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Child+Teacher+Parent = Qur'an Lessons
COLD, sitting on a wet rock, he would wait outside his teacher's door for hours, waiting for him to come out so he could ask him a question. That was Imam Malik as a child, whose hunger for learning kept him there and respect for his Sheikh deterred (...)

13 - 01 - 2011
Haj reflections: The man and his mortality
ON the 12th of Dhul Hijja, I awoke in Mina to find a text message from my wife stating that one of my best friends back home had passed away. This friend was Feroz Ganie, my neighbor and the Ameer of Al-Kauthar Durban. A brother who just a few weeks (...)

13 - 01 - 2011
Haj reflections: Sacrificing for knowledge
ONE day I will not quickly forget is the day Dr. Bilal Philips phoned me and told me he had arrived for Haj and was staying in Azizia District. He gave me the address over the phone and I decided to set off to go meet him. I was staying in Mina (...)

07 - 01 - 2011
Are we adding fuel or water?
THERE is an ongoing inner struggle within each one of us. As Muslims, we are motivated by the drive to always try to do our best. At the same time, our souls are made up of a mixture of different desires and lusts that can easily drive us away from (...)

06 - 01 - 2011
Haj reflections: Hardship and ease
ONE theme that ran throughout my Haj trip was that this life is a balance between hardship and ease. We go through stages in life alternating between tests of hardship and tests of comfort, and my Haj trip was no different. On the one hand, I was (...)

31 - 12 - 2010
Like the Prophets, raise your complaints to the Creator – II
Prophet Ya'qub (peace be upon him) The bitter pain of losing one's offspring, a beloved, most upright son, along with his younger brother, depicts the trial of Prophet Ya'qub. Long years shadowed in grief and sorrow pass. He shed tears until his (...)

31 - 12 - 2010
Like the Prophets, raise your complaints to the Creator – I
WHEN the trials of this temporary life burden us, piling heavily within us, a need to release them, to complain, to call out for help urgently arises. It is a means through which we lighten the load and hopefully find some light. The urge to (...)

30 - 12 - 2010
Like the Prophets, raise your complaints to the Creator
Narrated to us over and over in the Qur'an are stories of men before us who were tested. They were great men chosen by Allah to carry messages of Truth, but their position did not deem them safe from facing the trials of this life, thus proving that (...)

26 - 12 - 2010
Those who Allah chooses for Haj...
I DID not think I'd be going for Haj this year. I made the intention last year, but due to unexpected financial constraints, I found myself in Ramadan without any money to go for Haj. This year, I had no intention or expectation to go for Haj. One (...)

16 - 12 - 2010
Beauty really is in the eye of the Beholder
IN His eyes, she was beautiful. He understood all that she did in order to attract His attention. He knew that she only thought of impressing Him, that she had taken His preferences as her own and that she was trying in every possible way to (...)

03 - 12 - 2010
Conversation with a Tea Partier
aged man says to me as he sits at the table next to me. I recognize him from another local store we frequent (there are only a handful of them in the whole town where I live in New Mexico). “My name is Bob.” “Well I was hoping, when you had time, (...)

25 - 11 - 2010
Conversation with a Tea Partier
HI!” a middle aged man says to me as he sits at the table next to me. I recognize him from another local store we frequent (there are only a handful of them in the whole town where I live in New Mexico). “My name is Bob.” “Well I was hoping, when (...)

22 - 11 - 2010
Common mistakes done during Haj and Umrah
THE noble Companion, Hudhayfah Bin Yaman said, “People used to ask the Prophet (peace be upon him) about good things, but I used to ask him about bad things because I was afraid that they might overtake me.” What a beautiful example to follow! And (...)

05 - 11 - 2010
Practical tips for a fine Haj
Haj is the ‘ultimate' journey, the journey of a lifetime. Yet I've seen so many people, brothers and sisters, confused, angry, frustrated or just simply ignorant during Haj. So here is a piece of sincere advice for all of my brothers and sisters (...)

25 - 10 - 2010
What are your ‘Subhan Allah moments'?
I DON'T know about you, but life can be a real roller coaster. Some days, I wake up and think, “This is going to be a good day, Insha Allah.” The kids are listening without talking back, food tastes particularly good, people seem unusually positive (...)

08 - 10 - 2010
Grand opening of the Qur'an
The unique method in which the Qur'an begins, made me reflect on the opening pages of the Qur'an – Surah Al-Fatihah and the first three pages of Surah Baqarah. Perhaps, it is because we recite Surah Fatihah everyday, multiple times, that many of us (...)

06 - 09 - 2010
Send blessings upon Al-Mustapha
continued from SG Aug. 27 His face, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, was manifest beauty. His eyes were well set apart and covered by full brows. They were not sunk into his face or overtly protruding. His mouth smelled sweet, and his teeth were (...)

30 - 08 - 2010
Send blessings upon Al-Mustapha, our beloved messenger
From a distance you notice his eyes – piercing, brilliant and engaging. The choicest Praise and Mercy of Allah be upon him. Muhammad, the Praised one is Ahmed, the greatest in Praise of Allah; sublimely appropriate. Al-Mustapha, the Divinely Chosen, (...)

27 - 08 - 2010
Using Ramadan to look inside us
Too often when we think about Ramadan, we only think about Taraweeh, Suhur and Iftar. Many Muslims spend the day sleeping or watching television to “pass the time” and many rush to complete as many recitals of the Qur'an as possible. How many of us (...)

13 - 08 - 2010
Because Khadijah asked: Alternative path to meeting Mr. Right
Khadijah! Just saying her name instantly inspires me to want to be a stronger Muslimah, to sacrifice more, to discover her hidden strength and beauty she gave to her husband. She gave everything she had, all that she owned, from her hands, heart, (...)

09 - 08 - 2010
Never underestimate anyone or any reminder
There are moments in life, unexpected, that unfold before our eyes, leaving us in wonder over the Power of the Almighty. Sometimes, Allah sends forth a person who speaks words, few in number, weighty in sincerity, that forever changes our (...)

26 - 07 - 2010
I pushed people away while wanting to correct them
I used to exhibit a certain reactionary pattern that seemed to arise whenever I entered a Masjid or Muslim gathering. It was this pesky little habit of immediately taking in my surroundings and making a mental note of everything wrong that I could (...)

16 - 07 - 2010
Du'a to keep our hearts steadfast
While many of us remember to supplicate to Allah for guidance, knowledge, and Paradise, there is one important thing that we forget to include in our prayers. In a narration that many of us are familiar with, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: (...)

12 - 07 - 2010
My dear sister:
Disclaimer: This article is written for women who do not have the responsibility of supporting their families and are financially able to implement the advice contained herein. On TV and in movies, motherhood is about excitement, happiness, and (...)

21 - 06 - 2010
Proper methodology of learning in Islam
It's the year 1244. A group of children visit their friend and ask him to join them in playing games. This young boy, at the tender of age of 10, turns them down. They continue to probe him and even attempt to force him to play, but the boy refuses (...)

29 - 01 - 2010
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