyone of us reflects on sometimes. Every being comes into existence to fulfill a purpose given to […]
