Say (O Muhammad (Sallallahu alayhi wassallam)): “O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honor whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, …
Read More »There is no honour except by Islam
The Leader of the Believers, Umar bin Al-Khattaab (May Allah be pleased with him) said: “We are a nation whom Allah has honoured by Islam. Whenever we seek honour through other than it, Allah will humiliate us. There is no honour except by Islam, and there is no affiliation except …
Read More »Inspiration: Islam and Racism
Episode-12 (final episode – Season 1) from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ukfzk0sDT-w] Islam does not pay attention to differences in colour, race or lineage. All people come from Adam, and Adam was created from dust. In Islam, differentiation between people is based on faith (eemaan) and piety (taqwaa), …
Read More »Inspiration: Mercy to the world
Episode-11 from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. Allah says in the Quran: “And by the Mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently. And had you been severe and harsh-hearted, they would have broken away from about you; so pass over (their faults), and ask (Allah’s) Forgiveness for them; …
Read More »Inspiration: Do Not Belittle One Another
Episode-8 from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. Allah says in the Quran: “Verily, the most honourable of you with Allah is that (believer) who has At-Taqwa [i.e. one of the Muttaqun (pious).” [Quran, 49:13] [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TXjsSpz_LM]
Read More »Inspiration: Be counted amongst the Truthful
Episode-7 from the amazing Inspiration Series by Mohamed Zeyara. “O you who believe! Be afraid of Allah, and be with those who are true (in words and deeds).” [Quran, 9:119] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htppeq3DtEg] Narrated by ‘Abdullah ibn Masood that the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, “Truthfulness leads to righteousness, and righteousness leads …
Read More »You must treat your Womenfolk well
My grandfather used to mention an old idiom which says, “When one neglects his she-goat, she brings home a male-goat,” which means that when a woman does not get her emotional needs fulfilled, she responds willingly to someone else who charms her. The point of this idiom is not to …
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Khutbah : And the Winner Is?
Khutbah : And the Winner Is? By Muhammad Alshareef The Transcript: Part I During his Caliphate, ‘Umar (RA), may Allah be pleased with him, once set out for ash-Sham (Damascus) and with him was Abu ‘Ubaydah. They came upon a deep creek which they needed to cross. So ‘Umar took …
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