“(Shaitan) said: Because You have sent me astray, surely I will sit in wait against them (human beings) on Your Straight Path. Then I will come to them from before them and behind them, from their right and from their left, and You will not find most of them as thankful ones.” (Al-Araf 7: 16-17)
It is one of the greatest acts of Ibadah to maintain positive thoughts about Allah (swt) – Husn zan billah. And because we fail to do so, we feel sorry and dejected. Allah (swt) states: “I am with my servant as my servant thinks I am.” (Bukhari and Muslim)
What is humility and what does it mean to kill the ego in your heart? Wael Ibrahim takes a look.
Sin is a difficult concept to understand for little children, whose worlds revolve around themselves and their wants and needs. For little children, everything they want comprises of good, and everything that they dislike is bad. It’s as simple as black and white for them. Ruhaifa Adil shares some easy ideas for introducing the concept of sin to children.
Let’s connect to Allah (swt) – this is our chance. Nothing is as strong as Dua!
Most of the Ummah thinks that this particular worship is only a specialty of Ramadan. However, this Ibadah is so important that it will tell you whether you truly love Allah (swt) and whether He (swt) loves you.
Abdullah bin Masood (rtam) once said: “The believer regards his sin, as if he were sitting beneath a mountain which he fears may fall on him, whereas the sinner regards his sin, as if a fly lands on his nose and he swipes it away.” (Tirmidhi)
Farheen Moin writes to draw attention towards the major setback in soul’s growth potential and its various aspects. Read on to explore them.
“Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves (by committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allah).” (Ar-Rad 13:11)
Prophet Ibrahim (as) was willing to sacrifice his son for Allah. What are we willing to sacrifice? Mufti Menk takes an insightful look.
