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Suicide is An Easy Way Out…

Suicide is An Easy Way Out…

Posted by Ahmed February 2nd, 2012 in Articles, Islamic Stories & Lessons

…for the atheist. I can say with 100% certainty that if I truly did not believe that this world was created by an all-knowing God that I would “off” myself without even having to put much thought into it. Who […]

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

Things Aren’t Always What They Seem

Posted by Ahmed May 29th, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons

The Personal Relationship Between a Scholar and His Student. Imam Ahmad used to mention the virtues of his sheikh, Imam Al-Shafi’ee to his wife. He would mention to her the extensive and superb knowledge of Imam Al-Shafi’ee as well as […]

The Lizard who Never Loses Hope

The Lizard who Never Loses Hope

Posted by Ahmed May 21st, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons

In order to renovate his house, a man in Japan breaks open the wall. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there because […]

Wisdom for All Time

Wisdom for All Time

Posted by Ahmed May 15th, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons

A story is narrated about a man who owned a horse that was very dear to him. One day he woke to find that his horse had escaped. His neighbours came to comfort him for his tough luck; however the […]

The Three Loaves of Bread

The Three Loaves of Bread

Posted by Ahmed May 5th, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons, Videos

Listen to the lecture here: There are a few different narrations of this story. The text below is slightly different than the video above. It was just after mid-day when a villager decided it was about time he went to […]

The King and His Advisor

The King and His Advisor

Posted by Ahmed May 3rd, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons

The King and His Advisor By Ahmed Rizk There was a king who had an advisor always by his side. After an unfortunate incident, the king lost one of his fingers. The king, who was furious after this incident, tells […]

The Story of Burseesah

The Story of Burseesah

Posted by Ahmed May 3rd, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons

You can listen to the lecture here: There were three men from Bani Israel who were called to fight for the sake of Allah. They accepted the call, but they had concerns for their sister as she would be left […]

The Story of Prophet Ayyub (Job)

Posted by Ahmed May 3rd, 2011 in Islamic Stories & Lessons

Ibn Ishaaq stated that he was a man of Rum. His name was Job, Ibn Mose, Ibn Razeh, Ibn Esau, Ibn Isaac (pbuh), Ibn Abraham (pbuh). Someone else said he was Job, Ibn Mose, Ibn Rimil, Ibn Esau, Ibn Isaac, […]

The Niqab Debate

The Niqab Debate

Posted by Ahmed April 28th, 2011 in Articles

The Niqab Debate By Azher Siddiqui In reviewing the debate over the niqab in Canada, it seems to me that the essential arguments against the acceptance of this dress involve the issue of public safety and security as it relates […]

“Obama Nation” by Lowkey

“Obama Nation” by Lowkey

Posted by Ahmed April 23rd, 2011 in Videos

An interesting and though-provoking music video by English rapper, Lowkey. Share: