Islam is One of Allah's Favours to Mankind

Islam is One of Allah’s Favours to Mankind

I contemplated the statement of Allah, يَمُنُّونَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ أَسْلَمُوا۟ ۖ قُل لَّا تَمُنُّوا۟ عَلَىَّ إِسْلَـٰمَكُم ۖ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يَمُنُّ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ هَدَىٰكُمْ لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ إِن...
The Sweetness of Good Deeds and the Warning of Bad Deeds

The Sweetness of Good Deeds and the Warning of Bad Deeds

All that Allah has created in this worldly life is just a model of what exists in the Hereafter. The process by which this...
If Allah Does Not Need Us, So Why Did He Create Us?

If Allah Does Not Need Us, So Why Did He Create Us?

It is a given that Allah does not need us so why did He create us?   The very notion that need corresponds to futility...
Why Islam in Particular?  

Why Islam in Particular?  

There are many faiths, so why Islam in particular?   Islam is not just a faith among other faiths!   Islam is the creed that agrees...
Submission versus Obligations

Submission versus Obligations

One day, in one of my assemblies I said to the people that attend, ‘If mountains were to carry the burdens that were placed...
Is Islamic Hell a Disproportionate Punishment?

Is Islamic Hell a Disproportionate Punishment?

There are those who would argue that the punishment of everlasting hell is disproportional to the crime of kufr (disbelief). They would argue that...
Whom Allah Chooses to Guide

Whom Allah Chooses to Guide

Islam teaches that Allah’s guidance is a key factor in both becoming guided to Islam and remaining guided in Islam. Allah states: وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ...
Why Shirk is the Greatest of Sins

Why Shirk is the Greatest of Sins

When it comes to kufr and Shirk, we may fail to see its true ugliness when we look at the “least bad kafir,” and...
The Justice of Hell in Islam

The Justice of Hell in Islam

I’d first like to spend some time highlighting the conception of hell that I’ll be defending. The first point is that hell is a...