Rumina شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ Shahru ramadānal-ladhī unzila fihil-qur’ānu hudan linnāsi wabayyinātin minal-hudā wal-furqān The month of Ramadan is that in which the Quran was revealed, as guidance to mankind and with clear proofs of the guidance and the Criterion (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 185) Muslims around … Read more
Whilst the main focus of fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadhan is to benefit from its spiritual, ethical and social aspects, it is also important to pay special attention towards the effect that fasting may have on the health of the individual especially as we approach the hot summer months where fasts are also longer in duration. … Read more
وَنُرِيدُ أَنْ نَمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ Wanurīdu an namunna ‘alal-ladhīnas-tudh‘ifū fil-ardhi wanaj‘alahum aimmatan wanaj‘alahumul-wārithīn And We desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them Leaders, and to make them the heirs. (Sūratul Qasas, No. 28, Āyat 5) This verse … Read more
ثُمَّ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ ذَٰلِكَ فَهِيَ كَالْحِجَارَةِ أَوْ أَشَدُّ قَسْوَةً Thumma qasat qulūbukum mim-ba ‘di dhālika fahiya kalHijārati aw ashaddu qaswata Then your hearts hardened after that, so that they were like rocks, rather worse in hardness (Sūratul Baqarah, No. 2, Āyat 74) The above verse refers to the Banū Israel who were told … Read more
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils for healing the mind, body and spirit. Essential oils are non-oily substances that are extracted from plants. Aromatherapy has been used by ancient civilizations for health and beauty. Fatma Zaidi is an Aromatherapist with 20 years of experience and will share with you the many ways you can use and benefit … Read more
وَلَا تُخْزِنِي يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ يَوْمَ لَا يَنْفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُون إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ Walā tukhzinī yawma yub‘athūn yawma lā yanfa‘u māluwn-walā banūn illā man atallāha biqalbin salīm Do not disgrace me on the day they will be resurrected, the day on which neither wealth nor children will avail, except one who comes … Read more
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسَانَ فِي كَبَدٍ laqad khalaqnal-insāna fī kabad Certainly We have created man to be in distress (Sūratul Balad, No. 90, Āyat 4) In the above verse Allah declares an important truth; a truth that may not be palatable to the human being. Life for human beings is often distressful and replete with travail. … Read more
Most Muslims say their salāt but many find it challenging to achieve the spirituality and presence of heart which makes the salāt an act of soaring to the Lord. This course will look at fiqhī (jurisprudential) and ‘irfāni (spiritual) aspects of salāt with the aim of offering prayers to get us closer to the Creator. … Read more
وَإِذَا مَسَّ الْإِنْسَانَ الضُّرُّ دَعَانَا لِجَنْبِهِ أَوْ قَاعِدًا أَوْ قَائِمًا فَلَمَّا كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُ ضُرَّهُ مَرَّ كَأَنْ لَمْ يَدْعُنَا إِلَىٰ ضُرٍّ مَسَّهُ Wa-idhā massal-insānadh-dhurru da‘āna li-janbihi aw qā‘idan aw qā’iman falammā kashafnā ‘anhudhurrahū marra ka-al-lam yad‘unā ilā dhurri massah When distress befalls man he supplicates to Us [lying] on his side, sitting, or standing; but when … Read more
وَلَمْ أَكُنْ بِدُعَائِكَ رَبِّ شَقِيًّا walam akum bidu‘āki rabbi shaqiyya And never have I been disappointed, my Lord, in my supplication to You. (Sūrat Maryam, No. 19, Āyat 4) When a believer supplicates and prays to Allah, he prays with full conviction that Allah will hear and answer. The answer may not always come in … Read more