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Valentine’s Day dates back to the Roman idol worshippers. Legends contend that it has its origin in honouring the Roman idols. Like most Christian festivals, the Valentine’s Day too has its roots in the Roman polytheism.  In ancient Rome, there used to be a festival for the young men and women. The Roman girls would write love letters and put them in a vase. Then the Roman bachelors would draw out the letters at random and select the girl whose letter had been drawn. Thereafter, these couples used to have courtships, meeting each other before marriage to develop understanding. However, when Christians came to Rome, they sought to Christianise everything prevalent at the time. So instead of putting an end to this pagan festival, they replaced it with Valentine’s day.  Read more... (310 words, estimated 1:14 mins reading time)

Hadrat Ibn ‘Umar (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated the Messenger of ALLAH as saying that when swearing by ALLAH if any one says’if ALLAH will, he is not held accountable if he breaks it.”

Hadrat lbn Umar (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated the Messenger of ALLAH (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) as saying “He who swears by anyone but ALLAH, is a polytheist”. [Tirmizi, Mishkat]

So my friends, Muslims have their own celebrations but because our education is not ours anymore, our media is not ours and as a result of the environments of which our children are now becoming a part, their thinking is not theirs any longer, and parents too do not give them that atmosphere at homes where their roots of Emaan would have strengthened, they would acquire a sense of religious honour and they would be able to discern as to what are our traditions, what really are our festivals, and what are our celebrations.  Read more... (139 words, estimated 33 secs reading time)

Allah SWT has revealed Islam as a complete and perfect religion. Thus accordingly, it has its own unique traditions as well as its very own celebrations. Islam’s festivals are so sublime and fulfilling that not only do they consider human temperament but also assure a Muslim’s advancement in the Afterlife. If they are a means to derive pleasure, these festivals also pave ways for us to gather happiness in the Hereafter.  Read more... (187 words, estimated 45 secs reading time)

By Khalid Baig

“Verily, he who has purified the heart is successful and he who has despoiled it has lost.”  Read more... (1085 words, estimated 4:20 mins reading time)

Hadrat lmran bin Husain (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that he heard the Messenger of ALLAH (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) say; “Vows are of two kinds; so if any one vows to do an act of obedience, that is for ALLAH, it must be fulfilled; but if anyone vows to do an act of disobedience, that is for the satan it must not be fulfilled but must make atonement for it to the extent he would do in the case of an oath.”[Nisai, Mishkat]  Read more... (187 words, estimated 45 secs reading time)

lbn ‘Umar (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated from the Messenger of ALLAH that (once) he said,

“O women! You (specifically) pay Sadaqah and offer repentance abundantly, for I have seen that amongst infernals, the number of women is more.”

One of the shrewd hearers asked, O Messenger of ALLAH! What is our fault that most of us would go to hell? The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) replied, “You are more habituated to curse (during conversation) and you are more ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen anyone being deficient in piety and wisdom like you but dominating a wise person.” [Bukhari, Muslim, Tarjuman -us- Sunnah]

Hadrat Abdullah bin Mas’ud (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that the Apostle of ALLAH (Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) said, “On the day of resurrection, the feet of the son of Adam will not move away till he is questioned about five matters:

1. On what he spent his life;

2. In what he made his youth pass away;

3. Whence he acquired his property;

4. On what he spent it and

5. What he did regarding what he knew; [Tirmizi Ma’arif -ul- Hadis]  Read more... (201 words, estimated 48 secs reading time)

Hadrat Abu Zarr Ghifari (Radi Allaahu Ta’ala Anhu) narrated that my beloved friend has specially recommended the following seven things.

1. Loving the needy and destitute,

2. Looking towards those who are below me (i.e. those who do not possess as much as I have) and should not look towards those who are above me (i.e. those who have much more provision for worldly life than I have). In some traditions it has been reported that by doing so a habit of patience and thankfulness is created and it is evident also.  Read more... (289 words, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

By Mufti Ebrahim Desai

Almighty Allah Ta’ala in His infinite Mercy has made certain animals halal (permissible) for this Ummah. We are required to be thankful to Him by following the dictates of the Qur’an and Sunnah by ensuring that His name is taken upon slaughtering of the animal. Allah Ta’ala states in the noble Qur’an:  Read more... (2352 words, 8 images, estimated 9:24 mins reading time)

1. “For every nation We have specified a rite (for slaughtering) so that they may take the name of Allah Ta’ala upon (the slaughter of) the animals granted to them as sustenance.” (Al-Hajj 22:34)