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More Than a Mother’s Love
It is a cold winter’s morning, and the sun’s warm rays gently caress the balcony. A mother sits in the sunshine, a hot cup of coffee in hand, savouring a few moments of peace after a long night of waking up hourly to tend to her child.
Suddenly, she hears just the faint sound of a cry. That one sound is enough to make her forget her coffee and her comfortable spot in the sun. In a heartbeat, she drops …
The Sanctity of Life and Wealth
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَأْكُلُوا أَمْوَالَكُم بَيْنَكُم بِالْبَاطِلِ إِلَّا أَن تَكُونَ تِجَارَةً عَن تَرَاضٍ مِّنكُمْ ۚ وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ كَانَ بِكُمْ رَحِيمًا ﴿٢٩﴾ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ عُدْوَانًا وَظُلْمًا فَسَوْفَ نُصْلِيهِ نَارًا ۚ وَكَانَ ذٰلِكَ عَلَى اللَّهِ يَسِيرًا ﴿٣٠﴾
O you who believe, do not devour one another’s wealth unlawfully, unless it is trade conducted with your mutual consent. And do not kill yourselves. Surely, Allah is Most Merciful to you. And whoever does that in aggression and …
The Passing On of a Pious Soul
(Sayyidah Zainab bintu Jahsh [radhiyallahu ‘anha] – Part Six)
Sayyidah Zainab bintu Jahsh (radhiyallahu ‘anha) was the first wife of Rasulullah (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) to pass away after him, as he (sallallahu ‘alaihi wasallam) had prophesized.
Before her passing, Sayyidah Zainab (radhiyallahu ‘anha) had prepared her own kafan (shroud) and gave the following instruction, “Indeed, I have prepared my kafan. Perhaps ‘Umar will send a kafan for me. When he does, give one of them in …
