August 2011
Personal Development
10 Questions to Start Living your Life
Many of us never take the time to ask ourselves useful,insightful,thought-provoking questions related to our personal development. We spend all our lives developing & perfecting everything around us while that which is within us crumbles. Spend just 10 minutes answering the questions below. These questions are listed in order to encourage deep,truthful introspection. Often, it ...
A Loan to Allah Ta’ala
Sadaqah Who is it that will lend to Allah a goodly loan, so that He may give it increase manifold? (Do not fear poverty) Allah straitens and expands (your provision), and to Him you will return. (al Baqarah: 245) The act of spending for the cause of Allah has been interpreted as advancing loan to ...
Look after my parents O Allah
The most comprehensive & beneficial Duas (supplications) are those found in the Noble Qur’aan & Hadith of Nabi Muhammad (SallAllahu alaihi wa Sallam). Whilst it is permissible for one to make Dua in one’s own language & using one’s own words, it is highly recommended that every Muslim make an effort to ask Allah Ta’ala ...
Tafseer:The Ka’bah of the Angels
Tafseer: Surah Tur Verse 4 al Baitul Ma’mur is the Ka’bah in the sky meant for the angels’ service and is parallel to the Ka’bah on earth. According to a hadith in Sahihain the Holy Prophet (SallAllahu alaihi wa Sallam) said about his ascension to the seventh heaven: “Then, I was taken to al Baitul ...
Tafseer: Surah Qaf Aayah 17
Allah Ta’ala mentions in Surah Qaf, “And indeed We have created man, and We know whatever thoughts his inner self develops, and We are closer to him than (his) jugular vein, when the two receiving angels receive (every human act to record it), seated (one) on the right and (one) on the left” (Verses 16/17) ...
The Advices of a Dying Man
Hadhrat Luqmaan (alaihi salaam) said to his son when he was on his deathbed, “Son, up until now I have given you much advice. Now I am going to give you six more (final advices), wherein is hidden (the essence of ) all knowledge: Remain occupied in worldly activities as long as you are going ...
Mustahabbaat & Love for Allah Ta’ala
The Value of Mustahabbaat (Optional Actions) in Islam If in the Shariah was only the order for Faraidh and Wajibat, the ashiq (lover) of Allah would have been overtaken by great distress and restlessness because the ashiq is not satisfied by only that which is necessary, for that which is necessary is regarded by the ...
Ar Rihla Webinar Schedule : Ramadaan 1432/2011
Topic Day & Date Time Tafseer Daily* 9:30 p.m – 10:15 p.m Building a bond with Allah Ta’ala Saturdays** 9:30 p.m – 10:30 p.m Sacred Treasure – Summary of Week’s Taraweeh Saturdays** 2:00 p.m - 3:00 p.m Hadith Saturdays** 3:15 p.m - 4:00 p.m Acquiring love for Allah Ta’ala Sundays*** 2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m ...
A Prophet’s Advice to his Sons
Nabi Nooh (Alayhis salaam) said to his sons, “I give you a piece of advice and, in order that you may not forget it, I say it very briefly. I advise you for doing two things and forbid you from doing two things. The two things which I recommend are such that Almighty Allah and ...