Month of Ramadan
Dear brothers and sisters, the month of Ramadhan is upon us. This sacred month in which the Prophet (SAWS) used to give glad tidings. This month has the potential to carry so much weight for us into the next life.…
Belief in Angels
Dear brothers and sisters, in our youth we are taught the five pillars of Islam and we are taught the six articles of faith. One of the articles of faith we are taught is the belief in Angels. In fact,…
Atrributes of Allah SWT
Today’s reminder is about the attributes of Allah SWT. Dear brothers and sisters, believing in Allah SWT names or attributes as they are sometimes called, is one of the parts of believing in the oneness of Allah SWT. In fact,…
Oneness of Allah SWT
Dear brothers and sisters, we have discussed this topic before and the oneness of Allah SWT is a foundation of our belief. However, in today’s reminder, the topic is expanded further into three sections. The first is how the Oneness…
Jealousy and Envy
Islam is a religion of purity and decency. It is a religion of good manners and education. It is a religion that promotes the purification and cleansing of the heart. Every Muslim needs to actively be of a sound mind…
Oppression
Allah SWT created this religion for humanity to reform two dimensions; first one the relation of the individual with Allah SWT in order to become true slaves of him SWT, and the second one is the relation between humans themselves…
Rights of the Parents
The imam reminded us of the 23rd ayat of Sura Al-Isra which is translated to say: And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach…
Practical Examples of the Respect shown to the Prophet (peace be upon him)
Dear brothers and sisters, we talked about the rights of the Prophet SAWS on us in the previous week’s reminder, this week is then a follow up of that reminder with examples so that we realise how he was in…
The rights of the messsenger (Peace and Blessings upon Him) over us
Dear brothers and sisters, the choice of Allah SWT for His Messenger is a mercy and a blessing on us all. The Imam reminded us of the 75th verse of Sura Hajj in which it is translated to say: Allah chooses…
Intellect and the Quran and Sunnah
This week’s reminder is about intellect and evidence from Quran and Sunnah Dear brothers and sisters, we spoke last week of the great gifts that we have been given from Allah SWT and one of those we spoke of was…