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“Great is the need of the student to learn – far greater is the need of the teacher to teach. (Quote/unquote) As a teacher, trying to help you – even…

ظالم ابھی ہے فرصت توبہ ، نہ دیر کر وہ بھی گرا نہیں ، جو گرا پھر سنبھل گیا توبہ کیا ہے؟ توبہ کے لفظی معنی ” لوٹنے اور رجوع…

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…

We can’t all be shining examples but we can, at least, twinkle a little. This is the third of a series of blog posts exploring the teaching methodologies of Rasul…

This is the first of a series of blogs exploring the twenty one teaching methodologies of Rasul allahصلى الله عليه وسلم. This blog covers the introduction to this series and…

Love is the universal language understood by all. The one language that is never foreign, and often best spoken without words. It is communicated with actions of respect, acceptance, kindness…

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…

Yesterday is a history Tomorrow is a mystery And today is a gift That’s why it is called THE PRESENT Have you ever wondered how the present is a gift…

Muslims are distinct from all other communities in every way. We end our year with the grand finale of Hajj and the martyrdom of Hazrat Umar r.a.; we begin the…

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…

Eid-ul-Fitr is a beautiful gift bestowed by the Almighty Allah to Muslims after the blessed month of Ramadan wherein Muslims observe fast and try their best to please Allah with…

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…

Imam Ghazali r.a. is the greatest thinker of the world of Islam, famous sufi and devout. His book Ihya Ulum al-Din (The Revival of Religious Learning), is a sea of…

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…

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…

Have you ever imagined how does it feel to be the apple of everyone’s eyes? Everyone loves you, no one has any sort of ill feelings against you. And to…

Every Muslim tries his best to do deeds that will lead him to paradise. Similar was the desire of the companions of Prophet (PBUH), as is narrated in the following…

On the authority of Abu Dharr (RA): “Some people from amongst the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said to the Prophet (PBUH), ‘O Messenger of Allah, the affluent…

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.…

“Mom, it’s my friend’s birthday!! All my friends would be wearing Elsa dresses from the movie Frozen, I want one too.” A very commonly heard phrase. Life is full of…

Last week’s class of Imam Nawawi Al-Arbaeen (The 40 Hadith) dealt with three distinct yet discreetly linked topics. Shame & Modesty Abu Mas’ud ‘Uqbah bin ‘Amr al-Ansari al-Badri, radiyallahu ‘anhu,…

In today’s Al-Arbaeen An-Nawawi’s class we studied a beautiful hadith that is the summary of how to live life as a good muslim. It talks about the three interactions we…

“He stormed out in anger. Not knowing how to extinguish the fire within, he started kicking off whatever came his way.’’ A frequently experienced situation! The catalyst of such situations…

It is the earnest desire of every human to have perfect things; perfect life, perfect job, perfect spouse, perfect children but have we ever tried to make our religion perfect?…

The ninth hadith from Al-Arbaeen Al-Nawawi’s collection that we studied in today’s class states on the authority of Abu Hurairah (RA) who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH)…

Every week, we will bring you “Gem Clips from the Classroom”, a series of posts on learnings in our classroom, to highlight the essence of the ilm of our deen,…

Since the past many years, we keep hearing about the electricity crisis in Pakistan. Every year, our leaders promise better electricity production and every year it gets worse than the…

Any man’s death diminishes me because I am involved in mankind; and therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee. John Donne Madrasah Al-Aaizah’s…

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…

So the seed of this very interesting idea was planted by Somia, our very enterprising 1st year Darasaat-e-Deenia student, and then her contagious enthusiasm caught up with the rest of…

Have you ever heard people saying that our wildest fears have the power to become reality? Have you ever thought why it is that our fear becomes reality but not…

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…

Those of you who read my last blog got an outline sketch of Madrasah Al-Aaizah and perhaps thought it was awesome (!!!!) or maybe just weren’t that impressed (????). Whichever…

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…..”…