In June 2011, Allah (Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala) blessed me to undertake a memorable and life-changing adventure, to the highest point in Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This 6-day trek tested me physically, mentally and emotionally, and truly taught me about the human potential. Before describing the trek and lessons learnt, I must confess that I’m not an adventurous guy, and definitely not a hiking or mountain-climbing
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Practical Tips to Stop Wasting Time in Gossip
What’s gossiping? Have you ever met someone guilty of cannibalism? Probably not, yet if many of us who gossiped were to go by any name – it would be this. This is the way backbiting is described in Islam and many of us know it. Allah warns us: “O you who believe! Avoid much suspicion, indeed some suspicions
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The Secret Tricks on How to Speed-Read (Part 3)
Click here to read full series on How to Speed-Read In this part, we learn more advanced topics in ’Speed Reading’. Make sure you have a good understanding of the material covered in Parts 1 and 2 before you move on to Part 3 as it is pretty mind tickling stuff! In preparation for this article
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The Qur’an – is the final revelation and guidance for mankind. It is for people no matter where they are in the globe and will be preserved until the Last Day. The Qur’an makes clear The Straight Path, shows the path of righteousness in contrast to the path of falsehood, teaches us the commands and
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A Glorious Call to Prayer
We may hear this call 5 times a day, but have you ever genuinely listened to the adhan? Have you ever felt it as a call from Allah, The Mighty and Majestic, addressed to you specially as a Muslim? Indeed it is calling us to the noblest of worship, our salah, which brings barakah into
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Do Something for your Ummah!
Over these past few days, I have watched quite a few TED talks which feature great personalities and leaders who have dedicated their lives to a cause and achieved their ambition(s). It did not matter if their work was well-known or prominent; their dedication, sincerity, and hard work truly made an impact, even if only to
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