بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم LOVE ALLAH   It was the Haj season in Makkah. An assembly of sufi shuyookh was discussing the definition of love. (In the sufi context, love refers only to love for Allah.) The youngest person among them was Junaid Al-Baghdadi rahimahullah. He was eventually asked, “Tell us what you think,…

بسم الله الرمن الرحيم THE DIMENSIONS OF HOPE   In the days when the Arabs travelled on camels, the camel driver would urge the camels forward by singing a simple song. This song was called حداء (hudaa) and hence, the camel driver was called الحادى (al-haady). In the worldly life, man is on a journey…

  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم THE ESSENCE OF AS-SALAAT ALAN-NABI   When we Muslims discuss the greatness of our beloved Rasool sallallahu alaihi wasallam, we focus on various aspects of his life; his handsome features, his sublime conduct, his noble teachings, his remarkable achievements, his miracles and his excellence over the rest of the Ambiyaa…

  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم YOUR EARS OR YOUR EYES?   Stupefied? Have you ever heard such a question before? Between your ears and your eyes, which do you think is superior? Many ‘Ulamaa claim that your ears are superior. Put differently, the faculty of hearing is greater than the faculty of sight. Their arguments…

  بسم الله الرحمن الحيم THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF LIFE     “This is Uhud; a mountain that loves us and which we love” said Rasulullah  when he approached Mount Uhud on his return journey from Banil Mustaliq to Madinah Munawwarah.   If love is a subsidiary of life, did Rasulullah  imply that…

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم HUMBLENESS (Abu Hudhaifah Muhammed Karolia)   Let’s be honest, very few of us these days eat trotters. When sharing a portion of the qurbaani animal with friends, neighbours and family, we never even think of sending the trotters to somebody because “What will they say? They’ll call me stingy!” And you…

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HAJ   In the concluding aayah of The Bride of the Qur’aan, Surah Rahmaan, Allah Ta’aalah describes Himself as Master of Grandeur and Honour. In this light it is observed that the more than ninety-nine names of Allah Ta’aalah belong to two major groups; those which expound Allah’s…

  بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم THE AMAZING QUR’AAN   You would call me crazy if I asked you which part of the human body is human. Is there any part of the human body that is not human? If that is the case – and it sure is – the same would be said about…

SHUKRGRATIDUTE TO ALLAH(Abu Hudhaifah Muhammed Karolia) Rasulullah  said in a Hadith, “The condition of the believer is astonishing (because) every condition of his is good for him – if he is blessed with ease he makes shukr (he is grateful) and if he is afflicted with difficulty he makes sabr (he exercises patience).” Why…

THE IMPORTANCE OF TIME(Abu Hudhaifah Muhammed Karolia) Have you ever heard people saying, “Time is money”? Yes? You heard it often? And did you agree? I’m sure you must have agreed – the plumber, the electrician and the mechanic all charge you for their labour according to the time they spend on the job, isn’t…