Man, with no “mentionable” history before birth, has been given the faculties of hearing and seeing [ad-Dahr 76:2], two eyes and a tongue, and a pair of lips [al-Balad 90: …
Hayaa’ – A Virtue Forgotten in Our Times
Hayaa’ is shyness, bashfulness, humility, modesty (intellectual and otherwise) and no one English word conveys the full meaning of this Islamic virtue. For this reason, Muslim educators have suggested the …
Short-Lived or Enduring Happiness: Our Choice
Hayaa’ is shyness, bashfulness, humility, modesty (intellectual and otherwise) and no one English word conveys the full meaning of this Islamic virtue. For this reason, Muslim educators have suggested the …
Happiness: Contentment, Optimism and Joy
Life today is stressful and statistics clearly show that people are not coping well, with all the indices of unhappiness sky-high. As of 2010, 36 percent of Americans were obese, …
How did the companions defend the Prophet’s (pbuh) honor?
As Muslims, our faith is not complete if we do not hold the Prophet, peace be upon him, dearer to ourselves than our own selves, our parents, or anyone else. …
Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) Farewell Sermon
The following sermon was delivered by Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, on the 9th day of Dhul Hijjah 10 A.H. (632 C.E.) in the Uranah valley of Mount Arafat in Mecca. …
How Has Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) Influenced My Life
Assalamu Alaykum. My name is Ajran Nai’ma A. Arsad, 15 years old. I was born in the Philippines and lived there until last year, when I travelled here to Malaysia …
The Prophet’s (pbuh) Stewardship of the Environment and Compassion for All of God’s Creation
There are many aspects of Prophetic guidance that a person could nod his or her head and say “this makes sense” or “this is high character.” I have always found …
Ahadith Related to the Environment
A believer is like a growing tree “The example of a believer is that of a fresh tender plant; from whatever direction the wind comes, it bends it, but when …
A Sitting with the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Khalid ibn al-Walid (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated the following: “A Bedouin came one day to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) and said to him: …