While on his deathbed, Sayyidna Umar ibn al-Khattab, Radi-Allahu unhu, dictated a long Will consisting of instructions for the next Khalifah. Here is the last sentence of that historic document: “I instruct you on

"Every religion has a distinct moral call and the moral call of Islam is haya." [Hadith Bayhaqi] Haya is an all-encompassing Islamic concept that includes modesty, decency, and inhibition against sin. It is an inner

"Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should say something good or keep quiet." [Bukhari] Famous companion, Sayyidna Muaz ibn Jabal, Radi-Allahu anhu, once asked the Prophet Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam

Maulana Yusuf Islahi, a prominent scholar and author from India, narrates the following incident. Once, somewhere in southern India, argument developed between Hindus and Muslims over a procession of

"We have indeed created man in the best of molds. Then do We abase him (to be) the lowest of the low. Except such as believe and do righteous deeds: for they shall have a reward unfailing." [At-Tin, 95] Philosophers

What would you think of a home that provided no shelter and no privacy? What would you think of a meal that provided no nourishment and no energy? It does not take much to realize that if one were in the

(Delivered in England several years ago, but applicable to all Muslims living in Muslim minority countries) All praise is due to Almighty God, Allah, and may He, the Exalted, bestow His peace and blessings upon

Basant is celebrated in Pakistan with great fervor and the interest in celebrating it seems to be increasing every year. The celebrations have reached the point that invitation cards are printed out. It is celebrated on

A person once asked Prophet Muhammad, Sall-Allahu alayhi wa sallam, "What is the right of the parent's over their children?" He answered: "They are your heaven and hell." [Ibn Majah] This beautiful Hadith answers

Muslim immigrants first came to the western countries more than a century ago. In Australia they went as Afghan camel drivers. In the U.S. they went variously as Lebanese autoworkers and Punjabi farmers (not to