PREPARING FOR ETERNITY

In the Name of Allāh.

Life is but a fleeting abode, a mist that dissipates in the morning sun. Heed this reminder, and let it ring loudly in your ears. Verily, no matter how high your towers of success and achievement, no matter how strong the walls of your worldly accomplishments, death will find you, will claim you, will call you to the Hereafter. Allāh says: “Wherever you may be,

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THE SOURCE OF TRUE STRENGTH AND POWER

In the Name of Allāh.

It amazes me how some people fall into the trap of arrogance and self-confidence, thinking they are self-sufficient and that they even need no help from the Creator in certain issues because they have done the human needful. But what folly is this?

As the Qur’ān reminds us, all of creation needs Allāh’s Grace and Mercy. Indeed, even the mightiest of kings and the richest …

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THE DIGNITY OF WOMEN

In the Name of Allāh.

O men who lack protective jealousy for their wives! Heed the clarion call of Islām, which proclaims the sanctity and dignity of women. You betray their trust, and you abandon your sacred duty, allowing your wives to be exposed to the evil of non-Maḥram men. Your homes, once a place of chastity and honour, have become dens of sin and perversion.

More ignorantly, in the …

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THE TREACHEROUS MIRAGE

In the Name of Allāh.

The lure of wealth, the intoxication of greed, they seduce the unwary, leading them astray, step by step, until they find themselves lost in a wilderness of sin, far from the light of righteousness, far from the path of salvation. Yet, those who indulge in unlawful wealth-making may be blind to their peril, ensnared by the very poison they chase, a poison that dulls their …

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THE WELLSPRING OF KNOWLEDGE

In the Name of Allāh.

Verily, part of the legacy of the Prophet (ﷺ) was to gather his companions in the Masjid after Fajr or ‘Asr prayer in the stillness of knowledge, of understanding, of learning.

What good is a Muslim by name alone, who clings to the shell of Islām, but neglects the pearl within? This is because Muslims are obligated to learn. Anas Ibn Mālik reported: The Messenger …

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