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Never leave the Quran

Posted by Naila Ahmed on

Never leave the Quran
My Quran teacher said something a couple of weeks ago that resonated with me...'leave the Quran and it will leave you'....
Read the Qur’an, for it will come as an intercessor for its reciters on the Day of Resurrection.  (Hadith Sahih Muslim)

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Dhul-Hijjah - The Best 10 Blessed Days

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Dhul-Hijjah - The Best 10 Blessed Days

The Prophet ṣallallāhu 'alayhi wa sallam (peace and blessings of Allāh be upon him) has said regarding these blessed days:

“There are no days in which righteous deeds are more beloved to Allah than these ten days.....”

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Deepening The Love of Allah [swt] in Young Hearts

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Deepening The Love of Allah [swt] in Young Hearts

Children have some of the most inquisitive minds. They find the mundane awe-inspiring, they constantly ask questions and they are full of excitement. It is at this tender age that you can start instilling a love of Allah subḥānahu wa ta'āla (glorified and exalted be He) and a love of Islam....

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Laylatul Qadr - Making the most of the last ten days and nights of Ramadan.

Posted by Naila Ahmed on

Laylatul Qadr - Making the most of the last ten days and nights of Ramadan.
It comes too fast everytime, the last 10 blessed days of Ramadan, have we done enough?  Could we do more?  The Month of Mercy is soon no more.  We have to do more, we must do more... Allahuakbar how Allah gives us that chance to gain extra reward and do that 'more' in the last 10 blessed days of Ramadan - Laylatul Qadr is what we yearn for.

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Living Only to Please Allah the Most Magnificent

Posted by Naila Ahmed on

Living Only to Please Allah the Most Magnificent
... how is it possible to feel that good life, that tranquillity?

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