By Sarah Salih The Quran is Allah’s message to us. It was entrusted to the Prophet (saws) who sacrificed everything to get it to you and I. There’s no doubt that it should play a significant role in our day to day lives, but sometimes we can wonder, how? Before the how, though, a more pressing question would be the why. One of our predecessors, … Continue reading “I want to connect to the Quran, but how?”
Umar ibn Al Khattab (ra) reported that Allah’s Messenger (saws) said: “For everything there is a polish, and the polish for the hearts is the dhikr of Allah. There is nothing more potent in saving a person from the punishment of Allah than the dhikr of Allah”[1] The idea of polishing the heart can seem alien at first. “Polishing” evokes images of scrubbing hard at … Continue reading Polishing the Heart
The idea of excellence is something we are all familiar with. It is the praise you always want to hear when you’re young, the epitome of good behaviour. I remember the feeling of getting homework back in primary school, having your work marked as “very good” was nothing compared to having “excellent” written across the top of your page. And as we grow, those standards … Continue reading Ihsan – Striving for Excellence
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