Some Signs to Ponder over
How can one observe the inexhaustible creativity of nature, its purposefulness, its preservation of the morally useful and destruction of the socially injurious, and yet fail to draw the conclusion that behind nature there is a Creator and Master. A Creator whose ceaseless creative activity, the processes of nature – …
Read More »Listen to this Quran…
“A Quran falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” – Anonymous Everyone has certain ayaat that really shake them and bring everything into perspective. For me, it’s ayah 30 of Surah al Furqan. Gets me every single time. Then the Messenger will say: “O my Lord! Truly my people took this …
Read More »Why are there so many Earthquakes?
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah, and upon his family, companions, and those who follow his guidance. Allah is the All-Wise, All-Knowing in all that He wills and decrees, and He is the All-Wise, All-Knowing in all that He legislates and commands. …
Read More »Picture Perfect : Healing and Mercy to those who Believe…
“We send down (stage by stage) in the Quran that which is a healing and a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after loss.” [Surah Al Isra’ 17:82]
Read More »The Etiquette of Dealing with Parents and the Elderly
Yasir Qadhi | The Etiquette of Dealing with Parents and the Elderly Source : http://muslimmatters.org/ Lecture by Yasir Qadhi | Transcribed by Sameera [The following is the video and transcript of Shaykh Yasir Qadhi’s lecture “The Etiquette of Dealing with Parents and the Elderly” at the United for Change “Our Families: Our Foundation” conference in Montreal. The …
Read More »“Have you ever considered the water which you drink?”
“Have you ever considered the water which you drink?” [Surah Al Waqi’ah 56:68] “No, not really,” was my answer to this very simple question from the Quran, and I think the same would be the case for many of us. Water comes out of a tap, by a process which …
Read More »Slaughtering for other than Allah
Allah the Exalted said: “Say: Verily my prayer, my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. And of this I have been commanded, and I am the first of the Muslims.” (Surah Al An’am 6:162,163) Allah the Exalted also …
Read More »Picture Perfect : The Complete Manual for Life
We humans are blessed with a complete manual for our lives, that is – The Holy Quran. We can’t imagine having a better guidance that can help us to achieve a balanced life. However, there comes a time when we find it difficult to comprehend or to grasp the exact …
Read More »The Callers to Allah : Nuh and Ibrahim, `alayhim as salam
The Callers to Allah : Nuh and Ibrahim, `alayhim as salam – by Salih ibn Ghanim al-Sadlan Excerpted from “The Callers to Allah”, Huda, Safar 1420 Nuh (Noah) `alayhis salam The name of the Prophet Nuh `alayhis salam has been mentioed in the Quran forty-five times. Let us recall some …
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