Parable 15: Are all good deeds performed rewarded tenfold?
The Qur’an states that {مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُۥ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا} Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like of it([1]). What’s important is [...]
Parable 14: Why is it that in Islam the value of our deeds is dependent on our intention that our deeds are for the nearness and sincerity (towards Allahﷻ )?
Our worldly deeds and actions are also dependent on the intention in which they are carried out. Here is an example: A surgeon and a [...]
Parable 13: What can we do so that we can live comfortably in this world?
The Qur’an states that {لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ وَٱللَّـهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ} “that you may not grieve for what [...]
Parable 12: Why is there a need for a Divine Book for mankind?
Every producer in the world that makes something will have a brochure or manual on their product which details how to use the item, and [...]
Parable 11: Given that Allahﷻ only accepts the work of pious individuals, isn’t that reason for the common individual and sinners to lose hope?
Firstly, with regards to the Ayah that states {إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّـهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ} “God accepts only of the pious” ([1]) Piety in itself has stages. [...]
Parable 10: Is the responsibility of “Enjoining what is Right and Forbidding what is Evil” the responsibility of all Muslims or a certain group of Muslims?
For a car that is being driven on the wrong side of the road, there are two potential encounters that may occur: All those on [...]
Parable 9: Are all Muslims “Faithful Believers”, or is there a difference between being a Muslim and being a Faithful Believer?
In the Qur’an we read in one Ayah {يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّـهِ أَفْوَاجًا} “They are entering God's religion in throngs,”([1]) and elsewhere we read, that [...]
Lesson 3: Contemplation In The Holy Qur’an
Complaint From The Forlorn Holy Qur’an وَقَالَ الرَّسُولُ يَا رَبِّ إِنَّ قَوْمِي اتَّخَذُوا هَـٰذَا الْقُرْآنَ مَهْجُورًا The Messenger says, 'O my Lord, behold, my people [...]
Lesson 2: Fasting
Effects And Blessings Of Fasting يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ O believers, prescribed for you [...]
Ramadhan: With The Holy Qur’an 30 Lessons in 30 days
Synopsis Ramadhan with the Holy Qur’an is a collection of thirty topics designed to be covered over a thirty-day period over the Holy Month of [...]