Waiting. All human beings will stand there on the Day of Judgement waiting. Waiting barefooted on that big land. Waiting for what, you may ask? Waiting for Allah* to give the order for the Judgement to begin. When the distress becomes too great for some people on the Day of Judgement and they have stood … Continue reading
A little boy asked his mother, “Why are you crying? “Because I need to,” she said. “I don’t understand,” he said. His mother just hugged him and said, “Perhaps you don’t, perhaps you never will.” Later the little boy asked his father, “Why does Mother seem to cry for no reason?” “All women cry for … Continue reading
I recently started a new job here in California. On my first day, I mentioned to my bosses that, as a Muslim, I would just need to duck away for a few minutes, a couple of times a day, to do the afternoon prayers. I told them that I could just do my prayers anywhere. … Continue reading
Christmas is a Christian holiday that is celebrated in many countries. They are a number of reasons why Muslims do not participate in this festival. You may have heard from your parents that as Muslims we are not allowed to wish anyone Merry Christmas nor have a Christmas tree in our homes. We should not … Continue reading
On the Day of Judgement, everyone will be gathered, but without clothes. We will also be gathered barefooted. When she heard this fact, Aisha (r.a.*), the wife of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ *was shocked. She asked her husband, “O Messenger of Allah*, both the men and women are there together? Wouldn’t the men and women look … Continue reading
AISHA . “For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.” [94:5] Aisha flopped onto her desk in her bedroom, switched on the fan and opened her notebook. Ms Zainab’s Religion homework stared back at her. It read ‘Each of you will have been allocated a specific ayah of the Quran. Your task is to understand it … Continue reading
One day, Hanzala al Usaidi* (r.a.*) said to his friend Abu Bakr (r.a.), “Abu Bakr, I have become a hypocrite!” “A’udhubillaahi minash shaytaanir rajeem*! Why are you saying this?” Abu Bakar was shocked. “Wallaahi*,” Hamzala continued, “When I am in the presence of the Prophet ﷺ * or when we are listening to the Quran … Continue reading
