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One time a scholar asked one of his students, "You have spent a long time with me, what have you learned?



He said I learned eight things:



First, I looked to the creation. Everyone has a loved one. When he goes to the grave, he leaves his loved one. Therefore, I made my loved one my good deeds; that way, they will be with me in the grave.





Second, I looked to the verse, 'But as for him who feared to stand before his Lord and restrained his soul from lust,'… Continue

What can you do in one minute?

Praise be to Allaah.



Time is of the essence, it is too precious to be wasted or neglected. The wise person is the one who pays attention to his time and does not treat it as a vessel to be filled with cheap things and vain talk. Instead, he limits it to worthy efforts and righteous deeds that please Allaah and benefit other people. Every minute of a person’s life carries the potential to raise his own status and to make his people happier, little… Continue

The neighbor holds a special status in Islam. Islam encourages Muslims to treat their neighbors in a gentle way that reflects the true and genuine spirit of Islam as exemplified in its tolerant aspect especially with people of other faiths. It makes no difference whether the neighbors are Muslim or non-Muslim. Ayesha, the Mother of the Believers, stated that she once asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), "O Messenger of Allah! I have two neighbors. To whom shall I send… Continue

A Sahabi once said, "0,Ra sulullah, (Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), I know that the commandments of Shareeat

am many, but of these tell me the one that I may

practise assiduously throughout my life." The Prophet,

(Sallallaho alaihe wasallam), replied, "Keep ydUr

tongue always moist (i.e. busy) with the zikr of Allah."

According to another hadith, Harat Mu'aaz (Radhiyallaho

anho) has said, "Once at the time of my departure

from Rasulullah [Sallallaho alaihe… Continue

It is a known fact that every language has one or more terms that are used in reference to God and sometimes to lesser deities. This is not the case with Allah. Allah is the personal name of the One true God. Nothing else can be called Allah. The term has no plural or gender. This shows its uniqueness when compared with the word god which can be made plural, gods, or feminine, goddess. It is interesting to notice that Allah is the personal name of God… Continue