Shaykh Yahya Rhodus reflects on the act of consideration, of thinking things through before you act, and how it is framed in the Qur’an and Sunna. The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: التأني من الله والعجلة من الشيطان Consideration is from Allah and haste is from the devil. (Bayhaqi) We find […]

Dr Umar Faruq Abd-Allah reminds us of the ultimate purpose of fasting Ramadan: to find Allah Most High. Allah says in the Qur’an: وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ I did not create jinn and mankind except to worship Me. (Sura al Dhariya 51:56) So we were created to do this. We were created to […]

We regularly hear of the great heroes and heroines of Islam. However, we know little about what made these men and women so beloved to Allah and their people. In these series of talks, Habib Kadhim al-Saqqaf speaks about these famous men and women. In the fifth and final installment of the series, Habib Kadhim […]

Ramadan holds the gifts of mercy, forgiveness, and salvation. Shaykh Ahmed Saad advises us to increase our love for Allah and receive these divine gifts. The Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, said: حُبُّكَ الشَّيْءَ يُعْمِي وَيُصِمُّ Your love makes you blind and deaf. (Abu Dawud) The Arabic word for deafness is samma. […]