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ARE YOU A COMPLETE MUSLIM? | Part 16

MAXIMIZING OUR ‘WAYS AND MEANS’ – NURTURING OUR BROTHERLY COOPERATION So as to make sure that we are in line with what is required of each of us by our Lord, let us review what are our basic “ways and means.” They…

Confronting The Cozy, Comfy Bed Syndrome (2) | Umm Abdullah Zubairi

IN PART 1 we addressed the opportunity afforded us by Allah subḥanahu wa taʿâlâ in Ṣalât Al–Layl, the Night Prayer. We continue with advice on how to make it a successful part of our lives. Tips for Succeeding with the Night Prayer…

Is Television Haram?

EVEN NON-MUSLIM Americans are often amazed at Islam’s ability to inspire reverts to give up harmful habits. Experts on the American prison system admit that conversion to Islam in prison is the single most powerful indicator of likely rehabilitation. Nothing else –…

How to Ask of Allah During Ramadan | Munira Al-Mawdi

AND IF MY servants ask thee about me—behold, I am near; I respond to the call of him who calls, whenever he calls unto Me: let them, then, respond unto Me, and believe in Me, so that they might follow the right…

Tahajjud Prayer - Do You Struggle to Wake Up for Tahajjud?

Confronting The Cozy, Comfy Bed Syndrome (1) | Umm Abdullah Zubairi

DO YOU STRUGGLE to leave your cozy, comfy bed in the middle of the night to make the tahajjud prayers? Then here are some tips that can help. A Cost / Benefit Analysis It was a simple encounter…but to my soul it…

Fasting Excellent Weight Control Strategy

Ramadan Offers an Excellent “Weight Control” Strategy | Ahmed Motiar

EVERY YEAR, MORE than 1.5 billion Muslims around the world observe Ramadan fast. For Muslims fasting is a religious obligation (Sûrat Al-Baqarah, 2:183), it being the fourth pillar of Islam. Yet fasting is also an excellent “weight control” strategy. The key point…

The Final Return | Part 6

Experience in the Barzakh In the state of Barzakh, the soul experiences either the reward of comfort or the pain of punishment. In the case of the disbeliever, the Barzakh is the second place of punishment after the ‘trance of death’ and…

Your Child’s First Ramadan Fast | Sumayyah Meehan

THE HOLY MONTH of Ramadan is upon us. And for many families, this will be the first month of Fasting for some of its youngest members. Allah says in the Quran: O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as…

Respecting Ḥayâ’ | Part 1

The Quranic word Al-Ḥayâ’ is translated as “modesty, shyness, moderation and decency” in English. It carries the sense of “diffidence, reserve, timidity, hesitancy in self-assertion,” especially before the awesome Allah, but also in accord with holding in reverence all those in Allah’s…

Preparing for Ramadan with K.I.S.S. | Maryam Amirebrahimi

MANY OF US seek to find that spark of connection to Allah in Ramadan. But sometimes, even by the end of the holiest month of the year, we don’t feel that different. We wish our hearts were a little softer, our eyes…