There is a certain attitude people should have towards the life of this world. It has been explained by the Prophet (Pbuh). Should they maintain it, they rise in honor. The Qur’an was Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) permanent companion: He loved it and recited it at all times, in prayer, night worship and whenever he could.…
Prophet Muhammad’s (Pbuh) Sermon About Ramadan “During Ramadan, the doors of heaven are open, therefore ask Allah not to close them for you; The doors of hell are closed, so ask Allah to keep them closed for you”. “O People ! Indeed ahead of you is the blessed month of Allah. A month of blessing,…
Fasting helps to restrain the desires of the lower self and submit ourselves to be the slaves of Allah (Abdullah). It is a great opportunity to purify the inner self and connect to Allah. The Ego (Satan) is in control during the day of fasting, but we let it loose immediately after iftar, and he…
“A believer who mixes with people and tolerates their abuse is better than one who neither mixes with people nor tolerates their abuse.” (Related by Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab, Al-Mufrad and Al-Tirmithi). Sometimes, mixing with people is felt to be undesirable, specially when one is at the receiving end of people’s abuse in word and deed.…
The cornerstone of appropriate parenting, according to the religious point of view, is to ensure that the child grows in God-consciousness. By A Staff Writer There is a growing realisation today that appropriate parenting is something that has to be consciously learnt and that it isn’t something that happens automatically once you become a parent.…
The Messenger of Allah, Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) said: “I know a phrase, which when repeated, causes the state of anger to pass. If he says, Aaoozu billahi minash shaitan irrajeem (I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, who has been dismissed from divine mercy), this state shall leave him’.” By Halide Yenen One of the…
By Hazrat Inayat Khan [“¦] every man’s pursuit is according to his state of evolution, and so each soul is in pursuit of something, but he does not know where it leads him. The first sign of realization is tolerance towards others. * In order to attain truth, one must make one’s own life truthful.…
The Prophet said: “Abu Bakr, (keep in mind) three things which are always true, one of which is that whenever a person is subjected to an injustice but leaves the matter to Allah, then Allah will come to his aid.” (Musnad Ahmad). By Sheikh Salman Al-Oadah A man reviled Abu Bakr in the presence of…
The Prophet not only taught this man a way to earn money, he also taught him self-respect and self-confidence. By Sheima Salam Sumer A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet (pbuh) begging of him. The Prophet said, “Do you have nothing in your house?” The man said, “Yes, I have a woolen carpet,…
According to the creation plan, the domain of fulfillment in the material world is very limited, while, the domain of spiritual or intellectual fulfillment is vast. By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan Depression is a phenomenon of discontentment. Why does this phenomenon exist? The reason is that every person is born with an unlimited desire for enjoyment.…
