The woman in Islam – 2

Who to marry In marriage, the man normally joins or is joined to a woman. The nature is heterogeneous. The background of the person does not have to be that of the same language, nation, race or geography. Rather, what is required is that the person needs to share in...

The woman in Islam – 1

A woman is one of those blessings of Allah in the world that is a source of immeasurable trials same as power, knowledge, wealth and children. She could be the foundation or support or both, for enhancing goodness or evil. She could be loyal and dependable as a source...

How to maintain belongingness

Greetings Narrated Abdullah bin ‘Amr: A man asked the Prophet (S.A.W), “What Islamic traits are the best?” The prophet (S.A.W) said, “Feed the people, and greet those whom you know and those whom you do not know”. Bukhari Collection General...

Art of belongingness

Islam teaches that men should belong and share with one another in order to maximise good among us, for us and by us. Allah, the Creator of mankind stated that: “O mankind! We created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and...

ANGER AND SEXUAL PASSION

Getting angry is not in itself evil because it could aid the correction of evil. This complex nature in which emotion can appear as anger makes the control even more difficult. So, what does or should a Muslim do, in a state of anger? What standard(s) distinguishes...

Ill health

Illness or a breakdown in one’s health could be as a result of one of the following: Failure to sufficiently service the body. This could take the form of deficiency, which may ordinarily require an immediate and fast replacement of what is lost in order to...