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From Caterpillar to Butterfly

From Caterpillar to Butterfly

What would you do if you had 450-500 eggs that you had to keep outside? It would no doubt be the wisest way to take the necessary precautions that will prevent them from being scattered and strewed with the effects of natural causes like wind. Hence, the silkworm (450-500) which is among the animals that lay the highest number of eggs at once, apply very wise methods to preserve its eggs…

Falling pregnant is a great bounty of Allah Ta’ala

Falling pregnant is a great bounty of Allah Ta’ala

Once a woman has confirmed her pregnancy, she should express her gratitude before Allah Ta’ala as this is indeed a great bounty of Allah Ta’ala. This is such a boon that many people beseech Allah Ta’ala throughout their lives for pious children but Allah Ta’ala has destined otherwise. In fact one of the greatest Nabîes of Allah Ta’ala, Hadrat Ibrahim (Alayhis salaam) used to supplicate to Allah Ta’ala most profoundly and frequently….

Rulings on celebrating Valentine’s Day

Rulings on celebrating Valentine’s Day

He should not celebrate it, or join others in their celebrations of it, or attend their celebrations, because of the evidence quoted above which shows that it is forbidden to celebrate the festivals of the kuffaar. ..

Vanity of Valentine’s Day

Vanity of Valentine’s Day

February 14th, also known as Valentine’s Day, is that time of the year that has commonly been associated with love and romance. Valentine’s Day has become synonymous with greeting cards, red roses, teddy bears and a whole host of other paraphernalia that are exchanged …

How to win hearts

How to win hearts

SMILE: t is the first arrow and the fastest of them all. It is like the salt for food. It is also regarded as a kind of worship and alms-giving as mentioned in Hadith “Smiling at your brother’s face is as charity (Sadaqa)”

Q & A on Muharram and Aashurah

Q & A on Muharram and Aashurah

The number of months in the sight of Allah are twelve, so ordained by Allah, the day He created the heavens and the earth; Of them four are sacred. That is the correct religion, so wrong not yourselves therein.”
What is the Islamic Calendar ?

What is the Islamic Calendar ?

The Islamic calendar is based on lunar months, which begin when a thin new crescent Moon is actually sighted in the western sky after sunset within a day or so after the New Moon. Hence, the month is either 29 days or 30 days. There are 12 months in an Islamic year, which is either 354 days long or 355 days long….

VALENTINE’S DAY – History and Islamic Perspective

VALENTINE’S DAY – History and Islamic Perspective

Consider Valentine’s Day, a day that after dying out a well deserved death in most of Europe (but surviving in Britain and United States) has suddenly started to emerge across a good swath of Muslim countries. Who was Valentine? Why is this day observed? Legends abound, as they do in all such cases….