Ignorance isn’t all bliss

By Ayesha Irfan  "Your Lord is the All-Forgiving, Full of Mercy. If He were to seize them immediately for what they commit, He would have certainly hastened their punishment. But they have an appointed time, from which they will find no refuge." (Al-Kahf, 18:58) When we commit a wrong, we don't realise what actually has...

Ramadan Challenge: Seeking Forgiveness

By Dr. Sonia Mohsin  Have you ever been in a situation where you find yourself giving up, letting go and just forsaking the idea of worship, or being righteous, or thinking of Allah; just because there lies upon your shoulders a heavy burden of sins? How many times have you wondered that this is it?...

The Hearts that Allaah Dislikes

This is part 2 in a series of 3 posts under the category of: انواع القلوب فى القرآن الكريم The Types of Hearts in the Noble Quran The 12 types of hearts that Allaah does not like: 1 - القلبُ المَرِيْضْ The Sick Heart What disease does this heart have? Doubt about the Shariah, hypocrisy,...

The Hearts that Allaah Likes

Assalam u alaikum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh. This is part 1 in a series of 3 posts I will be making in shaa Allaah under the category of: أنواع القلوب فى القرآن الكريم The Types of Hearts in the Noble Quran (As heard in a lecture by Qari Suhaib Ahmad Meer Muhammadi Hafizahullaah in the annual...

To Be Sinless, Or To Sin Less

By Zaynub Zafar Attitude 1: " Oh no! I’ve done it yet again. And after all those promises to Allah- there’s no point trying to stop.!..." Attitude 2: "It's OK, no big deal really. I mean sure, it's bad, but it's a minor sin. Besides, everyone does it. I will repent later. Can't be that...

When I asked for forgiveness..

Bismillah. "Ya Allah! I've lost my wallet! Where did it go? It was right here in my room." I nearly screamed while looking for my wallet in my totally messed-up room.  From morning till evening, I searched, searched and searched but could not find it.  Seeing my frustration, my sister advised me to ask forgiveness,...