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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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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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 16) Responding to slander

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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Seerah 29: Military Activities between Battle of Badr and Uhud Part 2

Continuing with the some of the incidents after Badr, the speaker discusses the assassination of Ka‘b bin Al-Ashraf – a resentful Jew who was a zealous advocate of causing harm to the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 15) Making the impossible,possible!

A society which thrives off gossip and hearsay, is one where accusations are stronger than facts and lies are stronger than truth. We as Muslims should never lower ourselves to the level of those who…

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Understanding Dependence (Tawakkul) Upon Allah(سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى)

Muslims were once characterized as daring, creative, able to defeat any formidable enemy, and made huge strides in opening new lands to Islam. They were undaunted by challenges, refusing to give up, back down or…

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