The obsession with matters of the dunya often happens when comparing one’s self with others, causing materialism to quickly become the nucleus of the soul. More

Prophet Muhammad reminded us to be strangers in this world, as to not get too wrapped into the folds of consumerism and foster a deep love for the dunya without the balance of the akhirah in our hearts. More

Powerful faith is a gift because it tends to afflict those who are most resistant to it. It is a violent experience which erupts when a drop of humility enters your blood stream and rips through the darkness of your soul like lightening. And for those with the potential to achieve the greatest faith, this usually happens not as a process, but as More

Belief is a choice, and it requires an active conscious commitment to an intellectual process. But faith is a blessing and not a choice. Belief is an intellectual response to reality. Faith is an emotional one. More

The remainder of this article will examine passages from various books of the Bible and compare them to the way Muslims pray. More

Istikharah is like any Du’a’: if Allah, the Almighty, accepts it, He will make it easy for the supplicant and guide him to the best. And if He does not accept it then it will be like any unanswered Du’a’. It’s possible that Allah delays the reward for the person in the Hereafter, which is good for him/or her. However, people are always More

The Glorious Qur’an is full of glad tidings with which Almighty God soothes distressed and troubled souls, and nourishes the hearts of believers with hope of guidance and light. In one of these verses Allah says: More

When you pass away, do not worry about your dead body as fellow Muslims will take good care of it… More

As we enjoy and appreciate so many things in life, hair is usually among the blessings most of us take for granted. More

"There is nothing in the Shari`ah which prohibits removing hair from inside the nose. The only prohibition occurs for plucking eyebrows. The reason for this prohibition is that plucking eyebrows is considered an artificial change in the Creation of Allah, and it was always a way of excessive adornment of the pre-Islamic period or jahiliyyah. Thus, More

Islam generally encourages Muslims to appear neat, tidy and well groomed; this applies equally to males and females. More

There are three conditions for clothes that should be considered. It should be thick that you cannot see through and it should be loose that does not give the body its shape (meaning not tight) and it should cover what is considered as a private area. More