Seerah 30: Battle of Uhud Part 1

The defeat at Badr was an extreme shame for the Quraish and their pride could not leave this unavenged. Revenge was, therefore, the catch word all over Makkah to the extent that the Makkans forbade…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 24) A Godless Society!

The notion that negating Allah’s existence and role as the Guider and Law-maker and instead making man the arbitrator for right and wrong, is sold as being what liberation truly means. However with a world…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 23) Unconditional Praise!

Unconditional praise- Today, society judges actions through a benefit-driven lens, thus equating ‘good’ outcomes as worthy of praise, and ‘bad’ actions as the opposite. Allah (swt) reminds us of how we must embody gratitude and…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 22) Creator over customs!

The marriage of Muhammad (saw) and Zaynab (r.a), was one that went against the customs and norms prevalent at the time. Despite the potential pressure and backlash, Muhammad (saw) understood that our Creator, Allah (swt),…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 21) Battle of the Genders

In a society which places wants above needs, we’ve seen the role of women swing on the pendulum – going from house slave to sex slave. Allah (swt), our Creator, understands the roles and regulations…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 20) Get Rich But Die Neglecting

“Get Rich But Die Neglecting” Far removed from the ‘capitalist dream’ of stacking up material goods and being deceived that pleasure is off the back of them, Allah (swt) makes clear in the Qur’an, through…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 19) Biting his hands!

Allah (swt) has given us the freewill to make the life choices we want. We are even able to reflect upon these in order to improve, develop and make changes. However, the day whereby there…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 18) Deserving Allah’s promise.

Allah’s promise of authority, dominance and security will indeed come to pass. However, if we want to be at the receiving end of this promise, then we must fulfil the correct actions that are defined…

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Battle of Badr Victory from Allah(swt) — Abu Talha- Ramadan Repost

Sheikh Abu Talha (Dr. Malkawy) explains the incident of Battle of Badr that occurred on 17th of Ramadan. Two years after the migration of the Prophet (sas) to Madina and establishing an Islamic State.Dr. Malkawy presents the importance of Battle of badr in the history of Islam and how it’s a decisive battle between truth and falsehood. This battle is a great lesson for all believers that Allah(swt) will provide the victory and conform that victory will come ONLY from Allah(swt), as long as we steadfast in Islam and have tawakal and call upon only Allah(swt) for help and guidance.

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 17) Muslim blood or Ka’bah’s musk?

The cleansing of the Kaabah at the time of Muhammad s.a.w signified the removal of the corrupt practices and rulers of the time. Likewise, we do not look towards how many times the cloth of…

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