Ihyaaud Deen An Effort to Revive Deen in Totality
In essence, we have restricted our deen to a few rituals. We have not applied it to other facets of life to show that Islam stands for kindness and affection. What people wish to see is the true spirit of Islam. They want to see the truth and honesty of …
August, 2015
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12 August
Take your Deen Everywhere
Deen is not confined to the musjid. It extends to the workplace, the home and in every other quarter. When we will carry the deen to all places then people will see that Islam is complete and comprehensive. Otherwise, they will feel it is restricted to a few ritual practices. …
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5 August
True Islamic Finance
Someone came to a businessman to offer some rolls of fabric complaining that he couldn’t get it selling. So the businessman in turn tells him that there is actually a demand for this fabric, and he then shows him a particular market and tells him how he should go about …
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1 August
The Bounties of Paradise
In Jannat there is nothing such as termination and ending – ما لَهُ مِن نَفادٍ– The taste of things will never end. It will just be one excitement to another, one enjoyment to another. Everything is just continuing and each one is different from the other. In this world, even …
June, 2015
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3 June
Make Peace with your Creator
There are two dimensions in life, the outer and the inner. The outer can be polished and corrected at any time if it is not right. However, this is not the case with the inner. The trauma and uneasiness you experience is completely in the hands of Allah Ta‘ala. If …
May, 2015
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20 May
Only Aakhirah is Eternal
From birth you go through so many changes. As a baby you are totally helpless. Then at 6 or 9 months changes begin to appear and you start moving around. Then the child becomes an infant and begins going to school and crèche. Then as one gets older and develops …
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13 May
Fight the Temptation
Hazrat Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Daamat Barakaatuhu) mentioned: Initially when a person does a wrong, there is reluctance and hesitation. This is a favour of Allah Ta‘ala which needs to be appreciated and taken advantage off. When a person ignores this inspiration a few times, it stops and then he does …
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6 May
Knowledge is not Everything
The Quraan Majeed speaks about two learned people who were misled, viz. Bal‘am Baa‘ooraa and Ka’b bin Ashraf. Mufti Shafee’ Saahib (rahmatullahi ‘alaih) says that this teaches us that knowledge is not sufficient. Rather together with knowledge, rectifying one’s inner-self is necessary. Source: Al-Haadi
April, 2015
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29 April
Acquiring the Assistance of Allah Ta’ala
We see and listen to the reports of the oppression being meted out to the Muslims in various parts of the world and we then take out processions and marches. But it makes no difference. What we really need to do is beg Allah Ta‘ala for His assistance and aid. …
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22 April
Succession plans
We speak of succession plans and security plans, but the best is what Allah Ta‘ala grants. Zakariyya (‘alaihis salaam) asked that his child be “radhiyya” – Lovable, i.e. beloved to Allah Ta‘ala and the people. If a person is loved by all, his family members and outsiders, then even if …