By Iman Amin A while ago I attended a khutba at East London Mosque which was on the topic of Surah Yusuf. The Khateeb presented the verse وَلَئِن شِئْنَا لَنَذْهَبَنَّ بِالَّذِي أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَيْكَ ثُمَّ لَا تَجِدُ لَكَ بِهِ عَلَيْنَا وَكِيلًا And if We please, We should certainly take away that which We have revealed to you, then you would not find for it any protector … Continue reading Could you live without the Qur’an?
By Ustadha Jinan Yousef Most children, and many adults, have had a nightmare(s) at some point. The most comforting thing to do is to turn to those closest to us — those who make us feel safe. The current political climate can be described as a ‘nightmare’ of sorts, one that we cannot simply wake up from. But we can turn to that which gives us … Continue reading Turning to Allah in Times of Fear
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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