Morale among the Muslims was sky-high, even among those who had their first taste of battle at Badr. Good equipment and numerical strength cannot win a battle if morale is low. This is true of all wars, both ancient and modern. When the battle was over...
How would you react if your community was under a total economic embargo for three years? This is exactly what happened to the early Muslims in Makkah between the seventh and tenth year of the Prophet’s mission. They were subject to a full social...
This is a lesson in how to attain the help of God by helping one of His servants. Sometimes when a person feels as if he is swamped with difficulty, God, in answer to his supplication, will send help from an unexpected source. Often this source is in the form of another Muslim.
In this dark and difficult time, two leading men found the light of Islam and joined the ranks of Muslims. The first of these two men was Hamza, Prophet Muhammad’s (peace be upon him) uncle. One day, Hamza was on a hunting expedition outside Makkah...
What is the reason for that Qiblah - from Aqsa, Jerusalem - to be changed back to this House? There are lots of reasons. Well, what's the reason in the Quran? We saw your face already turning to the sky. So we are turning you in direction of the Qiblah so you could be happy.
What do you do when you can no longer live in an environment that persecutes you for being Muslim? If the persecution reaches extreme levels and there is real danger to the believers’ lives and families, then leaving the land of oppression for the vast “Land of Allah” is a Qur’anic teaching and a Prophetic tradition.
Assertive people are balanced, calm, polite, and respectful. They are able to reach their goals without hurting or insulting others. They love for others what they love for themselves and do their best to turn a win-lose situation into a win-win situation. Assertiveness is not a single attribute, but a collection of complementary traits that constitute a healthy personality. Some of these...
When you have problems, there will definitely be opportunities. So to succeed, ignore the problems and focus on the opportunities. 3- Turn Minus into Plus This story will explain everything to you...
Ibn Al Qayyim said: "There are three points about fasting the month of Sha’ban more than other months: First: the Prophet, used to fast three days every month. Perhaps he was busy and could not fast in some months, so he gathered all these in Sha’ban to fast them before the obligatory fast...
I imagine that I’m standing behind Muhammad (peace be upon him) and also gazing at the veil of light. And I long to have the veil lifted. I long to gaze in adoration at my Lord. But not yet. I’m still limited by my humanity, my corporeal being.
This journey demonstrates God’s might and ability to make possible the impossible... Led by the Angel Jibreel, the Prophet began his ascent through the seven heavens, where he reached Sadrat Al-Muntaha, the remotest lote tree, symbolizing the end of worldly knowledge.
It was later when the Prophet Muhammad brought his comrade away with a handful of other believers to narrate the full story of his journey. He had left out an important portion of his story. If the Quraysh had thought he was a madman with his travels...
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