Allah will abase a person who becomes conceited, in their confoundment, upon receiving a bounty. If they acknowledge this bounty as a Divine favour, Allah will honour and exalt them.
MESSAGE OF DAY
24 October 2017
There are many kinds of oppression: Just as ruling against the will of Allah is oppression, calling for, approving of or condoning oppression is also oppression.
23 October 2017
Everything in this world is known through its opposite. As the opposite of love is hate, hating those things that are disliked by Allah is a requirement of loving Him.
22 October 2017
On the Last Day it will not be possible to repent, seek forgiveness, or atone for violations to the rights of others. Today is the day for all this. This life is the only chance we have.
21 October 2017
Every journey has its difficulties. But one will experience ease in accordance with one’s preparation. Are we ready for our journey to eternity?
20 October 2017
One of Allah’s friends says: “Do not ask the world for eternity; it cannot give you something that it does not itself possess.” To search for something where it is not to be found is to weary oneself in vain.
19 October 2017
Our most important duty in working to overcome the ignorance of our time is to raise individuals possessing an Islamic person and character.
18 October 2017
The greatest happiness is the heart’s closeness to Allah Almighty and to be able to permanently imprint this intimacy on the heart.
17 October 2017
‘Ali, may Allah be well pleased with him, says: “Attach greater importance to the acceptance [in God’s sight] and continuation of your deeds of righteousness than you do to the deeds themselves.”
16 October 2017
As decreed in a verse from the Qur’an: “And (continue to) worship your Lord until what is certain (death) comes to you.” (15:99)
19 June 2017
I wonder where a concern for the last breath, a concern for the Hereafter and the Muslim community features, amidst the countless worries and confusions occupying our agenda.
16 June 2017
“The human being is defeated by goodness.” If the one shown goodness is an enemy, their enmity decreases. If they are neither friend nor foe, they warm to friendship. If they are a friend, their affection increases.
13 June 2017
Every believer who wants to remain steadfast should run to the aid of Allah’s religion and should endeavour, both materially and spiritually, to the extent of their ability.
10 June 2017
“Allah burdens no soul except within its capacity.” (2:286) This means that we are accountable for everything that is within our capacity.
7 June 2017
The believer must first weigh every task they will undertake against the Divine measures. Then, they should undertake it if it is useful to their life in the world and in the Hereafter, otherwise they should stay away.
4 June 2017
It is Allah Who bestows the mind. Taking a stance against Allah Who gives the mind instead of being a servant to Him is to be a slave to Satan. The most disastrous thing is to be of Satan’s community.
1 June 2017
Our most important task in eliminating the ignorance of our age is to raise believers with good character, rather than complain about the difficulty of the present conditions.
29 May 2017
Just as we are careful not to allow an unlawful morsel to enter our body, we should also take care not to allow any unworthy loves to enter our heart.
26 May 2017
The most excellent gift to be taken to Allah is the enlightened, purified and subtle mirror of the heart in which His attributes of beauty are manifest.
23 May 2017
Holding firmly to the Qur’an and Sunna and being upright and steadfast on the straight path is the greatest saintly wonder of our age.
20 May 2017
It is not enough to say, “I love Allah and His Messenger.” For in one who truly loves, the attributes of the beloved must be visible.
17 May 2017
Just as all the beauty and charm of a soulless body disappears, a life lived apart from the Qur’an and the Sunna has no meaning or value.
14 May 2017
Let us not forget that the Qur’an will be either be an intercessor or an accuser for us on the Day of Judgement, depending on our nearness to or distance from it.
11 May 2017
The most beautiful legacy that a parent can leave for their child is the Islamic personality and character.
8 May 2017
Spending in the way of Allah is not merely material. Everything Allah has bestowed upon the human being must be spent in His way. The lived example of the message of Islam is the most beautiful means of such spending.
5 May 2017
The peace that humanity seeks today is to be found neither in the machine nor in material advancement. For these have not reason, nor love, nor conscience.
2 May 2017
The duty of a believer is to use the Divinely-bestowed bounties in a state of spiritual discipline: to make do with a sufficient amount and to spend the excess in the way of Allah.
29 April 2017
Our raising our children in the climate of the Qur’an and Sunna is a requisite of true love and compassion, while neglect in this regard is the sign of heedlessness.
26 April 2017
It must not be forgotten that a death that comes with glad tidings is the reward of a life of service spent within the spiritual illumination of the Qur’an and Sunna.
23 April 2017
The holiday of a true believer begins in the grave. For they lead their lives in the endeavour of breathing each breath in a manner that will be a means for their comfort in the grave.
20 April 2017
In periods when society is dragged into unbelief and immorality like logs swept away by flood waters, conveying the message of Islam is the foremost duty of a believer.
17 April 2017
A greedy person resembles an ewer; their mouth remains open even if their stomach is full. However, even if you were to empty the oceans into it, what more than its capacity could an ewer possibly hold?
16 April 2017
When Muhammad al-Hakim al-Tirmidhi was asked: “What is spending in the way of Allah?” he answered: “Spending in the way of Allah is to find peace in pleasing another.”
15 April 2017
One who loves deems a duty sacrifice for their beloved in equal measure to their love. Spending for the creation of Allah in His way is tantamount to love of Allah.
14 April 2017
Allah Almighty does not burden His servants with more than they can bear. But this means that we are obliged to strive for Allah in proportion to our ability.
13 April 2017
Let us not forget that we will be accountable not for those struggles we fought in the way of Allah and lost, but those struggles we did not join, while we had the chance.
12 April 2017
The reward for a deed carried out for show is wasted. Mawlana Jalal al-Din al-Rumi says: “One ought not empty the bag through the hole in the bottom while trying to fill it from the top.”
11 April 2017
Islam, the Qur’an and the Messenger of Allah are our most precious treasure. Sitting upon a treasure without knowing its true worth is the greatest heedlessness.
10 April 2017
It is imperative that we raise compassion over and above all mortal loves. Let us have mercy on Allah’s creation that we ourselves become worthy of Divine mercy.
9 April 2017
The soul of a true believer cannot find solace solely in their own belief while there are those in need of the call of guidance around them.
8 April 2017
It is stated in a Prophetic Tradition: “There is no supplication as readily accepted as the supplication of a believer for another believer in their absence.” (Tirmidhi, Birr, 50)
7 April 2017
As indicated in a Prophetic Tradition: “…One who wants Allah to answer them during times of hardship and difficulty, then let them increase their supplications during times of ease…” (Jam’ al-Fawa’id, 9219-9225)
6 April 2017
True repentance is a sincere remorse in the face of sin. Sometimes a sin requires a thousand tears for its forgiveness, while at other times a single tear coming from the heart washes away a thousand sins.
5 April 2017
The most important education in life is experiential knowledge of Allah. The most beautiful art is to be able to lead one’s life as a Muslim. The greatest skill is to be able to die as a Muslim.
4 April 2017
Piousness, renunciation and righteousness is not abandoning the world, but, as in the case of Prophet Solomon, upon him be peace, not to allow love of the world to enter into one’s heart.
3 April 2017
Life is a file of eternity. That file will one day come before us and it will be said: “Read your book! Your own self suffices you this day as a reckoner against you.”(17:14)
2 April 2017
Let us not forget that our lives are a calendar of opportunity, the days of which are numbered. Every day, an unseen hand plucks away a leaf and abandons it to the winds of death.
1 April 2017
The tears that the believers shed in fear of Allah are light of the grave’s darkness and the drops of dew in the gardens of Paradise.
31 March 2017
Sufism is an unremitting struggle against the carnal self. The believer is a person who resists with the strength of their faith the assaults of the carnal soul and Satan, throughout their entire life.
30 March 2017
Those who condemn their nights to sleep will be deprived of Divine grace like the coming to nothing of fertile rains falling upon the desert, the sea and rock faces.
29 March 2017
The Qur’an is like an earth from which treasure springs the further one digs. As long as we can deepen in the contemplation of its vast contents.
28 March 2017
True contemplation begins at the point of intersection of a reason inspired by revelation and a spiritually refined heart.
27 March 2017
An unrefined selfhood is insatiable. A believer who has tasted the pleasure of belief, however, praises Allah for a sufficient amount of sustenance, even seeking someone with whom to share it.
26 March 2017
If our heart’s direction is the Hereafter, the world will follow us. But if our hearts covet the world, neither the world will be ours, nor the Hereafter.
25 March 2017
The most precious treasure is the treasure of the Hereafter comprised of the prayers and blessings rising from the hearts of the needy and suffering whom one has made happy.
24 March 2017
When we look from the horizon of belief and perfect goodness, the state in which we are closer to Allah – whether wealth or poverty – we ought to see as better for us.
23 March 2017
A great many people suppose impoverishment and destitution an ‘evil’ in the absolute sense. Whereas it is this deprivation that keeps a great many on the straight path.
22 March 2017
The servant is to be pleased with the will of their Lord that their Lord be pleased with His servant.
21 March 2017
In the heart of a true believer, the pleasure of honouring others comes before a desire to satisfy their own hunger. They cannot enjoy what they eat while there remain the hungry around them.
20 March 2017
The Qur’an is the foundation of true belief and religious culture. Without a solid foundation, everything built upon it is doomed to destruction and devastation.