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The Book of Allah repeatedly encourages man to reflect; in fact, the verb yatafakkaru (they reflect) is mentioned 17 times. In his book, The Book of Assistance, Imam Al-Haddad remarks that reflection is the lamp of the heart, if it departs, the heart will have no light. Therefore, without reflection, the heart is darkened and life is lived with a sense of
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The 30-day Sugar-Free Challenge
Sugar (especially in the form of chocolate!) is a treat we all love and crave. Unsurprisingly, over the winter months I found myself consuming more chocolate, sweets and cakes than usual. I would always overindulge with those extra chocolate brownie bites, and let’s face it, when its bite size it does not seem so bad.
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[Parenting Lessons from Surah Luqman – Part 3]: Being Grateful and Caring towards Parents
In previous parts of this series on parenting lessons from surah Luqman, we talked about the essential prerequisites of parenting (Part 1), and the importance of instilling tawheed and iman in our children, so they can avoid committing shirk (Part 2). This part focuses on the next piece of advice in surah Luqman : taking
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ProductiveMuslim’s Best of 2014
It’s that time of the year again! Alhamdulillah, Allah has enabled us to mark another successful year of fabulous articles on how to be a productive Muslim, and it’s time for us to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the people who’ve made this possible: Firstly, our guest authors from around the world who volunteer and
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Gratefulness: A Muslim’s Way of Celebrating Everyday
“No honey” I sighed, “We are Muslims! We DON’T celebrate Thanksgiving.” “But why?” My daughter wondered. “I mean it’s a good reminder to be thankful!” “That’s the beauty of Islam, my love. We are taught to thank Allah every day!” “Wow! You remember to thank Him EVERY SINGLE DAY?” “I do!” … Do I? Well,
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Productive Film-making: Ideas by the Couple Behind the Scenes of ‘Inspiration’
The “Inspiration” mini-drama series released last Ramadan has attracted thousands of viewers from around the world. The 12-episode series sheds light on multivariate aspects of the life of Prophet Muhammad , and how his life could directly relate to a young Muslim in the US today. ProductiveMuslim interviewed the director of the series, Muhammad Bayazid.
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