Archive for November, 2009

A simple guide to Halaal shopping

Here are some tips to follow when shopping for a Halaal product:
Make sure that the products your buy have ingredients on their labels. If a product doesn’t have a label with ingredients, DON’T BUY IT!!!
Always check the ingredients. Some ingredients to look out for are E120 (Cochineal-red color from insects), E441 (Gelatin), E542 (Edible Bone [...]

Eid ul Adha – hadith

Narated By Abu Bakra :
The Prophet said, “Time has come back to its original state which it had on the day Allah created the Heavens and the Earth. The year is twelve months, four of which are sacred, three of them are in succession, namely Dhul-Qa’da, Dhul Hijja and Muharram, (the fourth being) Rajab Mudar [...]

Masajid: The Houses of Allah

An article by Sheikh Jamal Shaker Abdullah
Dear Muslims, Our prophet peace be upon him talked about seven men whom will be included in his mercy that was described as a shade when there is not mercy but Allah’s mercy in the day after. One of these seven men is a man who heart loved [...]

Purification of Heart

An article by Sheikh Jamal Shaker Abdullah
O Muslims, what does it mean to have a pure and clean heart? A pure heart is one that is free from hatred, envy and dislike towards other Muslims.
It is one of the best characteristics a person can possess. The Prophet Muhammad used to be very keen on protecting [...]

Origin of Quran

The Quran is the holy book which Muslims recite and turn to for guidance in all aspects of their life.
It is the last testament in a series of divine revelations from Almighty Allah. It comprises the unaltered and direct words of God, revealed through the Angel Gabriel, to the final Prophet, Muhammad (pbuh) some 1400 [...]