Prophet (sallallahu aleyhe wa sallam) used to drink honey mixed with cold water.

Narrated ‘Aisha: Allah’s Apostle used to love sweet edible things and honey. (Sahih Bukhari)

Prophet (sallallahu aleyhe wa sallam) said, “Healing is in three things: A gulp of honey, cupping, and branding with fire (cauterizing). But I forbid my followers to use (cauterization) branding with fire.”

Al-Asmaul Husna- Most excellent (beautiful) names of Allah

Allah- Proper name of God

Allahu Akbar- Allah (God) is the Greatest

Amina- Muhammad’s (PBUH) mother

Ansar- Helpers, Muslims from Medina

Asr- The Third of the five daily Prayer services, offered any time between when the sun starts declining and sunset

Adhan- The Islamic call for prayer

Dua-e-Qunoot- Arabic name of the special Prayer recited in the last Rakat of Vitr Prayer

Durood (Assalat-u-Alannabi)- Invocation of blessings upon the Holy Prophet of Islam, (PBUH)

Eid-ul-Adha- Islamic Festival commemorating the obedience to God of Prophet Ibrahim (or Abraham), peace be upon him, and his son and Prophet Ishmael (PBUH)

Eid-ul-Fitr- The Islamic festival concluding the fasting of the month of Ramadhan

Fajr- The first of five daily Prayer services, offered any time during the period starting from dawn and ending a few minutes before sunrise

Faraidh- Plural form of Fardh (compulsory Prayer …

By: Dr Shariffa Carlo

At some point in our lives, we have all had our trust betrayed. There exist few of us who trust anyone implicitly. The same goes for principles or philosophies. We have trusted them, only to be disappointed. In the same light, we have followed religious scholars, only to find that they too have betrayed us – either by being undereducated or imperfect. Maybe that is why it is so hard for us to let go of ourselves and truly trust Allah.

When we start to analyze a command, we find in it things we can not explain or fully understand, so we stop doing it or do the thing which was forbidden to us, because the opposite does not make sense to us. Let me put that in more specific terms: We know that at the 120th day of life, Allah writes for us our sustenance (risq).

Narrated Anas bin Malik: The Prophet said, “Allah puts an angel in charge of the uterus and the angel says, ‘O Lord, (it is) semen! O Lord, (it is now ) a clot! O Lord, (it is now) a piece of flesh.’ And then, if Allah wishes to complete its creation, the angel asks, ‘O Lord, (will it be) a male or a female? A wretched (an evil doer) or a blessed (doer of good)? How much will his provisions be? What will his age be?’ So all that is written while the creature is still in the mother’s womb.”
[Sahih al-Bukhari …

By: Khurram Murad

One of the terms used by the Qur’an during the early Makkan period to describe Islam was Al-Yusraa, or ‘The Easy Way’. This is simply because Islam was, and is the natural way of life. Indeed, whatever is natural for human beings should be easy for them in every way, hence cause them to gravitate towards it easily, and consequently bring harmony, peace and tranquillity to their lives. Since the Qur’an is the book upon which the Islamic way of life is built, then the Qur’an has to be easy to understand and follow-it is ‘The Easy Way’.

This view that Islam is easy to understand and practice, is one which is derived from the primary sources of Islam. In the Qur’an, Allah comforts us by continuously reassuring us that He desires for us ease not hardship, despite the seemingly formidable trials and tribulations that we may sometimes face. He says: “God desires ease for you, and desires not hardship” [2: 185]; “Truly with hardship comes ease’ [94: 6]; “God will assuredly appoint, after difficulty; easiness” [65: 7]; “Whoso fears God, God will appoint for him, of His command, easiness” [65: 4]; “We shall speak to him, of our command, easiness” [18: 88]; “God desires to lighten things for you, for the human being has been created weak” [94: 28].

In addition to the Quran, the Hadith literature is …

Tell me not in mournful numbers,
“Life is but an empty dream!”
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.

Life is real! Life is earnest!
And the grave is not its goal;
“Dust thou art, to dust returnest,”
Was not spoken of the soul.

Not enjoyment, and not sorrow,
Is our destined end or way;
But to act, that each tomorrow …

Torment grows while we spill our tears
O dear Muslims!
perhaps Allah we do not fear!
tribulation is with us
and more rising sorrow
let us pray for a better tomorrow

Tragedy overtakes us
our heart is suffocating
remedies are shallow
no action but debating
unfair opinions offer unfair conclusions
let us pray for a better solution

Our future is tainted
and our troubles are thickening
our light was once bright
but now dim and flickering
but promises from Allah of joy and sweet laughter
let us pray for a better hereafter

Our life is continuing with ever more pain
dear servants of Allah!
we are punished without shame
but hold fast to Allah, pray this decision
serve Allah in total submission.

Source: Rays of truth, Poems of islam: Ayesha bint Mahmood

My Allah teach me how to attain your love
for long have I filled my heart with dust.

My Rabb teach me to see you in all that exists
for long have my eyes feasted on lust.

My Allah show me the reality as it needs be seen
for long has falsehood made me rust.

My Rabb grant me company of those you love
for long have I accompanied the unjust.

My Allah lead me onto the right path now
for long have I been a wanderlust.