True Islamic Values - A True Story

• firstly, by submitting yourself as a slave of Allah you’ll change your outlook on life and always be intrinsically motivated to live life according to the values set in the Quran and the sunnah of Prophet Muhammad (s) and not according to the swaying values of humani...

When the Age of Enlightenment and Reason came about in the middle of the 17th and early 18th century, its prime focus was to discredit anything that cannot be proven by science. Added to this, is the Western world’s uneasy relationship with the Church and religion in gene...

Yes, we’ve boosted our productivity as a human race but we’ve also lost three things along the way: our purpose, our values, and our soul. As humans, we’re treating ourselves (and other human beings) as soul-less machines whose whole purpose is to work. We’ve focused on w...

In order to be productive, you need three elements: focus, energy and time. If you have focus and time, but you lack energy, you’ll be too tired and lethargic to tackle your tasks. If you have lots of energy and time, but lack focus, you’ll be constantly distracted, jumpi...

Islam comes with values and guidelines that are not imposed by external force, but self-applied out of a person’s own will and submission to the command of Allah and the guidance of the Prophet Muhammad (s). Living and applying these values have huge benefit to the indiv...

The second role that Islam commands a person to fulfil is to be Allah’s successive authority on earth. In the verse,

“[ Prophet], when your Lord told the angels, ‘ I am putting a successor on earth” [2: 30].

Prophet Muhammad (s) taught us that a person would be asked about five things on the Day of Judgement:

1. his knowledge and how he used it,
2. his youth and how he spent it,

What does it mean to be a trustee of Allah on earth? The following hadith helps explain this role:

“Everyone of you is a guardian and is responsible for his charges. The ruler who has authority over p...

Having said that, whilst we have made notable progress in many areas of life, we cannot deny that these advancements have come at a price. From the impact on the environment, to the disparity between rich and poor, to other social physical illnesses attributed to post-mod...

Allah is calling you to a different type of slavery: a slavery that’s bound to Him and frees you from the shackles of this life.

We’re created as slaves, and thus we have a choice: Either we willingly submit and become slaves to the Creator ...