Pamoja Milele (Together Forever). pt 1

As I flustered my eye lids opened I notice the room was too bright. It took me some few seconds to get focused on any object. The ceiling was all white with florescent tubes shinning everywhere. Tubes all around me, some going in and others coming out, a woman’s voice was coming from a small …

ANNIVERSARY GIFT- FROM HER TO ME part 3

The caller ID shows the name of my eldest daughter ‘Kemi’. I bought them one phone to always call me anytime they need anything or to talk to me whenever they feel like and vice versa. So I cut the call and called her back ‘Hello darling’, I said when I picked the call ‘Daddy, …

The Methods of Dhikr, Remembrance of Allah

There are a number of hadiths which are directly relevant to the methods of dhikr used by various Sufi turuq. I have grouped them below, under the titles “Posture is Irrelevant to Dhikr,” “Dhikr in Assembly and in a Circle,” “Dhikr Saying `La ilaha illa Allah,” “Dhikr by saying `Allah,” and “No Limits to doing …

Significant of the ‘dua’ recommend by the prophet SAW for the last 10 night of Ramadan.

In the Name of Allah the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Indeed all praise is due to Allah, we praise Him and seek His help and forgiveness, we seek refuge with Allah from our soul’s evil and our wrong doings, he whom Allah guides, no one can misguide, and he whom He misguides, no one …

Abdullah ibn Mubarak and the learned old woman

Abdullah-ibn-al-mubarak (rahimaullah ) once said: I [once] went out to perform Hajj in Allah’s sacred house and visit His messenger’s masjid. On my way I saw the dark outline of a person. I tried to see who it was and finally found that she was an old woman wearing a loose garment and a scarf. …

Love: An Islamic Perspective

Love is one of the most central attributes of God. God is described in the Quran as “Wadood”, a superlative term for love which has been translated as “The Affectionate” or “One who is full of loving kindness”. In one verse: {And ask forgiveness of your Lord, then repent to Him. Truly my Lord is …

Prophet Musa (AS) – Part II

A NEW LIFE Having killed a man, and knowing that the Pharaoh and his men were hot on his heels, Musa AS escaped Egypt. He did not know exactly where to head, for he had never stepped outside of Egypt before. Nevertheless, he went towards Madyan, and said that “I hope that my Lord will …

Prophet Musa (AS) – Part III

THE DA’WAH OF MUSA AS Musa AS carried with him two commands for Pharaoh. The first was an invitation to Allah and the second was to release Bani Israel from all the torture and oppression imposed on them by Pharaoh’s regime. Proof was going to be required in this confrontation, and Musa AS was already …

Prophet Musa (AS) – Part I

THE PROPHECY If we were to apply human laws, Musa AS should not have existed. Set against its historical context, his story should have ended before it began. Yet, in the face of the impossible, he did exist, and he grew up to be one of the Ulul Azm, the mightiest five Messengers and Prophets, …

Sex before marriage?

The dignity of human beings and especially the dignity of women is something that is utterly valued and highly sanctified in Islam. A woman’s womb in Arabic ‘rahm’ is extracted from the name of Allah Himself ‘ArRahman’ (The Most Merciful). This is a sign of elevation and closeness the woman has with The Creator Himself, …

Dua’a for our dear Parents

1. Tonight let’s make a special dua for parents. Some of us take our parents for granted, thinking they will always be here to love and comfort us but one day they won’t be here. So treasure your time with them. Look after them like they looked after you. We could have been neglected when …

Women in Islam: Aisha Bint Aby Bakr RA

Aisha Bint Aby Bakr RA Umm-Al-Mu’minin (Mother of Believers) Note: For ease of reading, we have not inserted “May Allah be pleased with her (RA)” each time Aisha’s RA name or the name of each Companion is mentioned, but please take it that the salutations apply to all of them, may Allah be pleased with …