How to be the best spiritually Note: This is part two of our series on How to be the Best. Click here to read Part One. In the first article of this series, we focused on five Hadiths related to manners and relationships; and how to be the best in that area. In this second article,…
Dealing with Fear Note: This is Chapter ten of my eBook Best Of Creation: An Islamic Guide to Self-Confidence. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said, “None of you should belittle himself.” They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how does one belittle himself?” The Prophet said, “He finds a matter regarding Allah about…
Romanticizing Dawah On social media today, Dawah is often portrayed as an exciting path full of great luxuries and perks. Glamorizing and romanticizing Dawah has distorted the perception of this noble act of worship in the minds of many. The result is that many people are getting into Dawah for wrong reasons and causing a lot…
Turning Thirty I turned thirty today. I know I may seem much older to many people, but that is because I started living my life much younger than most people do. Alhamdulillah, my twenties have been very productive, and I have set goals to make my thirties ten times more productive with Allah’s Help. As…
Virtues of Surah Al-Kahf From the established Islamic traditions for Fridays is to recite Surah Al-Kahf. Regarding this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) stated, “Whoever recites Surah Al-Kahf on the day of Jumu’ah, will have a light that will shine from him from one Friday to the next.” (Bayhaqi) One of the meanings of ‘light’…