this short article comes from An Noor Arif Billah, Hazrat Maulana Shah Hakim Muhammad Akhtar Saheb (hafizahullah) Shaytan misleads many people into indulgence in sins by making them think, “Enjoy yourself while you’re still young! Then make taubah later….You’ve got plenty of time!” Those who have this dreadful misconception should read the following story and [...]

This gem comes from An Noor “Happiness and contentment in life is not based on wealth, but on the joy of oneself and the soul (spiritual self). Spiritual happiness is based on the relationship with the Deen and Allah Ta’aala. Thus, a person who has Deen but little material possessions has a pleasant life. On [...]

Time is Life by Khalid Baig “By the time. Verily Man is in a state of loss. Except such as have Faith and do righteous deeds and exhort one another to Truth and exhort one another to endurance.” [al-Asr, 103]. Time is money. So goes the most used metaphor for time in the English language. [...]

“Suppose you learn today that you have only one more day to live; you’ll die tomorrow. How will you spend your last day?” This interview question was posed long before the age of mass media. The interviewer approached prominent scholars and people known for their virtuous lives with the idea that he would compile their [...]

Quotes From the Salaf About the Life of This World Sufyan ath-Thawri said: “Man’s love for the life of this world is shown in the way he greets people.” [Look at a chaste poor man ... nobody talks to him. People greet him so warily as if fearing that he may pass poverty to them. [...]