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| The Best of Times -
Moazzam Begg |
| I first read the Dickens’ classic, Bleak House, in solitary confinement, Camp Echo. The concentric part of this story is based on the fictitious – though accurately representative – and never-ending case of Jarndyce vs Jarndyce which ultimately consumes and destroys the lives of it’s central characters, rather like the Supreme court decisions relating to the Guantánamo detainees. |
| A Modern Culture of Insults -
Salman ibn Fahd al-'Awdah |
| Some people are disposed to be rude and abrasive. They speak harsh words that show no strength of argument or evidence, but are full of insults and abuse. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Those who habitually curse will not be among the intercessors and witnesses on the Day of Judgment." [Sahîh Muslim] |
| Be nice, for God’s sake! -
Umm Rashid |
| The Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, did not enjoin upon us earthshaking, impossibly larger-than-life acts of kindness; he emphasised everyday acts of consideration, charity, generosity of spirit. How many of those do we see everyday? |
| The Best of the Best -
Abu Eesa Niamatullah |
| From a choice of hundreds of narrations from our beloved Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) you can find 100 hadith, detailing ways on exactly how to become the best, how to have the most excellent characteristics, what really will prove most beneficial for us to know, what really are the greatest things to think about and hope for and indeed, how to become the most beloved of people to our Magnificent Creator, Allah jalla wa ‘ala. |
| Are We Truly Believers? -
Babar Ahmad |
| Victory and defeat, gains and losses, and successes and setbacks are not decided by money, resources, numbers or skills. Rather, they are decided by the balance of obedience and disobedience of Allah The Exalted. |
| Words of Pain -
Babar Ahmad |
| Indeed our words will remain lifeless, barren, devoid of any passion, until we die as a result of these words, whereupon our words will suddenly spring to life and live on amongst the hearts that are dead, bringing them back to life as well… |
| The Truth and Us -
Umm Rashid |
| When was the last time we saw a 20,000 plus crowd mobbing a masjid at fajr, to claim the immense reward alluded to by Allaah's Messenger? Why would people respond with such overwhelming enthusiasm to an ad campaign obviously aimed at boosting a commercial enterprise, and not to the incontrovertible truth of the Messenger's words? |
| In Defense of the Prophet -
Umm Rashid |
| Today, when many Muslims celebrate the birth of their Prophet [SAW] as an expression of their love for him, I urge them to learn about the seerah and sunnah of the Prophet [SAW], in order to educate ourselves and others about the sublimity of the man behind the monstrosity of the myths. |
| How do I love thee? Let me count the ways… -
Umm Rashid |
| What did love for the Prophet [SAW] mean to the early Muslims, that blessed generation that had the privilege of having their lives illuminated by the Prophet’s physical presence among them? How did they express their overwhelming love for Allaah’s Messenger [SAW]? |
| A Delayed Response -
Ibn al-Jawzee |
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| Treatment for Souls and Reform for Vicious Characters -
Ibn Hazm |
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| The Things Which Shaytaan Flees From -
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| The People of Bliss -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| The Heaven of this World -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| Tanbeeh al-Ghaafileen -
Ummuz-Zubair |
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| Returning to Allaah -
Muhammad ash-Shareef |
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| Care in Building Characteristics of the Believers -
Ahmad Fareed |
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| Why Our Du'aas are Not Answered -
Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali |
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| Who Can Be More Astray Than One Who Follows His Own Desires? -
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| Trusting Allaah -
Shariffa Carlo |
| What you do is either benefit yourself with the blessings of obedience or harm yourself with the fruits of your disobedience. We have been told that what is for us can't miss us and what is not for us can't hit us.
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| Traps of Iblees -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| The Four Poisons of the Heart -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| The Dispraise of al-Hawaa -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| The Different States of Each Nafs -
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| The Creation is in Need of Allah -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| The Believer in This Dunya -
Ahmad Fareed |
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| Tazkiyah: The Tranquilised Soul - Part 1 -
Amin Ahsan Islahi |
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| Striving in Ibaadah -
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| Strengthening the Motive of Reason and Religion -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| The Signs of the Heart -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| Reflect -
Shariffa Carlo |
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| Purification of the Soul: the Types of Hearts -
Group of Authors |
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| Pumping For Spiritual Strength -
Sumayyah bint Joan |
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| Positivism: The Right Mentality -
Ibrahim Abu Khalid |
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| Portrait of a Traveller -
Muhammad ash-Shareef |
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| Polishing the Hearts -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| Points of Benefit -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| One Hour A Day -
Jamaal al-Deen Zarabozo |
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| Luqman's Advice To His Son -
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| Khutbah of 'Umar ibn 'Abdil-Aziz -
'Umar ibn 'Abdil-Aziz |
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| Inherently Evil? -
Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid |
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| al-Fatihah: The Three Levels of Guidance -
Ibn Qayyim al Jawziyyah |
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| Filling the Spiritual Void -
Shariffa Carlo |
| We have this need to fill our lives. Allah gave it to us. This need keeps us searching until we find the true source of satisfaction, Islam. |
| Dealing With Worries and Stress -
Muhammad Saalih al-Munajjid |
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| Al-Hamdulillah -
Shariffa Carlo |
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| Advice to the Strangers -
'Abdul-Waahid ibn 'Abdillaah al-Muhaydib |
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| Adorning Knowledge with Actions -
Husayn al-Awaa'ishah |
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