"Surely, the true religion in Allah's sight is Islam" (3:19)
“Anwaar-e-Suhaili is a well known Persian book. In it has been narrated a very thought provoking story: Once a man saw a crow whose wings were cut. He thought, “poor thing, how is it going to survive? From where shall it get its food?” Hardly a moment had passed when that person spotted an eagle carrying some prey in its beak. The eagle came closer, landed and fed the crow. On seeing this the man thought “ This is how
Read moreWhosoever is awake (to the material world) is the more asleep (to the spiritual world); his wakefulness is worse than his sleep. [Mathnavi of Rumi]
Read moreWhat will you do if Izraael calls for you And comes to take away your soul? All those broken promises to be a better Muslim Each day you stayed the same Whiling away your days of youth Sending to the back of your mind the truth Putting off the order to pray Instead your console games you play Rather you should have come to pray Offered your prayer in a beautiful way Improved your character like the Prophet (pbuh) demonstrated
Read moreNever delay in making the changes we need to in our lives. To begin with we must identify what needs to change & then plan how this change should be made in the most effective way. Finally we should execute this plan as soon as we can! At some stage in our lives we will all feel the need to change certain things for the better. Never let such feelings fade without doing something about it! Mufti Ismail Menk
Read moreBy MI. Muhammad Karolia Rasulullah (s.a.w.) said: “He who does not read the Qur’aan in a melodious voice is not from us.” (Bukhari Vol. 2 Pg 1123. Abu Da’ud Vol. 1 Pg 207) To recite the Qu’raan in a melodious voice is mustahab and has been encouraged in many ahaadith. Thus Rasulullah (s.a.w.) said: “Adorn the Qur’aan with your voices.” (Bukhari Vol. 2 Pg 1126) The narration of Haakim’s Mustadrak and Daarimi’s Sunan have the following addition: “… because a
Read moreWhy shed these tears of sorrow? Why shed these tears of grief? Ya nafsy how soon you forget, After trials come sweet relief Why turn you from Ar-Rahman? Why yearn for a listening friend? Ya nafsy, do you not remember, On ALLAH, you must depend? Read you not those stories, of the trials in days gone by, Of the Sahabi beloved by Allah, Who for Allah’s cause did strive? Why loosen your hold upon him? Why fling away, His outstretched
Read moreKeeping secrets others have entrusted us with is part of our duty. We would be committing grave injustice by “leaking” what we held in confidence. Many take this for granted, thinking that the password is “don’t tell anybody but…” yet even that is a sin. It destroys good relations & wreaks havoc in society. It is also advised NOT to share secrets unnecessarily in the first place. Many people have regretted this. Mufti Ismail Menk
Read moreHadhrat Abu Hurairah (رضى الله تعالى عنه) narrates that Rasulullah (sallallahu صلى الله عليه وسلم) said: When the Mu’min sins, a black spot forms on his heart. If he makes istighfaar and taubah, the black mark is removed and his heart is purified. If he increases his sin, the black mark increases. This is the corrosion of the heart spoken of by Allah Ta’ala (in the Qur’an) [Ahmad, Tirmizi, Ibn Majah] Source: Hayatul Muslimeen
Read moreHazrat Mufti Siraj Saleh sahib was born in Surat Lohara, India in 1970. At the age of 15, he completed hifz of the Holy Qur’an. He then went on to study Qiraat, and qualified as an Alim from Randair Jamia Husainia in the year 1993. After receiving authorisation in various books, including the six major books of Ahadith. He went on to teach at Jamiah Qasimiya Khorooq where he taught many Kutub (books) of Fiqh and Hadith. In 1994, he
Read moreShaykh Ibrahim Memon Madani gives some nasihah (advice) of the etiquette of how to make our duas to Allah Almighty.
Read more