A child asks his mother: “Mummy, how come the nameplate at the entrance of our house mentions only Papa’s name? By a Staff Writer If you are a parent and you want your child to be happy and to grow up to be an emotionally-healthy adult, you need to do everything you can to make…
In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful “O people! Verily, your Lord is one and your father is one. All of you belong to one ancestry of Adam and Adam was created out of clay. There is no superiority for an Arab over a non-Arab and for a non-Arab over an Arab; nor…
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.…
Abdullah ibn Umar, a learned companion of the Prophet, reports that “Allah’s messenger (Pbuh) used to stay in the Mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan.”(Related by Al Bukhari). Commentary by Adil Salahi The reward Allah gives for fasting in the month of Ramadan is greater than we can imagine, because fasting is an…
Ramadan fasting acts as a protective shield against evils and obscenities Imam Malik relates the following Hadith which has been related by others in different forms: “Every action a human being does shall be multiplied; a good action by ten times its value, up to 700 times, and even more as Allah may wish. Allah…
Nature has awarded a great many gifts to all human beings. Among them, four are core fundamentals and ought to be protected at all times. By Amin Valliani ON the invitation of the father, a newly married son joined him at the breakfast table on the second day of his marriage along with his bride.…
The Prophet (Pbuh) taught his companions and followers in all generations to resort to Istikharah in practically everything of importance. The concept of seeking God’s help when making a choice on any question of importance is known in Islamic terminology as Istikharah, or leaving the choice to God to make. Istikharah does not mean a…
“A believer who conceals the faults of others in this world, God will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.” [Muslim] When one’s knowledge and awareness increase, he will find himself in situations in which he becomes involved in many social matters and starts to learn about people’s secrets, faults, and problems. This happens…
Good parenting is actually a delicate art. And like any other art, such as sculpture or painting, good parenting requires training. By Roshan Shah Most, if not all, parents would like to do the best for their children. They want to be good parents to them. But unlike in the case of animals and birds, good…
Being good to neighbours holds the key to fraternal peace and communal harmony. The Holy Prophet (Pbuh) held this as an essential attribute of a believer on the day of judgement. “Gabriel has continued to strongly recommend me to be kind to my neighbour until I thought that he would make him among my heirs.”…
