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The Concept of Sin – Part 1

Muslims believe that all humans are born pure (free of sin). The prophet (ﷺ) said regarding people performing pilgrimage: “Whoever performs Hajj for [the sake of] Allah and did not

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The Disease of Self-sufficiency

We have watched with great sadness the indiscriminate killing of innocent men, women, and children including infants and neonates for more than two months in Gaza Strip. This is a

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If Only I Had Not Taken Them as a Friend!

يٰوَيۡلَتٰى لَيۡتَنِىۡ لَمۡ اَتَّخِذۡ فُلَانًا خَلِيۡلًا‏ 25:28 “Oh, woe is me! If only I did not take such a one who disbelieved for an intimate friend.” (Surat Al-Furqan, Verse 28)

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Where is God?

This is a question we know comes to everyone’s minds to varying degrees when we witness atrocities and calamities around us. For the past eight weeks, we have been witnessing

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Habits of Character

Prophet Mohammad (ﷺ) used to pray to Allah saying: “O Allah! Beautify my character as you have beautified my creation.” Two categories of habits must be recognized: Habits of the

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A Dose of Reality

” وَتِلۡكَ الۡاَيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيۡنَ النَّاسِۚ “  “…And such are the days of life. By turns do We alternate them among humankind…” (Translation by Ahmad Zaki Hammad) Every year, when

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The Habit of Ascertainment

“And follow not that of which you have no knowledge; for hearing, vision, and the heart all will be enquired into.” [17:36] We are continuously bombarded by information from different

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