The fitra when it pertains to us includes everything that is true to our nature. The human fitra, is especially great, good, and praiseworthy. Allah says in Sura al Rum (30:30): فَأَقِمْ وَجْهَكَ لِلدِّينِ حَنِيفًا ۚ فِطْرَتَ اللَّـهِ الَّتِي فَطَرَ النَّاسَ عَلَيْهَا ۚ لَا تَبْدِيلَ لِخَلْقِ اللَّـهِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ So direct […]

Ustadha Zaynab Ansari shares practical advice on how to make the most of our Ramadan and draw closer to Allah Most High through the Noble Qur’an Ramadan, the whole experience from beginning to end, is a subtle way of expressing Love of Allah as enshrined in the Qur’an and the Sunna of the Prophet, Allah […]

Habib Ali al-Jifri, may Allah protect him and benefit us by him, tells us how victories and openings come through learning about the Isra and Mi‘raj. The key to attaining divine gifts is showing mercy. When the Prophet, Allah bless him and give him peace, showed mercy to the people of Ta’if, even though he […]

Ramadan is a time of incredible opportunity for Muslims to draw closer to Allah and gain ever-heightened levels of taqwa, says Imam Zaid Shakir. Allah says in Sura al Baqara [2:183]: يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ الصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ Taqwa is not just God-consciousness. It manifests in a […]