The Importance of Tajweed

The Importance of Tajweed

By Sister Fatima Barakatullah

Listening to the Qur'an being recited correctly is enough to soften even the hardest of hearts and Muslims and non-Muslims alike find it a deeply moving experience even if they do not understand what is being said. We feel this even ... Continue Reading

Likening a Muslim to a palm-tree

Likewise is the benefit of a Muslim is general in all conditions and his benefit is endless to himself and to others even after his death. ... more

#7 Making amends between people

The Sunnah of making amends between people

The messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: «Shall I not inform you of what is more virtuous than the rank of fasting, Salat, and charity?». They said: "But of course!" He said: «Making amends between each other. For indeed spoiling relations with each other is ...

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History of Islam in Tanzania


The earliest concrete evidence of Muslim presence in East Africa is the foundation of a mosque in Shanga on Pate Island where gold, silver and copper coins dated AD 830 were found during an excavation in the 1980's. The oldest intact building in East Africa is a functioning mosque at Kizimkazi ... Continue Reading

The Inward Requirements of Fasting

Praise be to Allah who has thwarted the hopes of Satan and frustrated his designs by making fasting a bulwark and a shield for his righteous servants; who taught them that the way of Satan to their hearts lies in secret lust; who has made known unto them that only through subduing its secret lust could the soul assert its superiority. ... more

Episode 17: A Spotlight on the Battle of the Trench

Sheikh Ali Paqees: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم decided to take an action in order to alleviate this pressure and attack towards Taiba (Al-Madinah)

Sheikh Mohammed Al-Uraifi: and People’s hearts reached their throats and suffered from fear, extreme hunger and cold. Huthaifa ...

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Rights of the Husband

Allah The Almighty enjoined obligations and duties, clarified rights and responsibilities, and then ordered the believing men and women to carry them out and made them a Sharee‘ah (Law) for all His slaves. There will be no happiness for a believer except by carrying out and fulfilling these obligations and duties properly, so that he would be entitled to gain the pleasure of Allah The Almighty. ... more

Never Give Up – Don’t Let Satan Win

If you look in hindsight to every struggle we have ever faced, you can usually say that you overcame all of them. The only time we face a hardship that is not overcome is typically when we fail to do something about it, fail to remain positive and hopeful. ... more

Traps of Satan for New Muslims!

Some new converts fall into the traps of Satan and end up getting weak or leaving the religion for one reason or another. Let us take a look together. ... more

A Human Being Before a Prophet

Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) has been and will always be a human being from whom Muslims learn how to love and deal with one another, and form healthy relationships in today's global village. He left his personal impact on people as a human being before God entrusted him with His message. ... more

Bilal Ibn Rabah part1

The importance of pluralism and racial equality in Islam. ... more

What Do You Say When You Stub Your Toe?

Any trouble that comes to a Muslim - even something as small as the pricking of a thorn - is an expiation for him. ... more
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