Book Review

 WHAT name comes to your mind when you think of civilization that is successful and advanced? It won’t be a surprise to hear that many would think of Western civilization. But what about our Muslim civilization? How much do we know about our history and our predecessors? What did they do? It is sad that very…...

THE Prophet ﷺ said: “The supplication of Dhun- Nun (Prophet Yunus) when he supplicated, while in the belly of the whale was: لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ مِنَ الظَّالِِينَ ‘There is none worthy of worship except You, Glory to You, Indeed, I have been of the transgressors.’ So indeed, no Muslim man supplicates with…...

‘A Temporary Gift’ is an intensely personal account of ‘love, loss and healing’ and one of the closest works one could read in the genre of a rithaa’ (elegy) in our times. It is rare to come across a piece of writing that is so sincere, heartfelt and spiritually uplifting from a modern writer. This…...

AS Muslims, we are obliged to follow two things very closely in our life: the Qur’an and the Sunnah. The Qur’an is the word of Allah, revealed to our beloved Prophet ﷺ and the Sunnah constitutes the sayings, actions, and the example of the Prophet ﷺ. Sadly, many of us fail to follow the Sunnah…...