About Islam

Islam is a natural and complete way of life. It encourages one to give due attention to their relationship with their Creator (God). It teaches that people find true lasting happiness and peace through being close to God, following His guidance and performing good deeds. Muslims constitute approximately one fifth of the world’s population, making Islam one of the largest religions. Belief in and worship of the One True God is the purpose of life and cornerstone of Islam. The Arabic word “Islam” literally means “submission” to the One True God alone. One who voluntarily surrenders their will to God is called a Muslim, who can be from any racial or ethnic background. A distinguishing feature of Islam, unlike many other religions, is that it is not named after a person or tribe. ... more

Fasting - A Way of Life

 
 
The ultimate goal of the fast is to develop Taqwaa (consciousness of God) in humans, as Allah said, “...that you may become Al-Muttaqun.” [Al-Baqara 2:183]

{...لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ}
البقرة: ...
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Islam

Islam Is - A Complete and Total Way of Life ... more

Are we “born to be free”? (part 1 of 2)

A look into how much freedom we really do and don’t have over ourselves and lives. ... more

Hope, the lifeline

 

Sheikh/ Abu Ishaq Al-Heweny
 
Ibn al-Jawzi said: “Whenever your thirst for desires intensifies, just stretch your fingertips to He Who has all the irrigation. Say: should patience be overwhelmed in these dry years, I’d plead to You to hasten my rescue with water.”
 
Your lust & ...
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Poetic Justice: Ibn Taymiyyah's Poem

From it we derive the very methodology by which we live our lives and view this blessed religion of ours. ... more

An Advice to University Freshers

...at university, we are caught in a constant struggle between that which our Islamic morals and values call us towards, and that which typical university life tends to promote. ... more

The last five minutes of your life

 

Imagine that you are a passenger and the pilot informs you that you have five minutes before your plane will fatally crash, how would you spend your last 5 minutes?...
 
In October 1999, the co-pilot of Egyptian Airlines flight 990 said, in the few seconds before his plane crash ...
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Dead Hearts

Many Muslims today have become so much attached to their life that their desire is to dwell among their family, house, money and commerce. They have forgotten that matters of the Hereafter should come before matters of this life... ... more

Be in this life as if you were a stranger or a traveller on a path


Taken from Jami’ al-U’lum wal-Hikam [With the authentication of Salim al-Hilali.
Hadeeth #40:


Ibn Umar (Radhiallahu ‘Anhum) said: «Allaah’s Messenger (Sallallahu ‘Alaihi Wa Sallam) took me by my shoulder and said: “Be in this life as if you were a stranger or a traveller on a path.”

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Ten Lessons Ibn al-Mubarak Taught Us

 

 ‘Abdullah bin al-Mubarak was a scholar known for simultaneously combining numerous traits of virtue. In fact, his friends would sit and count all of the good things that were part of his character and personality. Adh-Dhahabi related that they said: “Let’s sit and count the good traits ...
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Eight Things to Learn

Shaqiq Al-Balkhi advice to Hatim [Al-Assam, his student] ... more

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