My high school friends told me about Facebook. Since all of them had an account, I decided to create one myself although I was very nonchalant about my account. I had never displayed my pictures on social sites and told myself that I would not display my pictures on Facebook. But then everybody I knew [...]
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Beginners Guide to Arabic
Have you always wanted to learn arabic to understand the Quran and ahadith? Have you found it difficult to keep yourself motivated/ to grasp new concepts when learning the language of the Quran? Shariah Program are now offering a free course of emails to help motivate and increase your understanding of the language of Arabic. [...]
Updated Look for Haq Islam
Assaalam Alaykum I have updated the look of haq Islam with the new theme you now see. As I am not a graphic designer, the banner designs are not great, but of you are experienced with them please feel free to submit some designs! Overall the theme looks cleaner and addresses some of the issues [...]
The True Value of 90 Minutes
Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullah on one occasion spoke on the theme of valuing time. As part of the talk, Shaykh very beautifully explained how much loss is incurred through futile activities. He took the example of watching or listening to 90 minutes of football and questioned what benefit 90 minutes bring to a person. [...]
Muslim Scholars on Voting
I consider Muslim political participation, especially in a non-Muslim country, as a form of jihad, This is our country and it would be foolish not to participate in the political processes which eventually shape our future and that of Islam. I support marching in the streets to raise awareness about certain issues. However, if we [...]
Nasihah on using Facebook
Assalamu alaikum: You’re probably rolling your eyes already, figuring this is another rant from some “auntie” weighing in on how “bad” Facebook is. But before you click away from it, for the sake of your future, please continue reading. And no, this is not another dumb chain letter. Read on. Once upon a time, I [...]