Significance of Khutbah during Jumua’ prayers
Why the need for this article? Alhamdu lillah, the masajids are full and bustling every Friday for the Jumua’ prayers. In fact, many masajids in...
Author : motiur
Abject Poverty
This year I feel poor, Next year He’ll give moreO Lord, don’t abandon meI’m in abject poverty! To you I cry in pain For sustenance...
The Voyage of Life
Melting ice from mountain tops Formed from moisture, dews and drops The river twists and turns its course Along its path of rough and smooth...
Reflections in the Pond
There's a mirror in the pond Lying still, on the ground Hidden beneath the water That shows all that is shown When the Sun shines...
Hallowed Be Thy Name
Each dot, each atom, each grain of sand, Each pebble resting silently on the shore — All that exists, and infinitely more — From the...
The Luminant Sun
The Same Sun, The Only OneIn the sky, shedding light, Across the world, shining bright.Do eyes see without the light? Do hearts perceive without the...
Divine Generosity
O My servants, do not despair from My mercy, Even if your sins are as deep as the sea, Even if they reach the top...
Zikr – On the Remembrance of God ﷻ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Zikr: Remember me, I will remember you, be grateful to me and do not deny! (Qur’an 2:152) In all its forms...
Sadaqa as opposed to Riya
Sadaqa is sincerity, Truth, opposed to vanity Fee sabeelillah, to seek His Face, in the path of Allah, To give, without asking a return, To...
Indoctrination, Emancipation and Freedom – the pursuit of happiness
In the late 19th century Europe thought that mass education was needed to create an orderly political behaviour. Jules Ferry advocated free secular education with...