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by Nazia Hussain Salaam, and welcome to this new series about the best of humanity sent to all of mankind: our blessed Prophet Muhammad (sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam; peace and blessings of Allah be upon him). The aim of this series is to explore events in the life of the noble Prophet Muhammad (sal … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, I spent a part of my life abroad for studies. Some of it was pretty sad. I was away from home, family and friends, and I wasn’t really able to make friends easily, especially with people of other races. It was very lonely, and often I would get very depressed. Human beings … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim We sometimes come across examples in Islam of how it is detestable to ask too many questions. But on the other hand there are stories of how the Sahaba, especially the women, would come and ask daring and embarrassing questions to the prophet, which is considered a praiseworthy quality. A sister once … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim From the moment we first look at a person, we’re already forming some ideas about his or her personality, character, and appearance. We are psychologically programmed to do this because we don’t have a clue how to behave when we meet someone we’ve never seen before. The image we form of other … Read more

by Abir Dhib Lately I had a conversation with a non-Muslim about how Muhammad (saws) wasn’t as “holy” as we affirm. When I asked him about his sources, he replied, “Well, it’s all over the news and social media.” This small chat made me think: What if I weren’t a ‪Muslim, had never met a … Read more

by Raiiq Ridwan She Trusted, He Delivered Perched on top of the mountain with nothing and no one around her, the lady peered into the distance. She saw no one. She ran down the mountain and across the valley and climbed another mountain, peering into the distance again. Again, nothing could be seen Her child … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, The Prophet’s uncle, Al-Abbas, remained in Makkah on the Prophet’s order while the Prophet and most of the Muhajireen were in Madinah. There were others too who would give information to the Prophet about the enemies when they were planning against him. One such occasion was when the Quraish and other Arab … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim Out of the innumerable great virtues of the Prophet was that he would convey very comprehensive messages in very few words. This is overwhelmingly evident when you have a look at the books of explanations of hadiths. A single hadith could sometimes take a whole book when scholars tried to explain it. … Read more

Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim, One of the best forms of worship is dua. Nothing brings one closer to Allah Azza wa Jall than talking directly with Him. He said in the Quran: ‏ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ Call upon Me; I will respond to you. [Qur’an, 40:60] The Prophet s.a.w.s. said, الدعاء هو العبادة‏ Du’a (supplication) is … Read more