“…your Lord proclaimed, ‘If you’re grateful, I will surely increase you (in favour)…’ ” [14:7] This ayah of Qur’an emphasizes on one simple thing i.e. be thankful to your Master, so that He increases you in favours. Favour, here, includes every blessing possible for men- happiness, tranquillity, peace, health, wealth, status, or whatever you name. But, …
I happened to ponder over a few verses of Surah Taha today. It left me ruminating that we all recite and read the Qur’an, but maybe with a little less depth. Some of us masha Allah go through translations and tafseers and are able to adopt quite many lessons from the verses of the Holy …
Your Lord has not taken leave of you, [O Muhammad], nor has He detested [you]. (qur’an 93:3) Many of us know surah ad-duha off by heart and have probably read its meaning many times as well, which seems quite straightforward. How many of us, though, have actually gone into the reason behind its revelation and derived the …
It seems that many people who fast during Ramadan tend to binge on unhealthy foods during Iftar, and often skip Suhoor to catch an extra hour of sleep instead. While this temptation is understandable, it is not the ideal way to maintain our health, especially not when done consistently for 30 days. Unfortunately, as strange as it seems, so many of us end Ramadan 10 pounds heavier and significantly less healthy than when we began our 30 days of fasting!
Tafsir is basically trying to understand the Quran. Generally, most people who read the Quran can understand something from the Quran. However, there is a big difference between a person who reads a translation of the Quran and between person who can understand it through the Arabic language. So, lets say you want to understand …
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Islam stands on five basic Pillars. After affirming to the Tawheed (oneness of God), Salah (i.e. Namaz) holds the second place among the Five Pillars. “There can be no Islam in a person who doesn’t perform salah.” -Umar bin Al Khattab (RA) It is extremely sad that today Muslims have trivialized the concept of Salah, …
A Muslim widow left the town with her two daughters, after her husband’s death, in desperation to find security and livelihood. She reached a city and found a Muslim scholar around whom people were gathered. She left her little daughters in the Masjid and approached the scholar in hope of some help. She introduced herself …
Ibtihaj Muhammad, Sarah Al Attar, Aisha Al Balushi, Leila Rajabi, Doaa Al Ghobashi- aren’t just names of athletes in Olympics ’16. These are the names of women that have taken it upon themselves to change the way the World looks at women, particularly Muslim ones. They have tried to redefine, on the World stage, what …
Pakistan’s legendary philanthropist, social activist and might be called as ‘World’s greatest Humanitarian’ passed at the age of 88 on a Friday night in Karachi. His family reported of his death and his son, Faisal Edhi asked to ‘’ pray for the departed soul ’’ of his father. A state funeral was held at the …
Bismillahir rahmanir rahmeem People often disagree with what they fail to understand leading to unnecessary arguments and tensions. This is something I know and have dealt with frequently since becoming Muslim but, when I became a mother (alhamdulillah), I realised again how little people knew about Islam and the way in which it nurtures and …
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