A lot of people have exams coming up. During one of my Arabic Classes, one student asked the teacher to cancel next week’s class because of she needed to study to get a perfect grade. When we want something, like an A on our exam, or a new electronic, or to win in this competition, we always have a plan to help us make our way towards that goal. We might study, work to raise money, practice and so on. We know for a fact that sitting around and dreaming about that goal without actually putting in some kind of work will never get us to there.
As Muslims we all pretty much have the same ultimate goal; to get to the highest level of Paradise, Al-Firdaus.
Continue reading ‘One Way’
When Imam Nawawi was young, he used to be pursued by the children of his town as they continually asked him to join them in their games.
They used to sneer, jeer, and try every conceivable method to get him to join, but he used to break away from them crying while saying,
“Allah did not create me to play”
Continue reading ‘The Outlook of Young Imam An-Nawawi’
“Whoever sticks to my Sunnah, when the rest of my Ummah…”
I’m just passing on to you all a Hadeeth (statement) of our Prophet Muhammad (sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam)… something to think about. By the way, this is a kind of follow-up on the beautiful article by our brother Jawaad Ahmad Khan (Are You Different?), on this same issue.
Continue reading ‘Dare to be Different!’
By Abdul-Basit Khan
Hey everybody, Ramadaan is really close now – there’s only like 1 or 2 days left!!! Can you believe it? You know, this is the time for us to start doing sincere Tawbah to Allah, (repentance from our sins, or returning back to Allah) because the Prophet mentioned in an authentic hadeeth that,
ورمضان إلى رمضان
“A Ramadaan to the next Ramadaan,
كفارة لما بينهن إذا اجتنبت الكبائر
…expiates all the sins (a person may have done) in between as long as the person avoids the Major Sins.”
This hadeeth is undisputedly authentic as it is recorded in Saheeh Muslim. However, our Prophet placed a condition there which many Muslims are not aware of! Ramadaan expiates all of your sins…as long as you have avoided the Major Sins. In Surah Najm, Allah says,
“As for those who avoid the [truly] grave [major] sins and shameful deeds – even though they may sometimes stumble, behold, your Sustainer is abounding in forgiveness.”
Therefore, we see the tremendous importance of this Tawbah. Only through sincere repentance to Allah can our major sins be wiped away. So this is the time, with the beginning of the Month of Forgiveness, to start doing this Tawbah.
How to do Tawbah? It’s not difficult at all, from a physical perspective. Continue reading ‘How To Perform Repentance (part 2)’
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