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Crescent Moon Sighting and Its Significance for Ramadan
As we know, Muslims have always waited for the sight of the hilal (new moon) to determine the beginning of the month. Determining the beginning of Hijri month is important for us because it’s related to the time of worship, especially in Ramadan, Shawwal, and Dhul...
The Virtues of Shaban and Recommended Acts of Worship
Shaban comes before Ramadan, the important month in which we fast as part of the five pillars of Islam, hence Shaban should be taken as a month of preparation. One of the sunnah of Allah is that a human being does not go from one state to another without preparation,...
Isra and Miraj: Things We Can Learn from the Prophet’s ﷺ Night Journey
Praise be to Allah, who appointed Prophet Muhammad ﷺ as His Messenger and bestowed upon him the revelations sent down from the heavens to the earth. In fact, as a bonus, Allah took him (his soul and body) from earth to heaven in one single night journey. The exact...
Reflecting Upon the Blessings of Being Muslim
One of the most beautiful lessons Islam teaches us is how to be grateful for everything you have, and while we naturally think about things like our families, our sustenance and our health, we often forget that the biggest blessing Allah has granted us is being...
Ramadan Preparation: Removing Sins in Rajab
Unbelievably, time has passed and we are already entering the month of Rajab. As we all know, Rajab itself is a very special month in Islam alongside Zulkaedah, Zulhijjah, and Muharram. In Rajab, we prepare ourselves to welcome the month of Ramadan. And in preparation...
5 Reasons to Make Reflections a Daily Habit
The end and early of the year are the best times to reassess the things we have done throughout the year and learn from them. There are a few things to make us self-reflecting Muslims in life. Regretting the Sins That We Have Committed Man is a creature who has...
Do We Love Others Like Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
If we asked about a person whose character and morality are exemplary for all of us, perhaps Prophet Muhammad ﷺ would be the first name to come to mind. Apart from being known as an honest and trustworthy person from a young age, Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was also known as a...
Purposeful Reflections That Bring Us Closer to Allah
Getting closer to Allah SWT is such a beautiful thing to do as Allah loves the servant who strives to draw closer to Him. There are numerous ways to do so. One of them is by doing purposeful reflections because thinking, reasoning and reflecting are paths that can...
Emulating Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Best Traits
Emulating Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ Best Traits During the time of Jahiliyyah, people’s livelihood was full of tyranny, injustice and low morality. At that time, the practice of usury, liquor, gambling, drunkenness, debauchery and hedonism were common and normal in the...
5 Greatest Miracles of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Whenever we hear the word miracle, surely immediately we will think of something that is beyond our understanding as a human being. On the other hand, nothing is impossible with the will of Allah. Similarly, there are various miracles performed by our beloved prophet,...
5 Moments Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Showed Empathy to Non-Muslims
Islam’s teachings of kindness were never restricted to Muslims. Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ many commandments encouraged good treatment of people, regardless of their religion, and can be applied to both Muslims and non-Muslims. It is also affirmed in Prophet Muhammad’s ﷺ...
Giving Charity: 5 Reasons Islam Encourages It
The act of charity is deemed to be one of the most favourable acts and highly encouraged in Islam. Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad ﷺ mentioned time and time again in the Quran that the act of charity is great, and should be performed on a regular basis. All of those...
From Rasulullah ﷺ: The Beauty of Tawbah
If we really knew the merits of repentance, we would not stop practicing it. It is one of the most beloved acts of Allah. Indeed, our Creator does not ask us for perfection. He knows better than we do that we are not angels and that we sometimes make mistakes. We...
Tawbah and Why It’s Essential for Every Muslim
The word Tawbah literally means 'return'. In religious terminology, it is the return to Allah — more precisely, the return to the Creator after having disobeyed Him, in order to ask for His forgiveness; a repentance. As the Prophet (peace be upon him) said, all human...
7 Spiritual Piety Tips for New Converts
Spiritual piety is one of the most meaningful graces bestowed by Allah (SWT) to His creatures. It paves the way in the direction of light, filled with blessings, and away from a path consumed by distractions, destructions and, ultimately, sins. Granted as a start, it...