There are things in life which are not very important, those which are quite important and then those things which are absolutely vital for our collective well-being. Let this be a reminder to me and anyone else who wishes to read on – there is simply nothing more vital for us in our very short and [...]

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon Muhammad, His last messenger. The purpose of this hand-out is to correct a false idea spread among those willing to adopt Islam as their faith. Some people have a wrong notion that entering into the Islamic [...]

Arsh: The throne of Allah Ta’ala. Banu Isra’eel: Literally means the children of Isra’eel. It refers to the progeny of Hadrat Ya’qub (alayhis salaam). Barakah: Literally means "blessings". It refers to the experiencing of abundance in things which are apparently insignificant or little, both in value and [...]

From Imam Ghazali’s book "Ihyaa Uloom ad Deen" (The revival of religious teachings) Know, O dear readers, that the medicine of a disease is to remove the root cause of that disease. Isa (Jesus Christ) -peace be upon him- was once asked: "What thing is difficult?" He said: "God’s wrath." Prophet Yahya (John, the Baptist) -peace be [...]

Think of Allah before you take any action. Make Du’a before everything - sleeping, eating, studying, driving etc. Read the Qur’an in Arabic and the meaning every day - take the time out of your busy schedule to listen to Allah. Become a serious student of this Deen. Try to make it to the next [...]

Spreading kindness at home Aa’ishah (RA) said: "The Messenger of Allah (SAW) said: "When Allah loves the people of a household, He introduces kindness among them." (Reported by Ibn Abi al-Dunya and others; Saheeh al-Jaami’, no. 1704) In other words, they start to be kind to one another. This is one of the means of [...]

  A quick preparation for Ramadan Start reading Qur’an daily after Salat al-Fajr. Spend some time listening to recitations from the Qur’an. Train yourself to go bed early so that you can wake up far Salat al-Fajr. Keep yourself in a state of Wudu (Ablution) most of the time. Evaluate yourself daily before going bed. Thank [...]

The lists below have been taken with permission from the book Islamic Dietary Laws and Practices by Mohammad Mazhar Hussaini and M S Ahmad Hussein Sakr, Ph.D . It should be noted that a product being imported from a Muslim country is not necessarily a guarantee that it is completely Halal. In fact, food is often [...]

The sleep-wake cycle of the pineal gland becomes disrupted as we increasingly eat, socialize and sleep not questioning the psychological and physical effects of our pre-occupations. In trying to keep up with the schedules of the day it becomes increasingly difficult to switch-off the problems of the outside world we take home affecting domestic commitments. [...]

Tattoos can lead to liver diseases like hepatitis. UK doctors recently warned that tattooing expose people to infections and virus. Researchers found that women with tattoos were more than twice as likely as drug users to be infected. The doctors said about a third of carriers of the virus should face severe liver damage and [...]