Islam and the Qur’an As someone who has worked as an imam of a masjid for many years and was taught at an Islamic school, I’ve had the opportunity to [...]
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As parents, one of our main objectives is to raise children that are mature, independent and responsible. Every parent wants to achieve this goal. We all want to grow old [...]
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The Prophet sallallahu alayhi wasallam gave us a beautiful description of people who will be honored and raised up in paradise. That even amongst the people of paradise, these people [...]
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Introduction Mālik bin Dīnār (d. circa 127/745) was a pious scholar of Basra. The son of a Persian slave, he lived off pennies made by copying the Qur’an. Yet Basra’s wealthiest man, [...]
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The Greatest Obligation Upon A Child Is To Be Pious, To Be Dutiful And Respectful To Their Parents Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala Says, Waqadaa rabbuka alla ta’budu illa iyaa Your [...]
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In a famous hadith, our Prophet ﷺ gave us the example of two companions, two friends. He said, Innama mathalu aljaleesu al-saleh wa aljaleesu al-su’u ka haamilil misk wa naafiqil [...]
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We all know as Muslims, we have an obligation to teach our children manners and morals. Without teaching our kids manners and morals, we are setting them up to fail [...]
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Once a brother approached me seeking advice about his daughter who he felt was falling away from the religion. After explaining to me the situation and everything that had gone [...]
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What is the most important foundation for our relationship with our children? As someone who has worked as an imam for many years, I’ve had many situations where people approach [...]
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The Gift of Allah When Allah speaks about children in the Qur’an, when he is blessing people with a child, or people are asking Allah to bless them with a [...]