Gratitude: A Fundamental of Faith Gratitude is from the fundamental qualities of a Muslim. In fact, it directly impacts our relationship with our Creator. The following story illustrates this beautifully: When Ayesha Bint Abi Bakr (RA) saw the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) praying a long night prayer in tears, she asked him a…
Coming Soon… Islamic Self Help presents Shaykh Ismail Kamdar’s first fiction book: ‘Ahmad Climbs A Mountain: A Parable About Goal-Setting’. (coming soon…launching end of August 2017) Ahmad Climbs A Mountain will tell the tale of a young boy from a village in a valley with a high goal. He dreams of climbing a mountain, escaping the…
Three Hadiths About Time Management This is an extract from my eBook, Getting The Barakah: An Islamic Guide To Time Management. You can purchase the full eBook here. These three hadiths are explained in chapter two of the eBook. To begin, we need to look at a commonly misunderstood term, Rizq. Rizq refers to everything…
The Beautiful Names As-Salaam is one of Allah’s Asma Al-Husnaa (Beautiful Names). In a previous article, we discussed the importance of these names. In that article, I stated: Each of these names encompass a perfect attribute of Allah. It is very important that we take the time to study, analysis and reflect on these names. Doing…
4 Ways to have a refreshing Vacation This is Part Two of our series on having a productive and refreshing vacation. Read Part One Here. In our previous article, we discussed the benefits of a productive vacation. The question that arises from that is. “How do we attain these benefits?” This is what I will…