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The Greatest Dua [supplication] You Can Ever Makeاهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ“Guide us to the straight path”And now we come upon the greatest, wisest, most comprehensive Dua [supplication] we can ever make. I...
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The Key to Salvationإِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ“It is You we worship and You we ask for help.”If we take the time to contemplate upon “Maliki Yaumi-Deen”, it is a verse that should truly shake...
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A Little Shake-Upمَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ“Master of the Day of Recompense”Why does Allah choose the word “Maalik” [Master, Lord, sovereign]? This is because any authority or power that was granted to creation in this...
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Unraveling More Secrets of al-Fatihahالرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ“The Most Gracious, Most Merciful.”Have you ever wondered why this comes before “Maliki Yaumi-Deen” [Master of the Day of Judgement] in al-Fatihah? Picture this s...
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A Journey Beyond Our Limitsالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ“[All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds”So with “Alhamdulillah”, we have affirmed Allah’s ultimate perfection and thanked Him for ...
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The Essence and Heart of SalahIt was common that when the time for prayer came, the Prophet would turn to Bilal [whose duty was to call out the Adhan – the call to prayer] and say, “Relieve us with it, O Bilal”. In other words, make...
Salute the King & Expel the IntruderNow you have officially entered Salah when you proclaimed “Allahu Akbar”. You lower your gaze to the place of your Sujood [prostration] and you now place your hands right over left and close to your h...
Upon “Allahu Akbar”اللهُ أَكْبَرُSo what really happens at “Allahu Akbar”?But before we go into what really happens. Have you ever wondered why we start our prayer with “Allahu Akbar”? Why don’t we say “Subhanallah”, fo...
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Do you sometimes feel that your Salah [prayer] is not quite having the effect it is supposed to on you and your life? Have you ever considered that perhaps it is because we are not giving it its due importance? It seems we have lost [or were ne...
In order to appreciate the statements of the Qur’ān better, it is imperative we present a summary of the most up to date findings in the science of embryology. The following has been abridged from the works of the leading scientists in the field, ...
وَمَا مِنْ دَابَّةٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَلَا طَائِرٍ يَطِيرُ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ إِلَّا أُمَمٌ أَمْثَالُكُمْ“And there is no creature on [or within] the earth or bird that f...
كَلَّا لَئِنْ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ لَنَسْفَعًا بِالنَّاصِيَةِ نَاصِيَةٍ كَاذِبَةٍ خَاطِئَةٍ“No! If he does not desist, We will surely drag him by the forelock - A lying, sinn...
