On Death: If someone were to tell me that returning from Hajj would lead to me writing a piece about death, I would find it to be a strange comment. People go on Hajj to fulfill a religious obligation to God, to renew their faith in God, and to experience community with Muslims around the...
HIS BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE We have, in the story of Zakariya AS, given details of how Zakariya’s AS sincere supplication to Allah led to his wife conceiving Yahya AS in extreme old age. We also learnt how Allah selected the name Yahya for him, which was a name previously unheard of in...
THE RULINGS OF DAUD AS Apart from kingship, Daud AS was a judge amongst his people, and discharged his duties with utmost justice. Allah says: [We said], “O Daud, indeed We have made you a successor upon the earth, so judge between the people in truth and do not follow [your own]...
The story of Daud AS started with the story of Talut and Jalut. After Daud AS killed the tyrant Jalut in single combat, with his sling, the Israelites achieved victory and were freed from the oppression of Jalut’s rule. Daud AS, previously an unknown young lad, became famous...
Assalamualaykum. My name is Linda. I am a revert to Islam. My journey to Islam is really fascinating and here is my story. It was afternoon on our way home from work, my office colleague telling me something about family situations, faith and other things. We shared views about my former...
