Time
Our life is dictated by time. It is something we are always running out of, trying to make the most of, regretting our waste of and something which we don’t know of which how much still remains. It is a…
Understanding of the Deen (Way of Life)
The imam began this reminder with the 122th ayat of Surat Al Tauba which is translated to say: And it is not for the believers to go forth [to battle] all at once. For there should separate from every division…
Rights of Muslims over other Muslims
As soon as someone becomes Muslim, he or she is given rights even if they are in remote areas at ends of the world. These rights are given without discussion and in fact we will all be asked about these,…
Understanding the Prophet (Peace be upon him)
The imam began the reminder this week with the 164th ayat of Sura Al-Imran which is translated to say: Certainly did Allah confer favor upon the believers when He sent among them a Messenger from themselves, reciting to them His…
Protection of the Tongue
The purpose of this week’s reminder is to explain what it means to protect your tongue. This means to ensure that any words that come out of it is for good, to avoid vile talk, to avoid backbiting, etc. We…
Harshness of the Heart
The heart can fall ill and be diseased, just like the rest of the body, and breaks as the glass breaks, gets hungry as the stomach feels the hunger, and the diseases of the heart are many and different, depending…
The Act of Prayer
Allah SWT says in the 37th ayat of Sura Al-Noor: [Are] men whom neither commerce nor sale distracts from the remembrance of Allah and performance of prayer and giving of zakah. They fear a Day in which the hearts and…
There is no God except Allah
Dear brothers and sisters, one of the greatest sentences that can be said, of greatest of benefits, is the ‘word’ of oneness, “there is no God except Allah’. This is one of the greatest of pillars of our religion, and…
Halal and Haraam
We have been blessed with the religion of Islam which guides us to the correct path. It has clear rules of what is allowed and what is forbidden. We refer to these rules of what is allowed and what is…
Health of the Heart
It is said that the shortest path to Paradise is with a healthy heart. As Muslims, we are only too aware that the importance of having a heart that is healthy in the spiritual sense will lead us to the…