10 conditions for a complete and accepted repentance. Infographic courtesy of our New Muslim Academy.

Droplets of water drip down slowly from the faces of the believers as they finish performing ablution. Sleepy eyes now wide open as minds are once more awakened and bodies are revitalised and ready. Whilst the rest of the world is seemingly asleep, the moon shines like a glorious lamp in the starlit sky, as […]

Shukr is a quality and characteristic that mankind as a whole have yet to master. It is often overlooked in the lives of many and is rarely given its due importance. This lack of having Shukr is recurrent in history and will continue till the end of time, and has brought many nations to their […]

Our  beloved teacher and mentor; the best man to walk this earth, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said that no one has ever been given anything more excellent and more comprehensive than Sabr. So what is Sabr you may ask? Well, Sabr is an Arabic term that is often translated as ‘patience’, ‘perseverance’, […]

In Ramadan, Muslims are encouraged to increase in their good deeds and acts of worship. Now, there is a special prayer which has been prescribed for Muslims, specifically in this blessed month, which carries manifold rewards. This prayer is known as ‘Taraaweeh’ and is performed after the ‘Ishaa night prayer. The word Taraaweeh comes from […]

The Night of Power, also known as the night of Decree and in Arabic known famously as ‘Laylatul Qadar’, is a significant night during the month of Ramadan for Muslims all over the world. For it was on this blessed night that the Qur’an was revealed over 1400 years ago, as a guiding light and […]

When Prophet Adam (peace and blessings be upon him) mistakenly ate from the tree in Jannah, he immediately turned to God Almighty in repentance. When Prophet Yunus (peace and blessings be upon him) was swallowed by the whale, he too turned to God in repentance. When Prophet Musa (peace and blessings be upon him) accidently […]

In Ramadan, many Muslims hold a very dangerous attitude. They believe that because the devils are locked away during this month, as told to us by the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), then this indicates that we will commit no sins in the entire holy month. However, what happens when we do […]

The call to the evening prayer reverberates through the air, on radio channels and on television sets, in mosques dotted all across the world, as listening ears wait patiently in earnest, during the blessed month of Ramadan. Supplications are whispered hastily before hands dive towards food and water is gulped down swiftly; thirst and hunger finally […]

Early in the morning, before the whistling and chirping of the birds can be heard and the warm glow of the sun can be seen radiating as far as the eye can see, lies a special time in the month of Ramadan. It is so early in fact that it precedes the breaking of dawn […]

Ramadan is a month of blessings, a month of mercy, a month of forgiveness, but most importantly, it is the month of the Qur’an. As Muslims, we often associate Ramadan primarily with fasting or feeding the poor. But God Almighty, with His infinite wisdom, makes mention of His Book before anything else. [arabic-font]شَہۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ […]

In the Qur’an, when God Almighty first introduces the command of fasting to the Believers, He explains to them that the purpose of fasting is to attain Taqwa. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ كُتِبَ عَلَيۡڪُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِڪُمۡ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَتَّقُونَ “O you who believe, fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed […]

Ramadan; the month of mercy, the month of forgiveness, the month of uncountable blessings and the month of striving. شَہۡرُ رَمَضَانَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُنزِلَ فِيهِ ٱلۡقُرۡءَانُ هُدً۬ى لِّلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَـٰتٍ۬ مِّنَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰ وَٱلۡفُرۡقَانِ‌ۚ فَمَن شَہِدَ مِنكُمُ ٱلشَّہۡرَ فَلۡيَصُمۡهُ‌ۖ وَمَن ڪَانَ مَرِيضًا أَوۡ عَلَىٰ سَفَرٍ۬ فَعِدَّةٌ۬ مِّنۡ أَيَّامٍ أُخَرَ‌ۗ يُرِيدُ ٱللَّهُ بِڪُمُ ٱلۡيُسۡرَ وَلَا يُرِيدُ بِڪُمُ ٱلۡعُسۡرَ وَلِتُڪۡمِلُواْ […]