The Muslim Family
Guiding Muslim Children
Many Muslim parents wake up one day and find they have a rebellious teenager who they can’t reason with and who is intent on ignoring everyone. Many leave home angry and ignore there parents completely and do whatever they feel like. This is now a sad fact. What can YOU do to avoid this? It…
Islamic Knowledge:
The Key to Raising Righteous and Successful Children By Dr. Norlain Dindang Mababaya Teaching Islam to our Children: An Important Islamic Duty Islam teaches us different ways to attain success. One best way is to seek Islamic knowledge based on the Qur’an and the Sunnah. We need to spend time, money, efforts, emotions and patience…
The Age of 40 in Islam
“Verily Allah, with Him (Alone) is the knowledge of the Hour, He sends down the rain, and know that which is in the wombs. No person knows what he will earn tomorrow, and no person knows in what land he will die. Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware.” (Aayah No. 34, Surah Luqman, Chapter No. 31,…
Muslim Youth – The Struggle to Maintain the Islamic Personality
The dire consequences of the absence of Islam as the governing system of today’s society are manifesting themselves in all aspects of our lives. The detrimental effects of not having the Islamic social system can be felt regardless of whether we live in the Muslim lands or elsewhere. There is nothing more painful than seeing…
Unity Among Western Muslim Communities
By Dr. Ja`far Sheikh Idris Innal hamdalillaahi nahmaduhu wa nasta`eenuhu wa nastaghfiruh, wa na`oodhubillaahi min shuroori anfusinaa wa sayyi’aati a`maalinaa, wa may yahdi llaahu fa huwal muhtad, wa may yudhlil fa lan tajida lahu waliyyan murshidaa, thumma ammaa ba`d: I think I better start by giving you the characteristics of the ideal Muslim community, as…
Kids Listen to our Every Deed
How many times have you told your kids to change their clothes/brush their teeth/do their homework/or anything else for that matter? There is really no right answer because there is really no limit to the number of times we have to ask our kids to do something. For most of us, this is a normal…
Is Family Planning Allowed in Islam?
By Sheikh Jamaal al-Din Zarabozo The question of family planning and birth control was discussed in detail by the Majma al-Fiqh al-Islaami. They had twenty three scholars research this topic and present their findings on this matter. The participants involved represented many different trends and schools of thought. Among the participants were Muhammad Ali al-Baar,…
THE GOOD SHEPHERDS: Choosing the Correct Path for Our Children
By Ruqayyah bint Joan It is narrated that a man came to a knowledgeable person from among our pious predecessors and asked him, “I just had a child, what should I do?” The answer came, “If you are just now asking this question, then you have already lost.” This narration shows how serious Muslims used…
How Can the Muslim Discipline One’s Self?
By Sheikh Muhammad Al Munajjid Acknowledging your shortcomings is one of the first steps in disciplining yourself. Whoever acknowledges that he has shortcomings has started on the path to self-discipline. This acknowledgement is one of the things that make us discipline ourselves and be persistent in doing so. This acknowledgement should not put you off…
Obedience to Parents Clashing with the Obedience to Allah
O man! What has seduced you from your Lord most beneficent? Him Who created you, fashioned you in due proportion, and gave you a just bias. In whatever form He willed, He put you together.(Surat al-Infitar, 6-8)Firstly: That the obligation of obedience to the parents and their rights is an obligation laid down by Allaah…