The humility of these scholars are foregrounded in their character and just pours forth from their beautiful hearts. Likewise the seriousness of love for knowledge and the beloved ﷺ seems to have no bounds. Why Im gifted to be in their company, here particularly with our Shaykh of Barakah, Sayyidi ‘Amr al-Wirdani, and why the […]
Chapter 1, part 2 (pdf) The Qur’ān also uses both the verb and the noun in single sentences far surpasses the limits of sublimity and eloquence. Allah says: يُخْرِجُ الْحَىَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَمُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتِ مِنَ الْحَىِّ ذلِكُمُ اللَّهُ فَأَنَّى تُؤْفَكُونَ “He causes the living to issue from the dead, and He is the one to […]
Quranic Eloquence (PDF) Extracts from the work “Al-Ta’bīr al-Qur’ānī” of Dr. Fādil Sālih Al-Sāmirrā-ī Introduction There is no doubt amongst the linguists regarding the lofty and eloquent nature of the way words are expressed in the Qur’ān, not to mention the invaluable edifications one may derive from such analyses. It is this angle of the Qur’ān […]
I am challenged nearly weekly with counselling people from different backgrounds facing various problems and have come to learn that one of the major sources of unhappiness is comparing yourself to others and living to impress them. Here one tends to set the focus on what one doesnt have instead of the blessings in one’s […]
Sometimes we feel frustrated and at other time content and calm, sometimes we are happy and at other times unhappy, we have down days, long for things, want a lazy day, and at times feel rejuvenated, full of energy, and have the capacity and strength to be there for others. These changes teach us about […]
We are who we are because of our mothers, not because of our garb. I say this because our clothing, religious or otherwise, although adding to our beauty, may fast delude us into forgetting our humanity and where we come from. Never forget who you are underneath the garb and strive for excellence in the […]
