I was surprised by the knock. It was late at night and I was the only guest. I opened the door. It was the manager

Amr Ibn Al-Aas (rta) was the governor of Egypt during Umar Ibn Khattab’s (rta) caliphate. He belonged to one of the tribes of Quraish called

The dilemma started when I was unable to get myself registered in any medical college. Disheartened and disappointed, I decided to do something ‘more challenging,’

Once, Al-Haaj Ibrahim was approached by a friend for a loan. The friend promised to return it before the end of the year. Al-Haaj gave

I looked up at the mirror staring at the glowing face, recently pampered and serviced by the best parlour in town in exchange of a

We were visiting Lahore from Karachi. On one beautiful morning, with a drop in temperature and a gentle breeze blowing, we decided to visit the

Once, during his Caliphate, Ali Ibn Abi Talib (rta) lost his armour. One day, he saw a Jew in possession of an armor he recognized

One day, Umar (rta) was seated in Masjid Nabvi, when a man passed by saying: “O Umar! For you is the lowest level of Hell-fire.”

My father left this temporary world in his final journey on Friday, the 24th of Shaban, 1428 AH (September 7, 2007), by the will of

I do not come from a particularly religious background. Regular prayers and fasts were never quite expected of me while I was growing up. I