Online Islamic Education- The Way Forward
The online educational platforms have been rising for the last decade or so. ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://aboutislam.enthuse.com/cf/share-islam) The advent and growth of online educational websites and companies are growing on a fast speed day by day. The online education system is so beneficial that many of the very old universities are adopting them now. Universities are integrating online […]
Beyond Urgent: Prioritizing Life Using The Intention-Impact Matrix
You’re sitting at your desk on a Monday morning, looking at your to-do list and trying to figure out which tasks to prioritize for the day/week. Normally, you’d use the classic Eisenhower Matrix to prioritize tasks according to their importance and urgency. Anything important and urgent, you’ll try to get done first and then you’ll […]
Suraqah bin Malik: The Bounty Hunter & the Prophecy of the Persian Bangles
How Prophet Muhammad Predicted the Downfall of one of the Most Powerful Empires of the World at His most Vulnerable Moment ©Shutterstock Zafir Malik, UK It’s one thing to be caught up in an attack, but its quite another if your house is surrounded by armed men, intent on killing you. So to simply walk […]
Learning Patience as a Convert (Poem)
Sabr صَبْرٌ, the first Arabic word I encountered. I didn’t understand it in the beginning, ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://aboutislam.enthuse.com/cf/share-islam) So that’s when my research had started, Initially, I learned patience is it’s meaning. ************ There is more to just simply being patient, It is for us to remain spiritually steadfast. In goodness, to consistently be persistent, Endurance during […]
The Case for Chief Murabbi Officers in Organizations
You just had an angry outburst at work, and you’re fuming – It’s the third one this week, and you don’t like this feeling and want to deal with it, but you’re unsure how. Suddenly, you hear a knock on the door. You don’t want to talk to anybody, but then notice it’s your company’s […]
Friday Sermon Summary 13th September 2024: ‘Incidents From the Life of the Holy Prophet (sa) – The Battle of the Ditch’
After reciting Tashahhud, T‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that he had been mentioning details about the Battle of Ahzab and how the the treachery of the Jews of Khaibar led to the formation of an army of the disbelievers intending to attack and eliminate the Muslims. His Holiness […]
Muslims Attending Church | About Islam
One day, my friend and I decided to attend a Christian event on campus. I am not going to lie. I was a bit nervous because we did stand out from the crowd. Were we going to be judged ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://aboutislam.net/multimedia/videos/do-other-religions-have-a-judgement-day/)? Will they ask us a lot of questions? These were the thoughts racing in my […]
Nurturing Barakah in our Creative & Entrepreneurial Journey with Peter Gould
My dear friend Mohammed Faris poses an excellent thought experiment in his profound new book, The Barakah Effect ^(https://www.blogquicker.com/goto/https://barakaheffectbook.com/). “How can we build a company or product that lasts a thousand years and benefits humanity?” It’s a bold question that invites us to reframe our perspective on entrepreneurship and design. During […]
Lessons from a Dying Parent
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَىْءٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَ ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَصَـٰبَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌۭ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَٰجِعُونَ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَٰتٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌۭ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُهْتَدُونَ We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those […]
Friday Sermon Summary 30th August 2024: ‘Incidents from the Life of the Holy Prophet (sa) – the Great Calumny’
After reciting Tashahhud, Ta`awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said that with reference to the life of the Holy Prophet (sa) he would continue narrating the incident of the Great Calumny against Hazrat A’ishah (ra). The Great Calumny against Hazrat A’ishah (ra) His Holiness (aba) quoted Hazrat Mirza Bashir […]