There are numerous signs of a sickness of the heart. The first of them, is finding it difficult to live by the purpose of our creation, which is to know Allah, the Almighty, love Him, yearn to meet Him, turn to Him in repentance and to prefer doing all this... More

　　Khaleefah Haroon Ar-Rasheed was once looking up at the sky from his palace in Baghdad and he saw a cloud passing by. He addressed it saying calmly, “Rain wherever you wish, for your fruit will certainly come to me anyway.” This means that the cloud would have rained either on... More

　　The Prophets, may Allah exalt their mention, and the virtuous and righteous people were the quickest of all to comply with the call of Allah the Almighty. 　　Adam and Hawwaa’ (Eve), may Allah exalt their mention, the father and mother of mankind: 　　They responded to the call of Allah the... More

　　Lexically, the Arabic word `tazkiyah' means purification and development—of anything—to the level of perfection. As a Quranic term, it expresses a way of ridding ourselves of flawed tendencies and leanings as well as providing one with the means to attain piety and to help our souls develop to become as... More

　　Principles of Tazkiyah 　　As shown earlier, tazkiyah is a fundamental part of Prophet Muhammad's mission and his life constitutes a unique example of it. Together with his teaching, this example was responsible for altering the lives of his Companions to such an extent that they became the pinnacle and paradigm... More

　　4. Lifelong commitment 　　This principle deals with the question of effectiveness how can we insure that our tazkiyah efforts bear their expected fruits, help us achieve piety, and fulfill our purpose in this life? Allah Almighty gave a hint: "Take what We have given you with determination and remember what... More

　　Here are some practical steps to control your gaze: 　　1- First, let us agree upon an issue that greatly affects the way you control your gaze, namely, the issue of the relativity of beauty. 　　The criteria of beauty vary from one person to another and from one sensibility to another.... More

　　Indeed, all sins poison the heart and lead to its illness and destruction. They sicken it and define its will as other than what Allah, the Almighty wants [of His servant], in effect being as harmful to the heart as actual poisons are to the body. Imam Ibn Al-Mubarak said,... More

　　Like many Muslims today, I struggle with constancy in the remembrance of my Creator. I stay mostly mindful of being His servant, often finding myself subconsciously glorifying His name. 　　But just as regularly I lapse and suddenly realize that my heart has slipped away, like the spinning helm of great... More

　　In the event of a family dispute, the Quran exhorts the husband to treat his wife kindly and not overlook her positive aspects [Quran 4:19]. If the problem relates to the wife's behavior, her husband may exhort her and appeal for reason. In most cases, this measure is likely to... More

　　In Islam, women have been given a high status which no past nation ever achieved and which no subsequent nation has been able to attain, because the honor that Islam gives to humanity, includes men and women equally. They are equal before the rulings of Allah in this world and... More

　　Some prejudiced and ignorant people claim that Islam does not encourage women to be educated and that it prefers women to be ignorant or close to it. This is a biased, unfounded allegation against Islam. Indeed, there is no religion or doctrine on earth that encourages man to seek knowledge... More

　　Why does the West pay such great attention to the Arab woman's issues? Why is the United Nations so eager to put the Muslim family at the top of its agenda? Do the issues, that are discussed by documents in women’s conferences, actually reflect the priorities of Muslim women? 　　It... More