Marriage To Hazrat Ayesha

Marriage To Hazrat Ayesha

Unfamiliarity with the life of the Prophet of Islām صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ, his character and teachings and his native culture and the social conditions prevalent during his life can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. A common area of misunderstanding is…

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Madrasah- A Legacy

Madrasah- A Legacy

Our children attend madrasahs every evening, yet  we  as  their  parents  do  not  attach  much significance to them, regarding them merely as places that look after the ummah’s infants. We hold them on a par with nurseries, as places of…

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Islamic Wedding

Islamic Wedding

WEDDING OF FĀṬIMAH Fāṭimah رضي الله عنها is the youngest daughter of our beloved Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم. Out of all the children, she was the most beloved to him. He said, ‘The queen of the ladies in Jannah…

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How To Become The Beloved Of Allah

How To Become The Beloved Of Allah

Imām Al-Bukhārī  rahimahullāh  narrates  a hadīth qudsī: Allāh سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى says: “…My bondsman does not acquire my closeness through anything that is more beloved to me than that which I have made compulsory upon him… The performance of the…

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Guidelines For Ramadan

Guidelines For Ramadan

We must wake up for suhoor as it is a sunnah of our Rasool s. He has informed us that the food of suhoor is full of barakah: “Eat suhoor, because in it lies  great blessings ”  (Bukhari, Muslim) We…

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First Ten Days Of Zil Hijjah

First Ten Days Of Zil Hijjah

Allāh سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى has taken an oath of ten nights in Sūrah Al-Fajr. According to the majority of the commentators of Qur’ān, the nights are those of the (first) ten days of Dhul Ḥijjah. ‘Abdullāh Ibn ‘Abbās رضي الله عنه…

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Etiquettes Of Using A Mobile Phone

Etiquettes Of Using A Mobile Phone

Islam has never been opposed to advancement. However, certain advancements are such that together with their benefits comes much harm. Whilst mobile technology, and the mobile phone, in particular, has revolutionised the way we live, it is important that we…

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Drugs

Drugs

Since there is glaring evidence all over of the damage that drug taking has done to people both physically and spiritually as well as the adverse and detrimental effects it has on society, I do not wish to emphasise and…

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Cautiousness In Matters Of Halal And Haram

Cautiousness In Matters Of Halal And Haram

In light of the recent meat contamination issue that has shaken Europe, I would like to touch upon the subject of ḥalāl and ḥarām. For a Muslim, life revolves around doing only what is permissible (ḥalāl) and refraining from the…

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