‘Ya Muhammad! Give me some of what you have…’ The Prophet (peace be upon him) was returning to his house, accompanied along the way by Anas b. Malik. We can imagine how he felt upon approaching the door of his home after a particularly exhausting day disseminating the message …
Read More »Remaining Calm
There is an old saying that goes: “The calmer the ocean, the deeper it is.” Another old saying goes: “An empty cart makes more noise than the full cart.” These sayings point to the same thing: that calm is a virtue. There can be no doubt about the truth of …
Read More »IS THE QURAN GOD’S WORD?
IS THE QURAN GOD’S WORD? Extract from a Public Talk by : Dr Zakir Naik As-salaam wa-alaikum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuhu. May peace, blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah be on all of you. The topic of this talk is “IS THE QURAN GOD’S WORD?” Many people have a misconception that …
Read More »THE FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM
The Five Pillars of Islam Extracts from a Public Talk by : Dr Zakir Naik As-salaam wa-alaikum wa-rahmatullahi wa-barakatuhu. May peace, blessings and mercy of Almighty Allah be on all of you. Our beloved Muhammad (Peace be upon him) said – It is mentioned in Sahih Bukhari Vol. 1, Hadith …
Read More »The Miracle of Iron
The Miracle of Iron Allah has made clear to us that His book, the Quran has been revealed as a reminder to the whole world. “This is no less than a reminder to (all) the worlds. And you shall certainly know the truth of it (all) after a while.” (The …
Read More »Wearing Rings or Threads to ward off evil???
Wearing Rings or Threads to ward off evil??? “Say: “Tell me then, the things that you invoke besides Allah – if Allah intended some harm to me, could they remove His harm, or if He intended some mercy for me, could they withhold His Mercy?” Say: “Sufficient for me …
Read More »Be Like the Bee
Be Like the Bee by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah As people are content with the world, so you should be content with Allah. As they are delighted by the world, so you should be delighted with Allah. As they are intimate with their loved ones, so you should seek intimacy with …
Read More »Proving The Existence Of God to an Atheist
Proving The Existence Of God to an Atheist Congratulating an Atheist Normally, when I meet an atheist, the first thing I like to do is to congratulate him and say, ” My special congratulations to you”, because most of the people who believe in God are doing blind belief – …
Read More »For Atheists: Watch in the Sand?
For Atheists: Watch in the Sand? Suppose you find a watch in the middle of a desert. What would you conclude? Would you think that someone dropped the watch? Or would you suppose that the watch came by itself? Of course no sane person would say that the watch just …
Read More »Don’t be a Candle
Don’t be a Candle In an advice to the callers to Islam, part of his Fiqh ad-Dawah, Shaykh Waleed Basyouni stated: Don’t be like a candle, giving light to everyone else, and burning yourself ! It’s a powerful statement so inshallah I will leave it at that. It …
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