Who is the Ideal Woman?
All great men have been nurtured in the laps of women. As the famous saying states, “Behind every successful man there is a woman.” It...
The Value of Time part 2
Qadhi Iyaadh rahimahullah wrote a biography of the Maliki scholar of fiqh and hadith Muhammad ibn Suhnoon and said, “He had a servant called Umm...
Chinese wisdom & proverbs
Ability “Ability in itself is nothing when denied opportunity” “Anyone can sail a ship when the sea is calm” “First attain skill; creativity comes...
Words of wisdom
Organise your day, so that you make years out of minutes and months out of seconds. If you desire to be accepted by all and...
The value of time
Time is like a sword, if you don’t slay it, it will slay you! Every dead person envies you for the time you...
Aspire, Believe, Strike!
Its not that we can’t do something; the problem is that we believe we can’t do it. This is the problem. It is a psychological...
I can hear the cries of Baghdad
The palaces which once dominated the skyline are heaps of rubble and debris. The tall proud trees lining the streets are nowhere to be seen. ...
Live by the pen & die by the sword
Since the golden era of Islam till today, the illustrious Fuqaha (jurists) have defended Islam with their pens and lives. Their armoury was the Qur’an...
Sayyiduna Hamzah radiallahu anhu- The Lion of Allah
Born as a soldier, raised as a warrior, hunter by nature and a lion by signature. He is hailed as one of the greatest men...
18 sources of barakah (blessings)
If we were to look for an Islamic definition of Productivity, it’ll probably be summarised in the word “barakah” or Blessing. Being able to achieve...