Allah is the creator of all human beings and the entire universe and the Heaven (Jannah) and Hell (Jahannam). He, thus being the sole architect of everything exists around us and in space, needs to be remembered all the time and in doing anything that we embark upon commencing. Unless His infinite mercy and support is available, we cannot do anything and if at all we intend doing anything without His support, we are bound to fail. That is why Allah advises us in Qur'an: "You remember me and I will remember you." It is thus incumbent upon us to remember Allah whether alone or in a comp ..read more

Hadiths related to Prophet Muhammad ﷺ cover almost every walk of life of the mankind. There loads of books in which these hadiths are mentioned and we have been sharing authentic hadiths from these Hadith compilations for the benefit of our readers. Our previous published posts have been divided into number of reference pages according to the subject matter of the hadiths. Today, Alhamdolillah, we add another reference page on the subject of Morality - a subject which is central to teachings of Islam. Before we start adding posts to this reference page, let us first understand what mo ..read more

No man is born perfect. All of us nothing less than the fictional character of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. We may be good to some but bad to others. And to those we are bad, our very personality is condemned for life and in many cases even they are dead. Generally speaking we condemn the dictators and demagogues and even ordinary people around us. But we forget to understand that those who are no more cannot listen to us what we are saying about them and cannot make make amends and be good. Prophet Muhammad ﷺ too has advised against taking ill against those who are dead. This is mentioned in ..read more

Today, in our series of posts on the faith in Allah and reward for those who act righteously for a reason. The reason behind sharing the 97th verse of Surah 16 An Nahal is two fold. In fact this verse was revealed to remove the wrong notions of both the Muslims and the disbelievers who are of the opinion that those who adopt a just honest and pious attitude, are most surely losers in this world, though they might be gainers in the Hereafter. Secondly, many liberals today and many in the West make a lot of hue and cry that Qur'an on mentions glad tidings and rewards for men only and women spe ..read more

Many years ago, when I started writing this blog, my aim was to know why non Muslims take the ultimate decision of their lives from leaving the religion of their birth to Islam. And let me say, each revert experience that I read and shared in my blog was so heart warming for these came direct from the hearts of the reverts.  We Muslims call those embracing Islam after leaving their previous faith as REVRTS for in Islam it is believed that every child who is born is born as Muslim. It is only after the environment and the faith adopted by the parents, one chooses another religion. So ..read more

We have been talking of Islam, Qur'an and Sunnah in a number of our previous posts so that our readers get a clear perception of Islam and why and how to revert to Islam, if already not, and then how to be a better Muslim. Today, we take on a very important subject which many of us even after being Muslims for long, may not know the correct answer. The question is: Do you, as a Muslim, know the primary function of Qur'an? To be honest, if someone had asked me this question before today, I would not have been able to give the correct answer. It is today, that I came across a mind boggl ..read more

A light house is the most solitary man made structure that stands alone in some of the most desolate places, yet its light beacons to the passing by ships which serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. The luminous light of light houses saves the life of countless passengers aboard the ships. If these light houses were not there, many ships would encounter rocks along the hazardous rocky coastlines and get destroyed. Likewise, there are humans who stand taller than others and stand alone and act as the light, guidance and direction for ..read more

Surah 'Abasa (Surah 80), which is named after the Arabic word "Abasa" meaning "He frowned." The theme of the Surah revolves around lessons of compassion, humility, and prioritizing the message of Islam. The Surah is a reminder about the importance of valuing all individuals equally, especially in the context of spreading Allah's message, and the need to focus on the core purpose of guiding people toward righteousness. We have already posted the exegesis / tafsir of the Surah based on some of the eminent scholars and exegetes of Qur'an, which can be accessed from the link: Surah 'Abasa - He ..read more

Have you ever gone to the people living in rag tags and watched them: You will be amazed to find them smiling, laughing and making merry the same way rich people do. Do you think they are faking happiness? Well despite many hardships and difficulties of life, there is a degree of self contentment and they really value it.  The same way, the riches do not mean a great amount of wealth or property, it is the riches of self-contentment that keeps the heart of a believer cool, light and happy. This self contentment comes from the humility and patience that Islam teaches him and he is cont ..read more

Prayers / supplications aren't for the ordinary believers. In fact chosen prophets and messengers of Allah have also invoked the very mercy of Allah by supplicating both during times of distress or in good times to thank Allah. This shows that humility belongs to everyone. In the 35th verse of Surah 38. Saad, we find one of the greatest and most blessed prophet of Allah, Prophet Sulieman (Solomon, peace be upon him) upon realizing that he may have become distracted or proud due to the blessings he had been given, humbly seeks forgiveness from Allah. The verse reads ..read more