Praise be to Allah. Peace of mind, contentment, happiness and freedom from worries and anxiety. These things are what everyone wants, and these are the ways in which people can have a good life and find complete happiness and joy. There are religious means of achieving that, and natural and practical means, but no one can combine all of them except the believers; although other people may achieve some of them, they will miss out on others. Here follows a summary of the means of achieving this ... [Continue Reading]

Because the heart is described as possessing life or death, it is classified into three types: The First: The Correct and Sound Heart. This is the truthful and secure (salīm) heart, the only type of heart that its owner can bring to Allāh which will rescue him on the Day of Judgement [from the Grievous Punishment]. Allāh, the Exalted says, The Day when neither wealth nor sons will avail, except he who brings to Allāh a truthful and secure heart.[1] The meaning of salīm (secure) is sālim ... [Continue Reading]

NIGHT OF POWER: Layl tul Qadr – Some quick points and reminders about this night. This night can fall on either the 21st, 23rd, 25th, 27th or 29th of Ramadhan Insha’Allah. In the United Kingdom [and other regions of the world] this begins tonight Monday 29th July – then Wednesday 31st July, Friday 2nd August, Sunday 4th August and Tuesday 6th August 2013. 1. This is the night that the Qur’an was revealed. 2. Each deed you do on this night is equivalent to performing the same deed for more ... [Continue Reading]

Tothma'inah is Tranquility. Allah says: "Those who believe and whose hearts find tothma'inah in the remembrance of Allah. Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find tothma'inah." [Al-Qur'an 13:28] "O you the one with Tothma'inah! Come back to your Lord, well-pleased and well-pleasing unto Him! Enter you, then among My honored slaves, and enter My Paradise." [Al-Qur'an 89:27-30] Tothma'inah is the satisfaction of the heart with circumstances without any sense of anxiety or ... [Continue Reading]

The deen of Islam is great which is apparent as it comes from the One who is Great; and it is from His attribute of Greatness that He is Kind and Merciful. Allah the Most High has made it easy for us to obey Him and has made it easily accessible to us and facilitated our performance of it. He has legislated actions of worship in a way that would inspire within us a desire to perform them while hastening to do so. Believing in Allah is the first pillar of Islam and epitomises all of the pillars ... [Continue Reading]