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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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 14) Speech with substance.

We must see beyond superficialities like charismatic personas and smart words and accept Allah’s commands and prohibitions – and nothing less. Furthermore, we must invite to Islam in the best manner – as a solution…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 13) Change is two-fold!

The source cause of our personal and collective shortcomings roots back to the systems that govern us. Our tastes, opinions, views on right and wrong, are moulded by the society around us and only when…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 12) Defending with confidence

With no platform to openly discuss and debate our Deen, lies are fabricated against it to demonise it. As Muslims, we should never be bullied into a corner and censor ourselves, rather we should confidently…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 11) A self-serving system

The greedy and self-serving psyche of those who run the liberal secular system, has led to much corruption and problems worldwide – one of which is the neglect of children, the elderly and those vulnerable…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 10) Purpose, priority and paradise

Whether it’s family, wealth, or anything in between, as believers we must ensure that the temporary life of this world and all it contains never surpasses the love for Allah(swt), His Messenger (saw) and attaining…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 9) Rely on Allah!

Musa (a.s) is a shining example of placing trust in Allah (swt) and becoming victorious against all odds. In the West, man calculates every result of his own actions – due to Allah being erased…

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Taraweeh Reflections: Juz 8) Allah is with the steadfast

The people of Nuh (a.s) responded to his call with negativity and rejection. Similarly, Islam today is deemed to be ‘backwards’ and ‘barbaric’ – however, we too must be steadfast in carrying Islam just like…

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