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Following atrocities committed in the name of Islām, such as those in Paris, once again misconceptions regarding Islām and Muslims make the headlines and infuse tensions in our society. I believe all of us are duty-bound to contribute to efforts that clear these misconceptions and misunderstandings and share the true nature of this beautiful religion. The Value of Life In light of Islām's...

by Hadhrat Mawlānā Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullāh Once again more than two million believers were honoured to become the 'Guests of Allāh' and through Divine Guidance have completed the rituals of Hajj with great love and enthusiasm. How fortunate are these souls who are blessed with the following words from Rasūlullāh sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam: Whoever performs Hajj for the...

Every human that comes into this world is ordered to fulfil two responsibilities - Īmān and Al-A'māl As-Sālihah (good deeds). The success and failure of both worlds depend on completing these two tasks. If a person on an individual level adorns his life with Īmān and Al-A'māl As-Sālihah, then he will achieve individual success in his individual kingdom. Allāh ta'ālā states: Whoever, male...

  My honourable teacher Hadhrat Mawlānā Umarji Sāhib rahimahullāh was a very pious, friendly, humble person of noble character. He would stay away from unnecessarily mixing with people, from being involved in disputation and from all forms of useless activity. Home, masjid and madrasah: that was his life. I had the good fortune to study Al-Hidāyah, Mantiq and Mīrāth under his tutelage....

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In the Glorious Qur’ān, Allāh ta‘ālā time and again instructs the believers to live a life of taqwā: O you who believe! Fear (disobedience to) Allāh as He (i.e. disobeying Him) should be feared...

If we study the lives of the pious servants of Allāh ta'ālā, i.e. the Ambiyā, Sahābah radhiyallāhu 'anhum, the Muhaddithūn, Fuqahā, Awliyā, we will find one common factor in their lives, and that...

Indeed, We have sent down the Dhikr [the Qur'ān], and indeed We are its guardians. (15:9) In this verse Allāh ta'ālā proclaims that it is He, and He alone, who has revealed the Glorious...

As believers, we all have a deep yearning to attach ourselves to our Merciful and Gracious Creator. Even the sinful aspire to do something that will please their Master and bring them closer to...

The masājid are the Houses of Allāh ta‘ālā and they should therefore be so beloved to a believer that his utmost desire should be to spend all of his time in them. In fact, every believer should...

Memories of Ramadhān barely fade before the thoughts of Muslims the world over are filled with the life of Ibrāhīm 'alayhis salām, the great Prophet of Allāh who earned the accolade of being...

Ramadhān is a month of mercy, forgiveness and deliverance from the fire of Jahannam. Salmān al-Fārsī radhiyallāhu 'anhu narrates that once, while addressing the Sahābah radhiyallāhu 'anhum at the...

Rasūlullāh sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam said: Sadaqah does not decrease wealth. (Muslim) We learn from this Hadīth that no one will ever suffer financial loss due to spending in the Path of...

Blessing of Clothing The great Muhaddith, 'Allāmah Nawawī rahimahullāh, in his masterpiece Riyād-us-Sālihīn, begins the discussion on clothing with the following verses of the Glorious...

Shaytān & nafs are the arch-enemies of mankind. However, majority of the people are found to be unmindful of them and remain unaware of the level of harm they are capable of inflicting. Their...

Imām Bukhārī rahimahullāh has narrated a hadīth on the authority of Sayyidunā Abū Hurayrah radhiyallāhu 'anhu that Rasūlullāh sallallāhu 'alayhi wasallam said, "A person, whilst on a journey,...

Every human that comes into this world is ordered to fulfil two responsibilities - Īmān and Al-A'māl As-Sālihah (good deeds). The success and failure of both worlds depend on completing these two...

Once again, the best of all months, Ramadhān, is upon the horizon. It is a month in which at least one du'ā is accepted daily from every Muslim, one sunnah/nafl act is equivalent to the reward of...