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  • Social Evils that are Destroying Muslim Communities - II

    Severing ties with kinfolk: The most important of kinfolk are one's parents, and yet we find many people dealing with them in an inappropriate manner or even severing ties with them altogether. As for those who do try to fulfil the needs of their parents, many of them do it begrudgingly, while expressing discontent or complaining that it is a burden.. More

  • A Day in the Life of a Muslim Woman - II

    Afternoon Preparing a healthy lunch. Performing Thuhr prayer (4 Rak'ah of Sunnah, 4 Rak'ah Fard, and 2 Rak'ah Sunnah) Regarding the Sunnah prayer, `Aa`ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said: "When the Prophet, sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam, used to be in my house, he would offer four Sunnah Rak’ahs before Thuhr, then he would go and.. More

  • A Day in the Life of a Muslim Woman - I

    Normal and everyday activities become acts of worship if they are done for the sake of pleasing Allah. The regular and consistent deeds are the best among these deeds. `Aa`ishah, may Allah be pleased with her, said that Allah’s Messenger, sallallaahu `alayhi wa sallam, said: "The deeds most loved by Allah are those done regularly, even if.. More

  • Is it Difficult to Abide by Islamic teachings?

    This is a very important and pressing question. What is this mysterious illusion that prevents many Muslim women from abiding by the teachings of Islam and repenting of all apparent and hidden sins and fully adhering to the Sunnah (tradition) of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam? Dear sister, let us talk about this issue generally... More

  • Leave a Trace

    Many people pass by in this life and then move away and became among the bygones. Among those, the footprints of some have completely disappeared and if you try to follow them, you would find nothing. This is because they did not walk on a definite path, for they had neither purpose nor aim. However, the footprints of others are still prominent and.. More

  • Corruption of women afflicts everyone - I

    The righteous woman who is a wife and mother fulfils her duties by raising her children and looking after them and by creating a happy atmosphere for the whole family. This makes the children physically, psychologically and culturally healthy in a way that keeps them adherent to the sound creed. Such children worship Allah The Almighty perfectly and.. More

  • Corruption of women afflicts everyone - II

    Problems afflicting male relatives and other men The woman who does not adhere to the teachings of religion regarding Hijab (Islamic covering) and avoiding intermixing with men is a great danger for men. Hence, Islam is keen on keeping men away from women, except in marriage, because this intermixing and the impermissible exposure of adornment cause.. More

  • The Hard-Working Muslim Woman

    The Muslim woman was not idle; how could she be idle when she is the mistress of the house and family and has many great tasks such as pregnancy, delivery, suckling, feeding her husband and children, taking care of the children and the home, participating in some tasks of the husband such as watering, carrying water skins, using the hand mill, managing.. More

  • Corruption afflicts everyone - I

    The righteous woman, who is married and has children, fulfils her duties in raising her children and looking after them by creating a happy atmosphere for the whole family. This makes the children physically, psychologically and culturally healthy in a way that keeps them adherent to the sound creed. Such children worship Allah The Almighty perfectly.. More

  • Corruption afflicts everyone – II

    Problems afflicting male relatives and other men The woman who does not adhere to the teachings of religion regarding Hijab and avoiding intermixing with men is a great danger for men. Hence, Islam is keen on keeping men away from women, except in marriage, because this intermixing and the impermissible exposure of adornment cause loss of honor, corruption.. More

  • Muslim Women in The Field of Medicine - III

    Based on the texts of Sharee‘ah (Islamic legislation), the hopes that we attach to our sisters who work in the medical field (including doctors, nurses, social workers and officials), include the following: • Good intention: This is not confined to this field, but it is required from every Muslim man and woman, because it turns one’s.. More

  • Tranquility: A characteristic of the Prophets and the righteous – II

    Tranquility is a characteristic of the Prophets - Tranquility was a characteristic of Ibraaheem (Abraham), may Allah exalt his mention, in his confrontation with his father, his people and An-Namrooth (Nimrod) the tyrant. Tranquility was also his characteristic when he left his wife Haajar, may Allah be pleased with her, and his only son Ismaa‘eel.. More

  • Tranquility: A characteristic of the Prophets and the righteous - I

    Tranquility fills the heart with assurance, wraps the body in submissiveness and dignity, and makes the tongue utter all that is right and wise. This was the condition of the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, when he began declaring the truth and conveying the call of Tawheed (Islamic monotheism) to those whose hearts were covered with the.. More

  • The Dayyooth is deprived of Paradise

    The purified Sharee‘ah of Islam encourages good manners and forbids bad ones owing to the harm that affects individuals and societies when bad manners prevail. The Islamic Sharee‘ah came to guard the purity of progenies and to protect people's honor against anything that would soil or transgress them. Therefore, it sets the severest.. More

  • Excessive Ambitions in this Worldly Life - II

    The Righteous Predecessors Warned Against Excessive Ambition in this World The righteous predecessors, may Allah have mercy upon them, understood the reality of this world and their hearts became attached to the Hereafter. Therefore, they advised their successors not to incline towards this worldly life and not to turn away from the Hereafter. ‘Ali,.. More