S 35. 1  Praise be to Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and earth, He who made the angels messengers, with wings – two, three or four.   S 2. 22  It is He who made the earth a couch for you, and the sky a dome. He sends …

Muslims, one of the greatest blessings that Allah has given to human beings is language, the ability to speak, since, along with intellect, it elevates them above animals. But language is a double-edged sword. If man uses it well, he can elevate it to the highest; but its misuse can …

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim Muslims! It is true that Allah has favoured some times and some places to others. Among these favoured times are the sacred months. Allah says in the Qur’an: “There have been twelve months with Allah in the Book of Allah, from the day He first created the …

Muslims! Just three weeks ago we celebrated the most important day of the year, the Eid al-Adha [Festival of Sacrifice], but it is important to remember that every week during the year we have a similar day, a day known as Sayyid al-Ayaam, the Lord of the Days, as described …

Muslims! The Hajj is coming to an end. The last Hujjaj, who have stayed in Mina for three days and have stoned the Jamarat for the last time, are now preparing to pack their bags to go to Madinah al-Munawwarah in the next few days, the city of the Prophet, …

We find in Allah’s book at the beginning of ayat 43 of Surat al-Baqara a phrase which means: “In this way we have made you a middlemost community…” an “ummatan wasata”. The great commentator of the Qur’an, al-Qurtubi, along with many others, says that the word wasata, “middlemost”, means just …