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What Is At The Center Of My Life?

A human being is created with a need for some form of purpose to guide and give meaning to his actions throughout his life. In this overwhelming world a purpose is essential to channel one’s energy. A life’s purpose stabilizes the fluctuations of a person’s personality and circumstances. It is a kind of a guideline which…...

Are We Offering Salah Correctly?

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Many cultural Muslims treat formal daily prayer quite casually. They consider the prayers merely as a means of accumulating good points on their record. Consequently, some only pray twice per year at the two annual celebrations ad al-Fitr and al-Adha), others only during the month of fasting, Ramadan. and yet others only pray the weekly…...

When Shaytan makes you question Allah

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Thoughts and delusions that are not compatible with religion do not bother a dead heart, because such a heart is already lifeless and ruined and that is all that Satan wants. It was said to one of the pious predecessors: “The Jews and Christians say that they do not suffer from the problem of waswas…...

8 Tips To Increase Khushoo’ In Salaah

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What is Khushoo’? Khushoo’ refers to the concept of servitude, submissiveness, and serenity that is based upon a sincere admiration, love, and exultation of Allah. It is also the awareness of one’s own weaknesses, absence of haughtiness, arrogance, and superiority from the heart.  Allah ﷻ has said concerning the prayer:  وَإِنَّهَا لَكَبِيرَةٌ إِلَّا عَلَى الْخَاشِعِينَ…...

The Observance Of Al-Mawlid An-Nabawi

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Respect, reverence and love of Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) is an essential part of faith, for he stipulated: “No one of you is a believer until I am more beloved to him than his parent, his child and all people.” But our love for the Prophet is naturally on a different plane and of a different…...

Research indicates Tahajjud can be a wellness hack

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The act of worship, known to Muslims as Tahajjud, is not for the faint hearted, but for those who have mastered waking up in the middle of the night to offer a voluntary prayer, it might lead to countless benefits, including improved well-being, better mental health, and more energy, according to an article published in…...

How does the Qur’an differ from other scriptures?

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The Qur’an was revealed over 1400 years ago.  It states in no uncertain terms that it is a revelation from God conveyed by the angel Gabriel to Prophet Muhammad.  It is regarded, not only by Muslims but by scholars of religion and historians, as the most authentic religious text in existence today.  Unlike earlier scriptures,…...

‘Don’t You See What Aisha Has Done?’

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A lovely hadeeth in Sahih Al-Bukhari’s Book of Tayammum highlights the virtue of our mother Aisha, the beloved wife of the Prophet ﷺ. Narrated Aisha رضي الله عنها: “We set out with Allah’s Messenger ﷺ on one of his journeys till we reached Al-Baida’ or Dhatul-Jaish; a necklace of mine was broken (and lost). Allah’s…...

9 classical scholars on when self praise is allowed

Self-praise is generally disliked, if not prohibited, because it involves arrogance and looking down on others. We must not praise ourselves, nor should we praise someone else to their face, as Allah and His Messenger have said. However, there are exceptions to this general rule. In certain situations, like a job interview, it will become…...