How to Make Effective Decisions? “O Allaah, if You know this affair to be good for me in relation to my religion, my life, and end, then decree and facilitate it for me, and bless me with it. If You know this affair to be ill for me towards my...
Do Not Lose Your Hope Say: ‘O my people who have been prodigal against yourselves, do not despair of Allah’s mercy; surely Allah forgives sins altogether; surely He is the All-forgiving, the All-compassionate. (Surah 39. az-Zumar, Verse -53) Dear brothers and sisters, We are not here merely to make a...
♣Keep your heat pure.♣ “There is in the body a clump of flesh – if it becomes good, the whole body becomes good and if it becomes bad, the whole body becomes bad. And indeed it is the heart.” (Al-Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 49) Dear brothers and sisters,...
♦How does the heart think?♦ Have they not journeyed upon the earth, that they might have hearts by which to understand or ears by which to hear? Truly it is not the eyes that go blind, but it is hearts within breasts that go blind. (Surah 22. al-Hajj, Verse -46)...
Be Like A Bird Umar (R) said “I heard Messenger of Allah (PBUH) saying: “If you all depend on Allah with due reliance, He would certainly give you provision as He gives it to birds who go forth hungry in the morning and return with full belly at dusk”. (At-Tirmidhi...
Judge Yourself Not Others “O you who believe! Let not one people deride another; it may be that they are better than them. Nor let women deride other women; it may be that they are better than them. And do not defame yourselves or insult one another with nicknames; how...
Start your journey for knowledge The Messenger of Allah (?) said, “He who goes forth in search of knowledge is considered as struggling in the Cause of Allah until he returns.” (At- Tirmidhi – 2647) Dear brothers and sisters, In the modern era, we acquire knowledge from our school or...
Be among the truthful “O you who believe! Reverence your Lord, and be among the truthful.” (Surah 9. al-Tawbah, Verse – 119) Dear brothers and sisters, Who wants to introduce himself as a liar? We never ever want to be identified as a liar. We all want that people should call us...
Messenger of Allah (?) said, “By Him in Whose Hand my soul is! You will not enter Jannah until you believe, and you shall not believe until you love one another. May I inform you of something, if you do, you love each other. Promote greeting amongst you (by...
“Worship Allah, and ascribe not partners unto Him. And be virtuous toward parents and kinsfolk, toward orphans and the indigent, toward the neighbor who is of kin and the neighbor who is not of kin, toward the companion at your side and the traveler, and toward those whom your...
Indeed, Allah orders justice and good conduct and giving to relatives and He forbids immorality and bad conduct and oppression. He admonishes you that perhaps you will be reminded. (Surah 16.An-Nahl, Verse – 90) Dear brothers and sisters, In this brief verse, Allah has ordered three most important things on...
Prophet PBUH) said, “Be mindful of Allah, and He will take care of you. If you ask, ask of Allah. If you need help, seek it from Allah. Know that if the whole world were to gather together in order to help you, they would not be able to help...
Change yourself first “Indeed, Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change what is in themselves.” (Surah 13.Ar-Rad, Verse – 11) Dear brothers and sisters, This is an important verse which indicates that Allah, the blessed and exalted, in His perfect justice and wisdom does...
Leave that which does not concern you The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” (Sunan al-Tirmidhi?, Hadith – 2318) Dear brothers and sisters, This hadith outlines a valuable approach to be happy...
And do not pursue that of which you have no knowledge. Indeed, the hearing, the sight and the heart about all those [one] will be questioned (by Allah). And do not walk upon the earth proudly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth, and you will never reach the mountains...
Ali bin Hussain (RAA) reported that the Messenger of Allah said: Of the beauty of Islam of a man is giving up of what does not concern him. (Malek, Ahmad, Tirmizi & Ibn Mazah) Give up unnecessary things: A Muslim firmly believe in faith should not earn more than...
Every soul shall taste death, and you will indeed be paid your reward in full on the Day of Resurrection. (Surah 3. Al Imran, verse – 185) Dear brothers and sisters, You have probably heard of Steve Jobs. He was an American entrepreneur, business magnate, inventor, industrial designer, and...
A man said to the Prophet, ‘Give me advice.’ The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, ‘Do not get angry.’ The man asked repeatedly, and the Prophet answered each time, ‘Do not get angry.’ (Sahih al-Bukhari, Hadith – 6116) Dear brothers and sisters, Anger is built-in to all people so...
Your Struggle Composes Your Life And whosoever strives, strives only for his own good. Truly God is beyond need of the worlds. (Surah 29. Al-Ankabut, Ayah 6) Dear brothers and sisters, In the above verse, Allah gave importance to the struggle of human life, because human beings are punished...
You Have to be a Visionary “Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what was intended. Whoever migrates with an intention for Allah and His messenger, the migration will be for the sake of Allah and his Messenger. And whoever migrates for worldly gain or to marry a...
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