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Studying the Quran isn’t just about tajweed, memorisation, and remembering trivia. Part of your Quran study should include looking at the Quran from every aspect in order to deepen your knowledge and open your heart and mind to what Allah (swt) wants you to know. You can even start with your own interests. Do you … Read more

Assalamualaikum Dear Brothers & Sisters, Amazing Gift The gift of speech is one of Allah (swt)’s most amazing gifts, but one for which we rarely feel the need to thank Him.  Some of us feel grateful when we see beautiful images or signs of nature and are thus reminded of the gift of sight.  Similarly … Read more

By Shaheen Nawaz To many of us the word “success” means something so huge and out of reach that we lose hope even before trying to achieve it! But our Prophet (saws) gave us the good news that success lies in doing things, even small things, consistently. In other words, it isn’t the quantity or … Read more

Allah’s name Al-Ghafoor— The Forgiving, The Exceedingly and Perfectly Forgiving— occurs 91 times in the Quran. He is the One whose forgiveness manifests both quality and quantity. Al-Ghafoor is the One Who forgives, regardless of how large the sin is, and He forgives over and over again! The Perfect Forgiver and Pardoner, the One Who … Read more

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Protect your study periods from interruptions any way you can. We can’t completely control our environments but there are some things we can do to avoid distracting ourselves. Here are some suggestions: Try to figure out the length of time during which you can concentrate well. For some lucky students it’s hours, for others, five … Read more

A beautiful aspect of Allah’s power is that He chooses and selects whatever He wills. Allah ‘azza wajal says about Himself: And your Lord creates whatsoever He wills and chooses. [Quran, 28:68]. The attribute of choosing shows the perfection of His wisdom, knowledge and power. Allah subhanahu wa ta’alaa has chosen four months to be … Read more

By Vanessa M When it comes to the environment, there is much we can do to make the planet that Allah (swt) has given us healthy and more peaceful. So why are we only using these practices to clean up the world around us? Doesn’t change start from within? By His will our Creator has … Read more

By Nazia Janar Recently I’d been feeling very hard-hearted and unemotional; I couldn’t feel anything for anyone close or far, no matter what they were going through. I couldn’t cry. I would ask Allah (swt) to soften my heart but even this asking was emotion-free. I hated this feeling. But one afternoon everything changed, and … Read more