love of worldly life Islam calls for creating an intellectual balance between this worldly life and seeking Allah’s Pleasure. A Muslim is not asked to hate life nor to abandon its pleasures, but he is asked to utilise its advantages in his path to Allah. He is asked to…
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Maintaining Kinship Ties One of the traits that distinguishes the Islamic religion is its call for reform. The Islamic call for reform is based on reforming what needs to be reformed and securing what needs to be secured. These traits are shown greatly in the rules of Islam that are relevant to…
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what is the purpose of the day of judgment? Allah Almighty says in the Holy Quran, Surah Al-Mu’minun, Ayah 115: ”Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned.” (أَفَحَسِبْتُمْ أَنَّمَا خَلَقْنَاكُمْ عَبَثًا وَأَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا تُرْجَعُونَ), He tells us that this life is not…
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Easy Deeds with Great Rewards The methodology of Islam is built upon honouring the human and his deeds and guiding him to success in this life and the hereafter. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) taught us that Allah does not look at our figures or our attire, but He looks at our…
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The Name of Allah and the Importance of Revelation The understanding of the Name of Allah is based on revelation, meaning that there is no room for personal interpretation based solely on the human mind. Thus, the study of the Names of Allah should be derived from the Holy Quran and Prophetic…
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Kindness to Women in Islam In the pre-Islamic society, women were despised and belittled. They were deprived of their human rights and mistreated. For example, women were deprived of their rights of inheritance and the right to choose their spouses, among other rights. Islam came to abolish all these traditions and customs…
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The Prophet Muhammad’s Mercy to Mankind Allah Almighty gathered all the attributes of beauty and human perfection and granted them to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ). His personality was characterized by the noblest actions and sayings. Before the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) received revelation from Allah, he was known as the Truthful and the Trustworthy. His lineage…
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Believing in the Day of Judgment in Islam and its events, such as the resurrection, the gathering, and the reckoning, is a branch of believing in Allah and His Ultimate Power and Justice. Allah Almighty described the Day of Judgment in the Holy Quran and said in Surah Al-Hajj: ”O mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed,…
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A Heart Connected to Allah Know that Allah made the hearts as mirrors of human nature and human character. If the heart is sound, then a person’s life will be sound as well, and vice versa. Allah Almighty told us that He does not accept people’s deeds unless they are accompanied…
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Stories From The Quran The Story of The Pious Man Uzair Uzair was a pious man from the Children of Israel. It has not been proven that he was a prophet. His story is mentioned in the Quran, in Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 259. One day, he passed by a ruined town and looked…
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