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13 Islamic Words, Phrases and Du’a

New Muslims, and even those who are not so new often come across terms that we aren’t familiar with or only have a basic understanding of. Increasing our Islamic vocabulary directly influences our Islamic knowledge and understanding, and therefore our iman, in sha Allah. Here’s a few beneficial definitions, phrases and du’a with explanations and some personal considerations and comments. Itjihad …

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How To Seek Islamic Knowledge

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيم Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem Seeking knowledge is an essential part of our Islam. Whatever our context; as converts or born Muslims, using informal or formal methods; we seek knowledge of our religion in order to know how to please our Lord and fulfil our obligations as Muslims. This article outlines why learning the religion …

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How to stop backbiting and renew intentions | Living a better life: Part 4

Spiritual Well-Being Welcome to the final part in the Spiritual Well-Being section of the series where we’re looking at how to stop backbiting, renewing intentions and seeking knowledge. Next week we’ll recap the tips and challenges we’ve discussed, including my personal experiences of doing the challenges in the hopes that it motivates you to take part too. If …

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11 tips for better spiritual well-being | Living a better life recap

Over the past four weeks we’ve been discussing practical ways to increase our spiritual well-being. The articles included tips with discussions and explanations, and challenges to implement the learning. This article recaps what we’ve gone over with a few updates on how I’ve been doing the challenges myself. Let us know how you’re getting on in …

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Sharing is (and requires) caring

I appreciate WhatsApp for its group chats and broadcast lists, but when they facilitate mindless sharing, not so much. Sharing religious encouragements and reminders, hadith and ayaat, is inherently good, Alhamdulillah. But is it good when we share things irresponsibly? Receiving and sending things that are misleading, without context, or even fabricated isn’t doing ourselves or each other any …

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