The Drugs Epidemic in Muslim Communities - Shaykh Ahsan Hanif One of the main goals and objectives of the Shariah is the preservation of our intellect because it enables us to: understand the Quran and the Sunnah, comprehend the speech of Allah ﷻ, and worship Allah ﷻ and become closer...
The Gifts of Winter - Shaykh Mustafa Abu Rayyan Allah ﷻ described the believers as being people who look into the signs of Allah and Allah’s creation. Among the signs of the existence of Allah ﷻ is the changing of the seasons, and the night and the day. Allah ﷻ...
When the call to the Friday prayer calls, you rush towards the remembrance of Allah ﷻ and leave behind everything you were busy with prior to the Jummah prayer. “O you who believe, when the call for Salāh (prayer) is proclaimed on Friday, hasten for the remembrance of Allah, and...
How to Deal with Sins- Shaykh Mustafa Abu Rayyan When describing humanity Allah SWT mentions that humans are weak, and there are many verses that allude to this. The scholars explain that we are weak in many ways - among them is our inability to continuously obey Allah SWT; we...
Allah SWT says in the Quran that: Indeed, in the Messenger of Allah (Muhammad ﷺ) you have a good example to follow for him who hopes in (the Meeting with) Allah and the Last Day and remembers Allah much. (Quran 33:21) The Prophet ﷺ is the best example and role model...
Tawheed is Boring? – Shaykh Ahsan Hanif One thing we must all know as part and parcel of our religion and our faith, is that there is nothing more precious and important than the Tawheed of Allah SWT. It is the principle and the foundation upon which our very existence...
Waswas is the whispers that come from the shaytaan. The person has speculation, suffers from suspicion, the person has doubt and has all kinds of issues. We deal with this all the time with people from our community. Everybody has waswas but the one who has some level of normality,...
One of the greatest lessons that we learn from the Hajj and from the story of the prophet Ibraheem (AS) is the effort and reward that you gain through the effort of your worship. We know incidents from Ibraheem’s (AS) life because of what they represent. However, one thing...
We are in the month of Rabi Ul Awal. It is important to stay aware of what Islamic month we are currently in because many of our acts of worship, and events in our history correspond with what month it is. This month has significance in our Deen because...
We thank Allah SWT for giving us the greatest blessings: the blessings of an Islam; being among the greatest of his nations; being the followers of his greatest prophet; being upon the deen of Allah SWT, the greatest way of life. This is a fact which is often overlooked,...
