You look at your friend’s grade. Then you look at our own grade. A sudden wave of realization hits you. You are simply not doing well in studies. You look at your friend with curiosity and dismay. You both attend the same classes, but your friend takes the lead. You feel you can never catch
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How to Fight the Satanic Whispers
Life is full of ups and downs – we have times of joy and times of disappointment, we have our eman increase or decrease, sometimes we feel close to Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala, and sadly at other times we turn away. We must identify if it is our nafs or Shaitan that’s deviating us or
Read articleIs Dunya Haram for us? Here’s how to Balance Deen and Dunya
Sometimes we find people working for this worldly life and pretend to have forgotten that one day they will die and be brought to account… Then there are others who do great deeds with the Hereafter in mind, but completely neglect their financial and familial responsibilities. So, how can reconcile between dunya and akhirah, between
Read articleProductive Muslim Presence at DYP
Last month, ProductiveMuslim was invited to speak at Darussalam Youth Project (DYP). So we agreed to be a part of the conference (virtually, of course :))! DYP was the annual youth conference that was held in London on 22-24th April 2011. Below are two messages we shared with the DYP conference audience. And as always, we
Read articleBook Review: The Ideal Muslimah
The Ideal Muslimah: The true Islamic personality of the Muslim woman as defined in the Qur’an and Sunnah. Author: Muhammad Ali Al-Hashimi translated by Nasiruddin Al-Khattab I’ve always found that buying presents for women is extremely easy, and now I have another suggestion to add to the list of recommended gifts – the book: ‘The
Read article"Success is From Allah Alone" Wallpaper
Inspired by the verse [11:88] from the Quran, this wallpaper would serve as a daily inspiration. Best of all, it’s for FREE! Download and share it with your family and friends! Sizes: 800×600 4000×2500 1280×1024 1024×768
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