In the Qur’an we read in one Ayah يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ ٱللَّـهِ أَفْوَاجًا, “They are entering God's religion in throngs.” 1 And elsewhere we read, that when those who were claiming to have faith and believed, the Qur’an states they should not be sa ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
For a car that is being driven on the wrong side of the road, there are two potential encounters that may occur: 1. All those on the road honk their horns and flash their lights to alert the driver of their offence. 2. The driver is caught by police and a ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Firstly, with regards to the Ayah that states: إِنَّمَا يَتَقَبَّلُ ٱللَّـهُ مِنَ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ “God accepts only of the pious.” 1 Piety in itself has stages. Therefore, pious means “with more piety”. The Qur’an states: إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ ٱللَّـهِ أ ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Every producer in the world that makes something will have a brochure or manual on their product which details how to use the item, and the purchaser, in order to maximise their benefit of their new acquisition, will read the manual in order to understand ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Qur’an states that: لِّكَيْلَا تَأْسَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا۟ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰكُمْ ۗوَٱللَّـهُ لَا يُحِبُّ كُلَّ مُخْتَالٍ فَخُورٍ “That you may not grieve for what escapes you, nor rejoice in what has come to you; God loves not any ma ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Our worldly deeds and actions are also dependent on the intention in which they are carried out. Here is an example: A surgeon and a psycho both cut open a person’s body, but the work of the surgeon is a service while that of the psycho is a crime. The su ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The Qur’an states that: مَن جَآءَ بِٱلْحَسَنَةِ فَلَهُۥ عَشْرُ أَمْثَالِهَا “Whoso brings a good deed shall have ten the like of it.” 1 What’s important is the bringing of the worthy deed to the Day of Judgment, not performing the deed itself in the world ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
One driving along a road may be feeling (anxious or) fear due to reasons such as not having enough fuel, carrying illegal materials, or more passengers than that which is allowed, speeding, losing the way (or maybe even losing the GPS signal), or not havi ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
If instead of aviation fuel you pour gasoline or water in to the tank of an airplane, the plane would never be able to take off. The prayers and supplications of one whose prayers are answered does not have any “haram food” 1 in their stomach. The hadith ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Our books of supplications, such as Mafateeh Al Jinaan, have supplications narrated for all hours of the day and supplications for all days of the year, however, this is like the example of when you go to a bus station, an airport or train station. You se ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
In the Qur’an, God states that: مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ ۖ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ “Anything that strikes you that is good is certainly from God and anything that strikes you which is evil is certainly from within ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Firstly, an empty seed will never sprout, and prayers without presence of heart is like an empty seed. Prayers are the cause of people staying away from sedition only where it is with the presence of heart, otherwise the movements of your lips and body ha ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Firstly, if someone else can perform this duty better than yourself through better presentation of the issue, your duty is to let the others conduct that role. When Allah SWT ordered Prophet Moses AS to go to Pharaoh to show him the right path, Prophet Mo ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
The intention of the slogan “Nor West Nor East” is that we have chosen a path and method of governance which has no link to either the East or the West nor would we be overwhelmed by any of the so called superpowers. Being affected by the East or the West ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Although the narration states that “Say there is no God but Allah SWT and you will prosper” 1, it is not that the movement of the tongue that speaks those words yields prosperity, but rather the belief in monotheism. The word “تفلحوا” (prosper) is derived ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
A mother, for the sake of seeing her child who is studying or serving in a remote and distant location, will travel and suffer through hardships such as extreme weather conditions to do so. However, when it comes to the time of departure and separation, s ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
These sexual instincts and desires have been created by Allah SWT and so suppressing them is not permissible, but rather the control of those instincts is what is necessary. The existence of instincts is necessary for the preservation, continuation and co ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Allah SWT created humans free willed and gave them the ability to choose their path. Although some have said that humans in their path are predestined but think that they are free willed, there is plenty of evidence to point to the free will of mankind, f ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
Allah SWT says انا خير شَريك فمن عَمل لِغيرى فهو لِمَن عَمله غيرى “I am the best partner, if one performs a deed where their goal is both I and something/someone else then their reward is with that whom they partnered with Me.” 1 Any form of shirk or part ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
• Clothing are not all about “Mahram 1 and non-mahram” issues, but is sometimes from the point of view of honor and manners. Generally, when one is alone at home, you may wear simple and plain clothing. However, when hosting guests, in respecting your vis ...
Zeinab Donati - 09/06/2016 - 08:59
