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...
The Salah is Tranquility for Worshippers and Allah’s Gift to the Believers
It is imperative for you to know that salah (prayer) is, without any doubt, the domain of tranquility for devotees (muhibbin), the enjoyment of...
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...
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),...
The Muslim And His Lord
The believer is alert Islam requires of the Muslim, first and foremost, that he be a true and sincere believer in Allah, closely connected to...
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...
Al-Fatihah And The Wisdom It Contains
Man’s endeavors in life arise from two main capacities: (i) a theoretical capacity of awareness, and (ii) a practical capacity of willingness to act....
The Importance of Taqwa
A reading of the Quran will demonstrate the great importance of taqwa, how pleasing it is to Allah and how Allah responds to the...