Author: Ustadha Almas Taufiq

Ramadan: Geared & Bench marked for Success

شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ الَّذِي أُنْزِلَ فِيهِ الْقُرْآنُ هُدًى لِلنَّاسِ وَبَيِّنَاتٍ مِنَ الْهُدَىٰ وَالْفُرْقَانِ ۚ فَمَنْ شَهِدَ مِنْكُمُ الشَّهْرَ فَلْيَصُمْهُ ۖ (Al-Quran 2:185) It was the month of Ramadan in which the…

Defence of Islam in France

Blog Post in Arabic, Followed by English Translation دافع عن الاسلام في فرانسا ما حدث في فرنسا أمر محزن للغاية. قتل شخص واحد هو قتل الإنسانية جميعة وهنا الاموات و…

Of Love & Sacrifice

Come even if you have broken your vows a thousand times; Come, come yet again! Al-Quran: Hence, proclaim thou unto all people the pilgrimage: they will come unto thee on…

I’tikaf: From Chaos to Calm

Only in the remembrance of Allah can the heart find peace. Quran 13:28) When I was a teacher, I remember there would be one specific time in the year when…

The Ten “T”s of Ramadan

As we’ve crossed Lailatul Bara’ah, the air is distinctly changing and Muslims across the globe can most certainly feel the breeze of mercy and munificence blowing as we get closer…

Sha’ban: The Month of Preparation

Rajab, Sha’ban and Ramadan, the months of increased blessing and forgiveness are here, yet again, Alhamdulillah! Rasul Allah PBUH would look forward to these months and pray with anticipation: اللهم…

THE ENEMY WITHIN

The Glorious Quran: وَمَا أُبَرِّئُ نَفْسِي ۚ إِنَّ النَّفْسَ لَأَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ And yet, I am not trying to absolve myself: for, verily, man’s inner self does incite him to evil.…

الوقت — Time

وقتك حياتك و ومثل الثلج فإنه يذوب باستمرار – (امام الغزالي) علينا أن نحاول بتنظيم يومنا حتى نتمكن تحقيق أفضل استفادة من وقتنا. في الأساس ينبغي نقسم يومنا في أربعة…

The Purpose

Life is such a beautiful gift from Allah سبحانه و تعلى. There is a whole universe within and without to explore. All human beings have been endowed with special skills…

How Do I Thank Thee? Let me Count the Ways…

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم قال الله تعالى14:7: ….لإن شكرتم لأزيدنّكم كيف نشكر الله على نعمه علينا؟ يمكننا أن نفعل هذا بتحميد الله و بترك الإثم- كذالك عندما يصبنا الألم نصبرلأنّ…

The First Steps

I entered the madrasah but the ambience was just not the same. There was a flurry of activity all around. Flushed, excited faces greeted me. “Baji, please look at this…..”…