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Concentration in Salah

Concentration in Salah When we pray sometimes in can be hard to concentrate, subhanallah, during prayer a lot goes through our minds. “What did my mum make for lunch?”, “Did I lock my car?”, “I might have snack pack after prayer.” But it is important to have concentration (khushoo`) during prayer, because while you are […]

Posted inQuran

Connect With The Quran

Connect With the Quran Sheikh Yahya Ibrahim discusses how we can connect with the Quran, especially for the people who don’t understand Arabic. A common unknown truth, is that even those with Arabic as their first language, don’t always understand it completely. Quran is not always meant to be self-evident and the intricacies within it […]

Posted inSociety

Why Don’t I Refute Anymore?

Why Don’t I Refute Anymore? It is in our human nature to be argumentative, but, we need to know when it is time to stop arguing and just accept other people’s opinions. We are always going to meet people who have different beliefs, ideal’s and opinions, but being respectful of them is very important. Sheikh […]

Posted inLiving Muslim

Never Give Up Prayer

My brother and my sister. Pray. No matter what’s happening in your life. Pray. No matter what sin you’re committing and how much of it you’re committing. Pray. No excuses Sister tells me, “Brother I don’t wear Hijab”. I tell you pray. She tells me “Look you know my dress code is not the best”. […]

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Does Jihad mean Terrorism?

What is Jihad? The concept of Jihad is one of the most misunderstood, misused, and abused concepts today. In fact, the very term ‘Jihad’ and the term ‘Jihadi’ that we often read in the papers or hear on television and also sometimes by politicians, to refer to people committing terrorist crimes in the name of […]