It’s that time of the year again, Taraweeh. It’s a time that people rush to the masajid eagerly. Women and children who hardly attend prayers throughout the year also go to the Masajid in Ramadan and for Eid. Praying behind an Imam has some rulings that need to be known so that we avoid falling…
In the previous article of this series “Matn al Sakhawiyya”, six lines of the poem and their corresponding mutashabihat were discussed. This article proceeds with the next few lines, bi idnillah. To recall what was previously discussed: 1.The difference between Surah Al Baqarah and Al-‘A`raf in a couple of verses. 2. The word أبى is…
We all know that the purpose of Revelation of the Quran is Guidance – to bring people out of darkness and into the Light. And yet, even as we consider it a universal guidance for all of mankind, we must also understand the significance of the Quran as a guide for each and every one…
As the plane takes off like a bird from the ground leaving the world behind raising higher and higher till the world becomes nothing but a passing sight, some thoughts come to mind. They may make sense to some and maybe not to others. Maybe its shaped by our experiences, but here goes. Start off…
I recently came across a work of classical poetry that blew me away. A friend inquired from our teacher about “Matn al Sakhawiyya” on the Mutashabihat ayat of the Quran. Our teacher replied that it was an excellent way to remember a lot of confusing similarities in the Quran by quoting a line from her memory….
All Praise is due to Allah, The Most Beneficent and The Most Merciful. I seek his Forgiveness and Pardon. Whomsoever Allah guides cannot be misguided and Whomsoever Allah misguides cannot be guided. May Peace and Blessings be upon our final Messenger Muhammad ﷺ and his family and his followers until the day of Judgment. Quran…
It was around two weeks after I had my second child. Finally one evening, things seemed calm. The toddler and baby were both asleep and I had some time for myself. I had been reciting the whole Quran from beginning to end to a teacher as part of a telephone revision program. It had halted…
Dreams are of 3 types: 1. Those from Allah 2. Those from Shaytan 3. Those from a person’s mind, experiences and interpretation of the soul. Narrated Abu Qatada: The Prophet ﷺ said, الرُّؤْيَا الصَّالِحَةُ مِنَ اللَّهِ، وَالْحُلْمُ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ، فَإِذَا حَلَمَ فَلْيَتَعَوَّذْ مِنْهُ وَلْيَبْصُقْ عَنْ شِمَالِهِ، فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَضُرُّهُ “A good dream that comes true…
It is no surprise that hundreds or thousands of words from the Arabic language have found their way into English and other European languages. Like many other things in this world, words too can have a lineage by which they can be traced. The continuously developing field of etymology helps us learn about the origin…
Man’s greatest fear is death. Our fear of death is existential. Death is associated with everything horrid and depressing. We tend to not remember it as much as we can. Everytime we encounter death, it is a tragedy we never expect. Subconsciously, we are attached to our embodied existence, and dispossession of our soul is…