Sarah had heard many negative characterizations of Islam, especially that the religion oppressed women. She didn’t spend much time thinking about these things, one way or the other. It remained …
How to Be a Dignitary on the Day of Judgment
Abu Hurairah reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “Allah will cover seven people with His shade, on the Day when there will be no shade …
Reflections on Spritual and Self Development
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, …
Al-Quran: Remedy for Sadness
Western civilization looks at the human being and human personality as essentially flawed. The idea then is that we should just try to patch up those flaws with pills or …
Imam Bukhari – Custodian of the Prophetic Legacy
His is a name forever etched near that of the Prophet of God, hallmarking the noble words, deeds, and tacit approvals or disapprovals that are embodied in the rich corpus …
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 …