Yes, Allah has mercy, but you have to get moving too. It’s a question that pops up in the back of our minds all the time: When do we give up and when do we keep fighting? writes Dr Shadee Elmasry. For believers, there’s a potential to really confuse some key concepts related to this. […]

A lecture on Ubudiyya or True Kingship by Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad, from his visit to South Africa, 2018. Sponsored by the Islamic Forum Organisation and Awqaf SA. Religion, says Shaykh Abdal Hakim, is the most radical possible belief system as it posits three radically profound premises; i.e. that: 1. Unity is the ground of […]

The Arabic word for selflessness is ithar. It means to give without ego. Sacrifice, tadhiya, means to give up something for a greater cause. These are two key elements in building a community. This is the focus of Imam Mendes’s talk. The importance of this ethic, of these two concepts of selflessness and sacrifice, is […]

Shaykh Sulayman Van Ael offers some excellent examples of the beauty, eloquence and richness of the Arabic language. Listening to this will ensure your dusting off your Arabic books and picking up the Glorious Quran as you search for meanings. [cwa id=’cta’]