With the beginning of each Islamic year, our scholars and Imams remind us of the story of the momentous Hijrah (migration) of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his companion Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) from Makkah to Medina which they undertook over 1400 Years ago.
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Get Rid of Your Distractions Before Ramadan: How to Achieve the Spiritual Focus You Want
Imagine Ramadan at your doorstep. The long anticipated first taraweeh prayer will take place tonight. You desperately want to feel the spirit. But you just aren’t into it. You’re overwhelmed with something else: distractions! You’re drowning in deadlines for work;you need to catch up with family issues that you’ve been postponing for ages. On top
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Jumu’ah Routine for Women: Make the Most Out of Your Friday
One of the many blessings of our faith is that there is always a special day in our week where we can earn divine points and push ourselves to boost our productivity: the day of Jumu’ah (or our mini-Eid!), which bears so many opportunities to reap rewards.
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[Finding Peace and Contentment – Part 2]: Does Having Problems Mean You’re Not Blessed?
This is actually one of those questions that keeps hovering in many people’s minds.You have one rough day/week, things don’t go the way they ‘should’, then you start wondering: “Why does everything have to go wrong for me? What did I do?” If this applies to you, you’ve reached the right article! Take a deep breath.
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[Finding Peace and Contentment – Part 1]: What Does it Mean to be Blessed?
If you’re in a state of difficulty, tribulation or restriction that is affecting your inner peace and making you think you’re not blessed, then you should read this. We all want to be ‘blessed’, right? When we’re pleased with someone, we say “God bless you.” When people ask us to make dua for them, we say
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9 Tips to Getting Those Good Deeds Done
You close your eyes and think of the “good” deeds you did in the way of Allah . You gave sadaqah, you gave a ride to someone to the masjid, shared a hadith and saw someone implementing it, helped out someone read the Qur’an today, visited a sick neighbor or called a relative and earned
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