THEY PRAY AND SPEND

In the Name of Allāh. When it comes to strengthening one’s faith and encouraging oneself to carry out good deeds, then Qiyām al-Layl is very important. Many texts of the Qur’ān and Ḥadīth underscore this and speak of its high status and great reward. Allāh describes the Muttaqūn in Sūrah Adh-Dhariyāt (51) Verse 17: كَانُوا […]

ALLĀH’S ADVICE FOR SUCCESS

In the Name of Allāh. Can you imagine Allāh, the Lord of the universe, giving us a surefire way to succeed in this life and the next? Allāh, in His Infinite Love and Mercy, has given us the keys to His Forgiveness and Guidance, and shown us the way to Paradise. In His Words, He […]

MIND THAT HELL

In the Name of Allāh. A father visits soothsayers and his son learns sorcery. What do you await from a child whose parents are religiously bankrupted? If not the one saved by Allāh anyway. Today, what remains with some Muslims is only names. They engage in different forms of prohibition. They listen to obnoxious music, […]

A PRECIOUS TREASURE

In the Name of Allāh. The best investment and provision indeed a believer can make for himself to obtain Allāh’s Pleasure is having Taqwā (consciousness) of Allāh. Allāh says (in Sūrah Al-An’ām [6] verse 32): “But far better is the house in the Hereafter (i.e. Paradise) for those who are Al-Muttaqūn (i.e. those who are […]