You Can Build the Taj Mahal, but Not the Kaʿbah
It was a Friday — the blessed moment of the fourteenth of Ṣafar, 1447 AH — when our…
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The Help of Allah Cannot Be Compared to the Help of Man
Today, the world feels foreign to the Muslim. It seems as though he is a resident of a…
Do Not Cling to the Fading Light of Yesterday
Every day, the sun rises upon the horizon in its full splendour, and then gradually sets, disappearing into…
To My Granddaughter Amani
O Amani! Listen well and take heed (A word to my granddaughter Amani, the daughter of my daughter…
Prepare for the Questions of the Day of Judgement
Īmān, Islām, righteous deeds, taqwā, iḥsān, ṣabr, shukr, zuhd, tawāḍuʿ, contentment, truthfulness, trustworthiness, compassion, and cooperation in virtuous…
Mawlānā Abū al-ʿIrfān Nadwī (رحمه الله عليه)
The name of my esteemed teacher, Mawlānā Abū al-ʿIrfān Nadwī (رحمه الله), is not merely an identifier of…
Learn to Walk Alone
A Counsel to the Students of Al-Salam Institute You are among the fortunate ones who have been blessed…
Mercy upon Those Women
Ah! Those women— They were not of those who merely passed through our lives in passing, nor did…
My Daughter Denies That I Am Growing Old
"I am as you see me—not as time sees me." There was nothing in advancing age that frightened…
The Solitude of the Wise
In the journey of life, there emerge among people certain individuals who appear to walk a different path.…