Parent's Legacies   'Umar Ibn 'Abdul 'Azeez رحمه الله passed away leaving behind eleven sons. His estate consisted of only seventeen dinars. From this, five dinars were used for his buriel shroud, and another two for his grave. The remaining ten dinarss were equally distributed amongst his sons. Each son received a small sum of nineteen dirhams. Hishaam Ibn 'Abdul Malik also passed away leaving behind eleven sons. From his estate, each … [Read more...]

The Master Or His Riches   Many poets and writes in the Urdu and Persian languages, such as Shaykh Sa'di رحمه الله and Maulana Rumi رحمه الله, have narrated incidents regarding Mahmud and Ayaz. Mahmud was a king who conquered Somnat. He had a favourite amongst his servants by the name of Ahmad Ayaz. Ayaz, as he was affectionately known, was a simple poor servant, but he possessed one outstanding quality: absolute obedience to his … [Read more...]

  Punishing Kids Bismihi Ta'aalaa, Something I came across today. It's been a while since I posted an entry here but this one really makes me laugh and feel annoyed at the same time. Naturally, the result of good behaviour is a gift or prize. Similarly, the result of a bad behaviour is a punishment of some sort. I learnt today that a boy I know due to bad behaviour was given punishment. You probably want to know what it was right? … [Read more...]

Taqwa is for Everyone   Assalaamu alyakum wa RahmatULLAHI wa Barakatahu, I pray you are all in the best of health and imaan Aameen I came across this article and just wanted to share it with you, as Taqwa does play a significant part in us gaining closeness to Our Creator Allah Subhana Wa Ta'ala "O ye who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you as it was prescribed to those before you, so that you may develop taqwa." [Al-Baqarah, … [Read more...]

Reverence towards the Sanctity of the Muslims   Allah, the Exalted, says: "And whosoever honours the sacred things of Allah, then that is better for him with his Rubb."(22:30) "And whosoever honours the Symbols of Allah, then it is truly from the piety of the heart." (22:32) "And lower your wing for the believers (be courteous to the fellow believers)."(15:88) "...if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or … [Read more...]

The Evil Of Calumny (Spreading False And Malicious Statements) Allah, the Exalted, says: "A slanderer, going about with calumnies.'' (68:11) "Not a word does he (or she) utter, but there is a watcher by him ready (to record it).'' (50:18) Hudhaifah (radiallahu anh) said: The Messenger of Allah (salallahu alayhi wasallam) said, "The person who goes about with calumnies (false and malicious statements) will never enter … [Read more...]