REMINDER #19                 Qur’anic reflections By Dr Iman Ramadan* We are on a rendezvous with a sanctuary of tranquillity, serenity and beauty, and through it we embrace the fragrance emanating from the best of stories and Surah Yusuf, peace be upon him. In the beginning of the chapter, [...]

REMINDER #18                 Ramadan is a school for the Ummah By Dr Osama Altikriti (Abu Laith)* Ramadan reveals the true features of the Muslim Ummah, which Allah described as “You are the best nation produced for mankind.” Among these features is that we are a divine (Rabbani)nation, which carries [...]

REMINDER #17                 Wisdoms (hikam) of Ibn Ata’illah Compiled by Ustath Zuheir Salim* Do not give up invocation of Allah because you are not present with Allah in it. It is worse to forget to invoke Him than to be inattentive while invoking Him. He might raise you up from [...]

REMINDER #16                 Bounties from the conquest of Makkah By Ustatha Zeinab Moustafa (Um Jehad) The conquest of Makkah is the day of the greatest conquest. It is the day when Muslims entered Makkah from all four corners on the 20th of Ramadan, in the eighth year after [...]

REMINDER #15                 Ramadan is the month of competing in good deeds By: Ustath Ali Sadreddine Al-Bayanouni (Abu Anas)* "Allah looks at your competing for His sake, and He boasts about you to His angels. So show Allah goodness from yourselves." Obada bin Samet, may Allah be pleased [...]

REMINDER #14                 Patience…a source of empowerment By Dr Basil Mustafa* We all realise that patience is a necessity of life in addition to being a moral virtue. Moreover, it is an asset which helps humans to withstand hardships and excel in achieving their aspirations. Those who observe [...]

REMINDER #13                 The last sermon of Umar ibn Abd Al-Aziz By Ustath Zuheir Salim* Umar ibn Abd Al-Aziz, may Allah be pleased with him, ruled for two years, and he was considered through them to be a reformer of the second hijri century. He was considered so [...]

REMINDER #12                 Islam is a call for mercy and human development By Dr Salah Eddine Arkadan* The month of Ramadan has, as with other acts of worship, noble messages which one must renew one’s covenant with. These messages are needed to revive in the soul what has [...]