Spoken word by Waqas Choudhry We rise every morning in hopes of a good day. Some get ready for work, to get their pay. Life you see, it’s all become a daily routine. One day after another with no bother. “I’ll be late today, don’t wait for me to eat”, we say, she packs me…
By Shaykh Sulaiman Moola Houses are built of brick and stone, but homes are made of love alone. Home is where you hang your “heart” and where the small are great and the great are small. The Messenger (peace and blessings upon him) has said, “Control your tongue, let your house accommodate you and lament…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar – Mathabah Foundation Observing the Taräwëh prayer during the blessed nights of Ramaźhän is an extremely virtuous act. Many benefits have been enumerated in various hadëths regarding its observance. Amongst them is; whoever stands [in prayer during the nights of] Ramaźhän with ëmän and hope [in Allah’s reward], all his past…
By Shaykh Mazhar Mahmood Just as Muslims are encouraged to abide by the pristine commands of Allāh Almighty in the Qur’ān, they are also encouraged to recite and understand the book of Allāh to the best of their abilities. Many a times, we find ourselves in a situation, where we engage with the book of…
By Shaykh Mazhar Maḥmood It is of utmost importance for community leaders; be it faith based or otherwise to have unity and tolerance amongst themselves. With the absence of unity, tolerance and harmony, communities; nay nations cease to exist. At times, community leaders fall prey to the negative tendencies of human nature, which encompass egoistic…
By Shaykh Yūsuf Badāt Quiet and Peaceful Departure We, the Muslims of Toronto were extremely saddened on the sudden but peaceful and quiet departure of Shaykh Moulanā Khalīl Aḥmad Ṣufī (may Allāh have mercy on him) on Thursday 13th August, 2015 (eve of Jumū’ah, 28th Shawwāl 1436). His age was 75. His death occurred in a state while being independent of…
By Ustādh Tamseel Aḥmed In the name of Allāh, the All Merciful, the Very Merciful As we leave the last 10 days of Ramaḍān and hope to gain from the remaining blessings of the precious nights, the world seems to be in disarray. Central African region is burning and the people in it are suffering.…
By Shaykh Omar Subedar For the first time in 456 years North Americans are going to have the opportunity to witness a full lunar eclipse on the same day as the winter solstice; Tuesday December 21 2010. The eclipse is scheduled to begin at 02:41 EST and is expected to last for just over an…