Who are God’s Friends?
Who, then, are God’s friends? The friends of God are those fortunate ones who have mastered the exoteric and esoteric on the path of Sufism,...
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Every Day is a New Blessing
EVERY DAY IS A NEW BLESSING For the Messenger of Allah, upon him be peace and blessings, for the illustrious, subtle, pure soul of the...
Outward Sins are Found Repugnant While Inner Sins go Unnoticed
OUTWARD SINS ARE FOUND REPUGNANT WHILE INNER SINS GO UNNOTICED Brothers and sisters, There are external, outward sins, such as gambling, drinking, fornication, stealing and...
What is the Meaning of Reading?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF READING? iq’ra bi-is’mi rabbika alladhī khalaq “Read in and with the Name of your Lord, Who has created.” (96:1) The...
Today, We are in an Age of Ignorance Where a Worldly Life Devoid of (Any Consideration of) The Hereafter Is Aspired To
To begin with, there must be ‘knowledge’. Knowledge – to be able to know Allah Almighty. Secondly, there needs to be ‘deeds’. Our deeds are...
The Necessity of Qur’anic Learning
THE NECESSITY OF QUR’ANIC LEARNING The chief ingredients in the home are love, mercy, and spirituality and piety. And these three noble qualities are realised...
The Need to Avoid the World Of Unbelievers
THE NEED TO AVOID THE WORLD OF UNBELIEVERS ghayri l-maghdūbi ‘alayhim (1:7) [He] wills that we do not resemble those who are astray, those who...
Endeavouring To Perform One Act Of Goodness After Another
The human being is to pull themselves away from all petty things. fa-idhā faraghta fanṣab wa-ilā rabbika far’ghab “Therefore, when you are free (from one...
Are we ready for death? Why will everyone die full of regret?
…The Qur’an informs us in its last three juz’ (part) that the Day of Resurrection is a day of great upheaval. It informs us that...
This World is a Realm of Trial
Respected brothers and sisters. May Allah Almighty grant us all blessings from the Qur’anic verses recited. Among all creation, Allah Almighty has favoured the human...
What are the Hidden Prohibitions?
A person may be mindful of external sins, but be unaware of hidden sins. These hidden sins can even surpass those external ones. What are...
A Dynamic Commitment to Islam
Respected brothers and youth, In the Qur’anic verses recited, Allah Almighty enjoins us to hold our commitment to Islam vigorous and dynamic. The first verse...
How Must Servanthood be Realised?
We ought to consider, we have come to the world gratuitously. We could have come as any other creature. Excuse my saying so, but we...