There are two sides in dawah: dayee and madu. A dayee should not only know the message he has to convey, rather he should also know the mindset of the madu. In other words, doing talif-e-qalb for the…

The Sunday Guardian | June 11, 2023 There are several planes upon which the intellect functions. We can say that there are many different levels. But higher truths can be experienced by only those…

The Quran declares as a challenge, that there is no flaw in God’s creation (67: 3). Despite every effort and resource to prove to the contrary, there is nobody who will be able to find any sign of a…

Sunday Guardian | April 14, 2024 The Prophet of Islam started his mission in 610 AD in Makkah. After thirteen years he was forced to migrate from Makkah and settle in Madinah. It was an unpleasant…

Prayer means calling upon God. Such prayer is a great form of worship. According to a hadith, prayer is worship. (Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No. 3828). According to another hadith, prayer is the kernel…

Chapter 12 of the Quran tells the story of Prophet Joseph and how because of the misdeeds of his step brothers, his father, Prophet Jacob was deprived of his two beloved sons. At the time of this…

The Quran has this to say about its recitation: “True believers are those whose hearts tremble with awe at the mention of God, and whose faith grows stronger as they listen to His revelations. They…

Maulana Wahiduddin Khan | The Sunday Guardian | October 16, 2016, p. 12The Prophet Muhammad once said: "Indeed greater reward comes with greater trial. And indeed, when God loves a people He subjects…

Speaking Tree Long long ago about 4,000 years ago in the faraway land of Iraq, a boy named Ibrahim (or Abraham) was born in the village of Ur. He was so gracious, tender-hearted and pure in faith…