The Power of Prayer. A True Story.

Muniba, a young Muslim university student, was home for the summer. She had gone to visit some sisters one evening & the time passed quickly as each shared their various experiences of the past year.  She ended up staying longer than she had planned.  Evening came & Muniba had to walk home alone, but she […]

Is God Merciful? Islam’s Response To Evil & Suffering.

The problem of evil has troubled humankind since time immemorial. This article gives the Islamic perspective on it in a simple and logical way.  In addition to contrasting our limited wisdom with God’s, this story also provides key lessons and spiritual insights. The first lesson is that in order to understand God’s will, one has […]

The Forty Hadith Of Annawawi – the Tenth Hadith ( Topic)

On the authority of Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: “Allah the Almighty is good and accepts only that which is good. And verily Allah has commanded the believers to do that which He has commanded the Messengers. So the Almighty has […]

The Holy Quran – Al-Imran Sura

The Day every soul will find what it has done of good present [before it] and what it has done of evil, it will wish that between itself and that [evil] was a great distance. And Allah warns you of Himself, and Allah is Kind to [His] servants.” ( 31 )   Say, [O Muhammad], “If […]

Knowing God In The Time Of Corona

There is no refuge from God except to Him! he Qur’anic verse “There is no refuge from God except to Him” have always been on my mind growing up. But I did not fully understand it until a funny situation occurred with my son around 20 years ago. He was playing in the kitchen and […]

The Holy Quran – Aal-i-Imraan Sura

(1) Alif, Lam, Meem. (2) Allah – there is no deity except Him, the Ever-Living, the Sustainer of existence. (3) He has sent down upon you, [O Muhammad], the Book in truth, confirming what was before it. And He revealed the Torah and the Gospel. (4) Before, as guidance for the people. And He revealed […]

Virtues of the Ten Days of Dhul Hijjah.

How do the first ten days of the Month of Dhul Hijjah differ from other days of the year? Praise be to Allaah Who has created Time and has made some times better than others, some months and days and nights better than others, when rewards are multiplied many times, as a mercy towards His […]