Pillars of Shahadah | Part 1 |  Before we clarify its conditions and what is La ilaha il-lallah (Tawheed), there are people who explain the meaning of Tawheed the wrong way, so we need to explain what does it mean to say, ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah’? ‘There is none worthy of worship except Allah’ is built upon two pillars: 1. Negation (La ilaha (There is none worthy of worship...' first and then; 2. Affirmation (il-lallah (... Continue reading

"And the labels fill your pockets. Every pocket is labelled with a characteristic or title; this pocket is filled with labels that say 'Disbeliever,'and everytime you see someone that you don't like, you hand him a label. Another pocket is filled with labels that say 'Innovator,' and a third pocket is filled the labels that say 'Poor,' and another says 'Ignorant,' etc. This way, you have given everyone a label from one of your labels... There ar... Continue reading

  I address every distressed person, whatever the sort of his distress is!! No one will be able to remove his affliction except Allah. When you have a firm belief in your heart that no one will remove your distress except Allah at that time you can consider that your affliction has been removed. And that will not happen unless you realise by your deep heart that no one will remove this affliction but Allah. Verily, consider that the afflictio... Continue reading

We are pleased to confirm the Special Guest World Renowned Quran Reciter Shaykh Abu Bakr Shatri will be amongst this free online gathering inshaAllah. To register for free read more... You can listen to his Quran recitation below, click play button {auto displayheight="0" height="300" width="320" plthumbs="false" shuffle="false" repeat="list" pbgcolor="#000000" pfgcolor="#FFFFFF", phicolor="#FF0000" showstop="true"}quranxml/abubakrshatri.xml{... Continue reading

Ibn al-Qayyim said, in regards to the description of the Paradise and the delights that it contains: "And if you ask about its ground and its soil, then it is of musk and saffron. And if you ask about its roof, then it is the Throne of the Most Merciful. And if you ask about its rocks, then they are pearls and jewels. And if you ask about its buildings, then they are made of bricks of gold and silver. And if you ask about its trees, then it ... Continue reading

Have you ever wondered why it is difficult to concentrate in your prayer? Or why your faith throughout the year is not on a high like it is during Ramadan or through Hajj? Maybe it is because we usually jump straight from a phone conversation into Takbir or because we just go with the flow in Ramadan and are influenced by the environment around us and not our own ‘real’ feelings. A lot of us usually live life and have our faith dependent on an u... Continue reading

This a response to the EPIC FAIL of a video by Steven Crowder in his desperate attempt to gain attention. It's always best to ignore such videos, especially since the whole "Islamaphobia" thing is getting old now, but in certain instances it's good to clarify where he went wrong in terms of the misconceptions he put forward. ***PLEASE NOTE MARY DID NOT GET MARRIED IN ISLAM - THIS IS THE CHRISTIAN VIEW, BUT REGARDLESS IT WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN SEE... Continue reading

Adi ibn Hatim reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has given an oath and then he sees something better than it, then let him choose that which is better and abandon his oath.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “Then if he sees something more righteous, then let him choose righteousness.” Source: Sahih Muslim 1651 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Imam Muslim عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ قَ... Continue reading

Adi ibn Hatim reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has given an oath and then he sees something better than it, then let him choose that which is better and abandon his oath.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “Then if he sees something more righteous, then let him choose righteousness.” Source: Sahih Muslim 1651 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Imam Muslim عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَالَ قَ... Continue reading

Adi ibn Hatim reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever has given an oath and then he sees something better than it, then let him choose that which is better and abandon his oath.” In another narration, the Prophet said, “Then if he sees something more righteous, then let him choose righteousness.” Source: Sahih Muslim 1651 Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Imam Muslim عَنْ عَدِيِّ بْنِ حَاتِمٍ قَال... Continue reading