The Key To Attaining Taqwa
Ibn Juzayy al-Kalbi states that the key to attaining taqwa revolves around ten matters. If a person takes these matters seriously the result should...
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...
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...
The Place of the Intention (Niyyah)
According to ibn Taimiya, the scholars agree that the "place of the niyyah" is the heart or the conscience and it is not the...
Reasons Why the Answer to Your Supplication is Delayed
I have noticed that it is a trial when a believer invokes Allah but his supplication (du'a) is not answered, even though he may...
Solitude: The Path of Devotion
There is no doubt that a heart believing in Allah, Exalted be He, and His Commands needs to devote itself to His remembrance (dhikr),...
Indulging The Intellect In Knowing The Creator Will Make One Bask In Loving Him
The more people indulge their intellect in knowing the Creator and witnessing His Greatness, Kindness and Superiority; the more they will overwhelmingly bask in...