Is Taqwa Simply Fear?

Is Taqwa Simply Fear?

God-consciousness is the core of taqwa because God-consciousness is acknowledging, feeling, and ...

Sin and Repentance in Islam

Sin and Repentance in Islam

However, like all others, this trick of Satan's is a feeble one. The fact that someone committe ...

Do Muslims Worship the Kabah?

Do Muslims Worship the Kabah?

It is well known that Islam is against all forms of idol worship. Though this is true, some peo ...

The Monotonous Life of the Ignorant

The Monotonous Life of the Ignorant

The moment they open their eyes to a new day, they find themselves engrossed with everyday rout ...

Between Prophet Yusuf and Khalid ibn Al-Waleed

Between Prophet Yusuf and Khalid ibn Al-Waleed

Let's learn from Prophet Yusuf and from Khalid how to exert ourselves in doing what is good. Le ...

There Will Come Light

There Will Come Light

How many times have we sat down to count our mistakes and recognized we've sinned so much we ca ...

The Cultural Alternative

The Cultural Alternative

Islam is not a culture. Whether we like it or not, the essence of Islam is religious. The centr ...

How Many Treasures Do You Want?

How Many Treasures Do You Want?

As far as Islam is concerned, good deeds are not confined to remembering Allah or saying a spec ...

While the Dust is Settling in New Zealand

While the Dust is Settling in New Zealand

While the dust is settling in the aftermath of shootings at two mosques in New Zealand, some ra ...

Where Wisdom and Conscience Have No Place

Where Wisdom and Conscience Have No Place

The system of ignorance leaves no room for thought; it means living without thinking, speaking ...

Let’s Reclaim Happiness. (Tell us how!)

Let’s Reclaim Happiness. (Tell us how!)

Which do you think matters most? What could make us happy? Share with us what you think! Let ot ...

Happiness as Understood from the Sunnah

Happiness as Understood from the Sunnah

The faces of the old and young – and indeed even the trees and birds around us – rejoice when t ...