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’
“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!’
Many of us feel left out. We feel deprived. We feel depressed. We feel very sad at heart. This is because many of us did not get the opportunity to go and visit the Sacred House of Allah this year. Some of us may have already gone for Hajj, but yet we miss the Ka’bah already. Many of us have never gone for Hajj, and we feel extremely disheartened.
But don’t feel sad, and don’t feel deprived. Continue reading ‘Sad you missed out on Hajj?’
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