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 …
During Ramadhan I posted 30 acts for Ramadhan on Instagram and Facebook that you can download from the Resources page. This list of beneficial acts can be done throughout the year, and below are encouragements from Qur’an and ahadith, and practical ways to fulfil these acts. In sha Allah this helps you further to achieve them. The most …
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 …
Coming To Islam As much as Islam (submission to Allah) is our natural state as people, there is plenty that becomes normalised in our lives that we need to adjust and remove when we go from being a non-Muslim to embracing Islam. Converts want to come to Islam in full submission, but our adjustment can …
This is not a sales pitch or a paid promotion, I just want to share with you how I learnt to read Arabic in a matter of weeks with tajweed (proper pronunciation) with little help from a physical teacher. Grab your free Arabic writing sheet to practice letter formation and help you recognise letters and sounds …
Can Muslims celebrate Halloween? Sure we can. Just like we can celebrate Christmas and listen to any kind of music we want. You might have Muslim family or friends or neighbours that are celebrating Halloween as a ‘commercial’ or ‘cultural’ holiday. There might be activities for young people within the community or even at school …
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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Ramadan is a time of worship, of gratitude, of seeking guidance and forgiveness, fasting and reading Qur’an. It’s a blessed month in our religion and making time to learn more about the religion in this month should also be a on our schedule. Remember that seeking knowledge is an integral part of our religion, with some knowledge …
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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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 …