بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah The weekend breaks from daily routine allows us the opportunity to review the past week & prepare ahead for the week to come, in shaa Allah: As we draw closer to Ramadhan, it is imperative that our checklist of...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah Earlier this weekend one of our blog subscribers - sister Halima of the Phillipines - forwarded this beautiful piece to me. In her correspondence, she reflected: "When my daughter sent this email to me, I felt that the timing of...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah 4 months, just 4 months left! Ma shaa Allah! Ramadhan literally is ‘around the corner’! And in the weeks and months leading up to Ramadhan, we need now, more than ever, beneficial and compelling reminders to strengthen and continue developing our...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah Stay Inspired! Rayhaanah...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah Q: I really like your website. I wanted to ask your advice about hifdh, specifically with regards to mutashaabihaat ayaat. Do you recommend marking them in the mushaf? How do you incorporate them in memorization and review? Secondly, do...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah Dear friends, AlHumdulillah, i pray that your week has begun on a productive, happy note - for your hifdhul Qur'aan, amongst other commitments & aspirations. May we all appreciate & show gratitude for the blessing of Time - using it well to...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah, Today, I share with you a visual clip, extracted from a programme presented by the respected Shaykh Ayman al-Swayd. It is a reminder, humbling indeed, of our daily supplication (mirroring our spiritual aspirations thereof) and that which I remind...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah, The Hifdh Journey, like Faith, is inspiring & empowering. It lends to the nourishment of heart, mind & soul. I've always maintained that regardless of whether one is a beginner, an advanced student or a completed Haafidha we should always be...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah, In the course of memorising alQur’aan, many hifdh students realise the need to ‘brush up’ on their theoretical knowledge of tajweed and, more importantly, begin the process of practical application of rules and principles. In general, many students find that...
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ Assalaamu ‘alaykum wa Rahmatullah, Earlier this morning, I received a (subscribed) email from Jamiatul Ulama KZN with the announcement of the launch of a new book, Special Wonders of The Glorious Quran. For those keen on increasing their Islamic knowledge, specifically Qur'aan-related , I've included the details...