Islam

Minutes are passing as though they are hours. All eyes are on the clock’s second hand, which appears to be as slow as the minute hand. Millions of people over the massive land extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, are racing against time which doesn’t know how to pass. …

The Man Who Prayed To Know His Destiny Translated By Sr. Maryam Malik ibn Dinar (may Allah be pleased with him) was a pious and obedient imam. No body imagined that he had once been a harsh and disobedient man. The story of his repentance shows us that no body …

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful, Bestower of Mercy “Ramadan is the (month) in which was sent down the Quran, as a guide to mankind, also clear (Signs) for guidance and judgment (between right and wrong). So every one of you who is present (at his home) during …

  Taqwa in Ramadan – By Muzammil H. Siddiqi “O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, that ye may (learn) self-restraint,-” [Surah Al Baqarah 2:183] “O ye who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except …

Forgiveness is a superior moral trait. One of the moral traits recommended in the Quran is forgiveness: “Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.” [Surah Al A’raf 7:199] In another verse Allah commands: “… let them forgive and overlook, do you not wish that …

“…they will come to thee on foot and (mounted) on every kind of camel, lean on account of journeys through deep and distant mountain highways; That they may witness the benefits (provided) for them, and celebrate the name of Allah,…” [Surah Al Hajj 22:27-28] All praise is due to Allah, …

Friday Khutbah (Sermons) : Ramadan and Imaan – by Imam Al-Madinah al-Munawarrah ‘Ali Abd-ur-Rahman al-Hudhaifi from the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, Al-Jum‘ah, Ramadan 12, 1421 A.H. (December 8, 2000) The Transcript:    All praise is due to Allah, the Mighty, the Generous. I thank Him and seek for His forgiveness. …

It was narrated that in the days that Musa (Alahi salaam) wandered with Bani Israel in the desert, an intense drought befell them. Together, they raised their hands towards the heavens praying for the blessed rain to come. Then, to the astonishment of Musa (Alahi salaam) and all those watching, …

From the signs of truthfulness is fear of Allah and asceticism in life; for the truthful with conviction fears consuming from what is impermissible and bears poverty and hardship for the sake of Islam. If he commits sin then he does not sleep until he returns to his Lord and …

There was a pious man among the Bani Israel who always remained busy in the worship of Allah. A group of people came to him and told him that a tribe living nearby worshipped a tree. The news upset him, and with an axe on his shoulder he went to …