Beirut – Let Our Tears Be Worthy of You
How will the people of Beirut get out of this tragedy? Our prayers are with them, but let our tears not be in vain.
How will the people of Beirut get out of this tragedy? Our prayers are with them, but let our tears not be in vain.
This year's season of Hajj would certainly be disrupted a little bit due to the tribulations of COVID-19. Did you know that the season of Hajj during ar-Rasul’s time was also filled with trials and tribulations?
The media is replete with news of the various forms of suffering that contemporary Muslim women and girls had undergone.
In the 7th Century, Islam had empowered women in various respects of its civilisation. But women in majority Muslim countries today are the least empowered.
14 centuries after the advent of Islam, we still know very little as to what exactly Islam says about the status of women. This is unacceptable.
If you are wondering why a non-Muslim story is being fitted to our #EidStory, here are some of the reasons and lessons to which you should pay attention.
He was Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, the eighth Caliph of the Umayyad Empire. He is known until today as "the most pious and devout" of the Umayyad rulers. He held the highest office of such a great and powerful empire. Yet, his #EidStory seemed to portray otherwise.
In the midst of the Eid joyful scene, a sight of gloom caught ar-Rasul’s eyes. He SAW noticed a little boy crying by himself, separated from the group. The moment ar-Rasul SAW realised the reasons why, he suddenly went into tears as well.
There is a bigger goal and deeper meaning behind all the significance of Ramadan. That bigger goal is to lift up the spirit of jihad in the Ummah to strive for a revived Islamic civilisation. Yet, every year, Ramadan returns as a blessing from Allah to remedy the Ummah’s apathy, only to be taken lightly by them. May you, the Daies, not become the reason for this!
Hasan al-Banna, a prominent Egyptian political and religious leader gathered the university students of the Muslim Brotherhood. There, instead of talking about youth and university life, he transported them to another level of student leadership.
A discourse on the boon and bane of globalisation may span various sectors. Here’s one of the less discussed sectors: the da’wah.
Shouldn’t the idea of standing before Him bearing the sins of corruption make a believer tremble in fear?