Knowledge and Deeds

Balance Between Knowledge and Action

Having noticed that my 'self’ values and appreciates knowledge, and hence it gives knowledge the priority over everything else, it abides by the existence...
Why Cling to Dunya When Paradise Awaits?

Why Cling to Dunya When Paradise Awaits?

During the Battle of Badr, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said in an inspirational speech to his Companions: "Stand up (to go up) to...
Why Are There Different Narrations Or Wordings Of Same Hadith

Why Are There Different Narrations Or Wordings Of Same Hadith

The scholars have pinpointed many major causes for different narrations or wordings of what is apparently one hadith or one incident. The following are...
Eight Lessons For A Meaningful Life

Eight Lessons For A Meaningful Life

It has been narrated that Shaqīq al-Balkhī told al-Hātim: ‘You have accompanied me for a while now. What have you learned?’ Al-Hātim said: "Eight...
Family Needs A Mother

Family Needs A Mother

To get a feeling of how the new generation has come to loath the idea or mere mention of motherhood, consider a protesting, angered...
The Fallacy of Turkish Barbarism

The Fallacy of Turkish Barbarism

…Western negative depictions of Muslims, throughout the centuries have only been given legitimacy and turned into truths by mere repetition, even though such depictions...
Teaching Methods Employed by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)

Teaching Methods Employed by Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)

In teaching the Companions the vast knowledge he (ﷺ) had with him, the Prophet (ﷺ) relied on important educational techniques to make sure that...
Uthman Ibn Affan (RA) and the Qur’an

Uthman Ibn Affan (RA) and the Qur’an

The method by means of which ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan and all the noble Sahabah were educated was the Holy Qur’an which was revealed from...
The Lost Art of Family Meals

The Lost Art Of Family Meals

I was reading an article by a virtuous sister on the current materialistic lifestyle that women are subjected to. Women return home exhausted, to...
Belief In The Hereafter And The Concept Of Rebirth

Belief In The Hereafter And The Concept Of Rebirth

Is there any difference between the Islamic belief in the hereafter and the Hindu concept of rebirth? If any, what is it? Does Islam...