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By Vanessa Mullen Certainly will the believers have succeeded. [Quran, 23:1] What a wonderful sentiment this is, masha Allah! Allah (swt) promises the believers a beautiful reward in the next life, and how simple it is to follow His guidance! Each Quran surat offers the best of advice and guidance to the believers and even … Read more

Allah calls Himself Al-Kareem— The Generous, The Honourable, The Beneficent— on two occasions in the Quran. He is Al-Kareem in both His essence, being the source of all virtue, good and honor. He is Al-Kareem in His dealings with His creation; He forgives, He follows through and His continually giving forth of the most precious … Read more

by Abu Jamal On the authority of ‘Umar (ra): While we were sitting with the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, one day, there came a man with extremely white clothes and extremely black hair.  No sign of journey could be seen on him, nor did any of us know him.  (He advanced) until he … Read more

Allah calls Himself Al-Haseeb— The Reckoner, The Accountant, The Sufficient— on three occasions in the Quran. He’s the one who keeps account of everything in the worlds and requites even the smallest of deeds. Al-Haseeb is The Sufficient; in general because He takes care of all His slaves, giving them benefits and warding off harm. … Read more

By Ibna Idris Assalamu Alaykum, following is a small article on the issue of recognizing and being aware of the purpose of our existence as well as being conscious of this at all times. In sha Allah, I hope myself and the readers alike will benefit. (Munira Idris, London) Indeed, the best speech is the … Read more

Three Lasting Good Deeds This year on the day of Eid I felt strange, as if there were a black hole in front of me.  It was sadness; Ramadhan was gone, but there was also something else, and I wonder if you recognize this as well?  I felt a fear that I would lose my … Read more

by Raiiq Ridwan Tough times come in the life of every human being, young or old, rich or poor, king or slave. And tough times, more often than not, make us who we are. In fact, tough times (and learning to deal with them) help our true nature emerge. For example, during bad times a really … Read more

By K. Balkhi Despite the root ilm (to know) appearing in the Quran over 750 times in 13 variations, many of us, including me, have spent our lives not even knowing its real definition. We think knowledge is ilm. We even think information can be ilm. I thought my fancy radd-ul-abdiyah-based liberals arts education was … Read more

By Fathima Sarah Afker Surat Al-Mā`ūn is the 107th surah of the Quran. It emphasizes the “small kindnesses” that we may tend to neglect even though we perform the acts of prayer, and it also shows how the withholding of such simple assistance annuls the prayer and cancels out any outward piety one might display. … Read more