Don’t buy from my shop

Kaiesha was at the outdoor Queen Victoria Market one day shopping for her favourite persimmons. She also loved looking at the clothing and souvenir section of the market, so that was where she went after she bought her persimmons. As she approached one shop, the shopkeeper eyed her from head to toe and threw a … Continue reading →

In shaa Allah

The fictional story below is based on the story that is found in Mufti Dr Ismail Musa Menk and Sheikh Dr Karim AbuZaid’s lectures. Links are found below. There was a young man who had decided to sell away his motorbike. Since it was still in excellent working order, he knew that he should be … Continue reading →

Barakah

Barakah. It has a relationship to your Dua. We hear this word, “Barakah”, don’t we? And we often make Dua for others, “Baarak Allahu feek”. In fact, of all the things the Prophet, sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam, could make Dua for for newlyweds, he asked Allah to give them Barakah! So what does it … Continue reading →

Nails

In a tiny village, a ten-year old boy lived with his parents. This boy had a bad temper. He would get angry very easily and often threw tantrums. He taunted his friends, neighbours, smaller children and even strangers with his hurtful words. This made his parents very sad indeed. When he spoke, he would sometimes forget to control his anger and … Continue reading →

Finding the best friend

God (swt) surely guides us out of darkness towards light.  A wide ocean, stretching for miles lay before me. Far away there was a wooden ship, floating away on the dark-coloured sea. The sun had set taking almost all the light of the world away as if a lantern had just blown out. My friends had … Continue reading →

Too Messy

Because he was too old to maintain his own home, a frail old man named Basri went to live with his wealthy son, daughter-in-law, and four-year old grandson. Basri’s hands trembled, his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. So he was very happy indeed when his son decided to take him in. . Every day at Basri’s new home, the family … Continue reading →