"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
Although the number of good people in the world is decreasing, I still know many. But more important than knowing good people is asking myself, “Am I considered a good person?” Good as in sincere, genuine, well-mannered, fair & kind, balanced & trying to please my Maker. Are you ready to make an effort to be an asset to yourself & humanity at large? Then you are a good person too! Alhamdulillah. Mufti Ismail Menk
Read moreby Shaykh-al-Hadith, Shaykh Muhammad Saleem Dhorat hafizahullah During these critical times, the Muslims should observe the following: 1. With love and reverence, carefully study the beautiful life of our beloved Prophet sallallāhu ‘alayhi wasallam from authentic reliable sources. 2. Frequently make mention of this beautiful life to both Muslims and non-Muslims alike. 3. Distribute leaflets and booklets which cover aspects of this great life far and wide. 4. Give place to his illuminating teachings in your daily life so that others
Read moreAlhumdulillah for the blessing of being able to relax on my day off. Having just visited a relative who has broken their leg… Makes one appreciate that we can rest/ spend time with kids and loved ones with ease and comfort. May Allah give speedy recovery and complete shifa’ to all our brothers and sisters, ameen.
Read moreMufti Hussain Kamani offers some beneficial advice to Muslim students going to/ currently at university.
Read moreOnce a boy went to a shop with his mother. The shop keeper looked at the small cute child and showed him a bottle with sweets and said ‘Dear Child, you can take some of these sweets. But the child didn’t take any of them. The shop keeper was surprised, such a small child he is and why is he not taking the sweets from the bottle. Again he said take the sweets. This time the mother also heard that and
Read more12:12:12 12/12/12 is one second that the world gets so excited about. It passes just like every fraction of time does. Lesson is, “Time is valuable, don’t waste a single second, it will not return.” Mufti Ismail Menk
Read moreEveryone was going on about 12.12.12 being once a lifetime date. Isn’t every single day once a lifetime, never to return? Mufti Ismail Menk Make use of each moment, day and opportunity to repent, do good and draw close to Almighty Allah.
Read moreThere are many great “returns” that people experience in their lives. The returning of a missing child, finding a very valuable lost item or a close family member returning home after spending many years overseas are some instances of a great return. These are moments of immense joy and happiness. The greatest “Return,” however, is when a sinful servant who had abandoned Allah Ta’ala and fallen into sin makes sincere taubah (which literally means “to return”) and returns to his
Read moreOne night Sultan Mahmood Ghaznawi went walking among his subjects after taking off his royal clothes and putting on ordinary clothes. He chanced to come upon a group of thieves who were consulting amongst themselves. On seeing him they asked: “Who are you?” The King (Sultan) replied: “I am also one like yourselves.” They understood that to mean that he was also a thief like themselves and allowed him to join their company. They then continued the conversation amongst themselves
Read more“In reality, to take account of ourselves on an annual basis is not adequate. This is why the Mashā’ikh have advised that a person should do muhāsabah (self-assessment) daily. The method of making muhāsabah is to allocate time to ponder upon the actions carried out throughout the day. If good was done then thank Allāh and resolve to continue; and if sin was committed then repent and resolve to abstain from repeating the same in the future.” Shaykh Muhammad Saleem
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