I am writing to thank you for your generosity over the past 5 years by handing me a bursary to complete my high school secular education without any difficulty.
The noble Quran did not leave us vaguely pondering by simply stating:
“… guide us to the straight path …”
To the contrary, Allah Ta’ala immediately clarifies in the very next verse:
“the path of those on whom You have
bestowed Your Grace …”
The life of a person is largely dependent on the company and people that surround you. By nature people are influenced by the type of company one keeps.
Q: Is rental income from liquor store allowed ?
The word al-Mizaan (the scale) appears quite often in the Noble Quran and the Ahadith. This is indeed a clear indication of its importance in the life of a Believer. More critically, the word points towards the reality of our deeds being weighed in the Hereafter.
‘Glorified be He Who carried His servant by night from the Inviolable Place of Worship to the Far Distant Place of Worship the neighbourhood whereof We have Blessed , that We might show him of Our tokens ! Lo! He, only He, is the Hearer, the Seer.’ (Bani Israel)
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Allah Ta’ala made us as one “Ummah” and the “Ummah” represents an unbroken “continuum” until the Day of Qiyamat...
Good deeds are indeed beloved to Allah Ta’ala, and are securely deposited in the “bank” of the hereafter. Simultaneously, there are also clear warnings for doing good deeds for name, fame and gain --- “riyaa” (show). As a matter of fact, “riyaa” (showing-off) is a very serious, hated and condemned act. Additionally, it is openly looked-down-upon and despised in man, particularly in a Muslim.
Charity (Sadaqa) is a great gift from Allah Ta’ala. The act of giving and donating, generates spiritual elevation and revitalises the Iman. Allah Ta’ala loves the act of charity. In the Mubarak (blessed) words of our beloved Nabi (Salallahu Alayhi Wasallam) reported by Asma bint-e-Abu Bakr (RA) that:
Dear Darul Ihsan
I would like to thank the Darul Ihsan organisation for assisting us to start our bakery business.
With your help we (my wife and I) started the bakery with one staff member.
Every Prophet (AS) upheld the concept and institution of marriage (nikah). In this way --- the most natural way --- the progeny remains “legitimate and pure”.
Allah Ta’ala loves the entire creation since He alone created every living being and everything that is contained in this world. From among the living things, human beings are dearest to Allah Ta’ala.
Verily Allah orders you to act with justice & compassion and to do good to relatives & forbids shameless acts, evil deeds & transgression (Surah Nahl – Verse 90)
Water is a beautiful and amazing bounty of Allah Ta’ala and is the source of life of every living body. Allah Ta’ala says: "It is He (Allah) who sends down water from the sky. From it you drink and from it grows the vegetation on which you send your cattle to pasture". (Surah An Nahl Verse 10)
The verse/s of the Noble Quran that alerts and cautions against friendship with non-Muslims is not referring to every and all types of friendships and relationships. Surah Taubah, verse 23, states: “O you who believe, do not choose your fathers or your brothers as friends if they take pleasure in disbelief rather than faith. Whosoever takes them as friends, they have wronged”.
When one makes a promise, it becomes incumbent upon him to fulfill the promise. This is indeed a very important advice and a point to remember. Unfortunately people are negligent of this issue and regard it as a light matter.