Lord! Make the cause of truth the most cherished thing for us to live and die for. If life, wealth, honour and freedom of expression are under threat, give us the strength to raise our voice against t...
As human beings, all of us have self-esteem and pride in us. We would not like any person to ridicule or condemn something we never did. If anyone does, our natural response is that we react and at ti...
The Sweetness of Faith عَنْ أَنَسِ عن النبي صَلَّي الل ه ُ عَل َ ي هِ وَسَلَّمَ قال ثَلَاثٌ من كُنَّ فيه وَجَدَ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ أَنْ يَكُونَ الله وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إليه مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا وَأَن...
At times we are too shy to take the initiative and too timid to take the first step. But experience shows that once a person is bold enough to break the ice, several people stand up by his or her side...
1. Spreading Hearsay عَنْ حَفْصِ بِنْ عَاصِمٍ قال قال رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَل َيه ِ وَسَلَّمَ كَفَي بِالْمَرْءِ كَذِبًا أَنْ يُحَدِّثَ بِكُلِّ ما سمع Hafs ibn ‘Asim (rta) stated that God’s Mes...
Failures often disappoint us and bog us down. And if they come repeatedly we may end up in a permanent state of depression and dejectedness. Despondency and despair are the worst enemies of the mind....
1. Benevolent Treatment of Daughters اَنَّ عَائِشَةَ زَوْجَ النبي صَلَّي اللّٰهُ عَل َ يه ِ وَسَلَّمَ قالت جَاءَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ وَمَعَهَا ابْنَتَانِ لها فَسَأَلَتْنِي فلم تَجِدْ عِنْدِي شيئا غير تَمْر...
This life is but a fleeting story Hands of death end our glory One day we must go away Short it be or long a stay As sudden as a door chime Death may come any time Prepare then we must to depart But b...
Tensions and worries are a part of our lives. Financial stress, disease, hopes dashed to the ground, putting up with a difficult spouse or an unruly child and death of a near one are some of the commo...
1. Refraining from Backbiting عَنْ اَبي هُرَيْرَةَ اَنَّ رَسُوْلَ اللهِ صَلَّي اللهُ عَل َ ي ه ِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ اَتَدْرُوْنَ ما الْغِيبَةُ قَالُوْا اللهِ وَرَسُوْلُهُ اَعْلَمُ قَالَ ذِكْرُكَ اَخَاكَ...
My words are my thoughts To hear them is to feel them To speak them is to conceal them To sense them is to reveal them Like resplendent sun rays Feelings radiate from my astral body And pierce into di...
As human beings, we need to continuously work to become spiritually advanced as much as we can. We need to pick the thorns that surround the roses in our hearts. Three such thorns are: cynicism, criti...
1. Suspicion, Fault Finding and Oppression عَنْ أبي هُرَيْرَةَ قَالُ قَالَ رَسُوْلَ اللّهِ صَلَّي اللّٰهُ عَل َيه وَسَلَّمَ لَا تَحَاسَدُوْا وَلاَ تَنَاجَشُوْا وَلاَ تَبَاغَضُوا ولا تَدَابَرُوا وَلاَ...
The truth we should always say And strive we must all the way Miseries come and opt to stay But battle we must all the day Guard we must from going astray Only after trying should we pray Goodness we...
We have become a slave to our routines. It is a mechanical life plan that we generally tend to follow. Even praying to God at the appointed times has become a thoughtless process and does not bring th...
When we receive a fatal blow When we feel glum and low When life seems empty And sorrows are plenty When failures stare And success is rare Let us get up if we trip Let us hold on if we slip Whether b...
If we cannot live alone, even a small room in your house with broken furniture would be sufficient. If while talking we forget or pause, please be patient. The real thing is not conversation. We only...
Criticizing others can prove destructive for them. It can also be very constructive and can achieve the required goal if a certain decorum and etiquette is followed. Five things are important in this...
Time may pass sorrows still pain Life goes on all the same Droughts don’t end even after rain Life goes on all the same Failure or success, loss or gain Life goes on all the same Living in oblivion or...
Each of us after going through all chores and routines of a day is left with vacant time. Many a time it is hours and not minutes that we have at our disposal. More often than not we end up wasting th...
