The Beloved Prophet ﷺ was not a reactive person. If we look at ourselves we have a reactionary nature, but he ﷺ would ponder and act. Once a beduoin who was uncultured and uneducated started urinating in the masjid, and the Sahaba immediately ran to stop him, he ﷺ said leave him until he finishes and then he told … Continue Reading
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Excerpt from ‘Attaining a Pure Heart’ delivered by Shaykh Kamaluddin Ahmed at SNMC Ottawa, Canada Some people say that they didn’t even know there is something that exists called the qalb. There are a few words Allāh swt uses in Qur’ān repeatedly- aql (intellect), qalb (spiritual heart) and nafs (seat of base desires) – what … Continue Reading
Desire the Real
Ever tried to love with your whole heart? I guess we just try to live our lives as long as we are still here, before it stops. People we see around ourselves are not happy with mediocrity. They are all struggling to move, to go, to change, to develop… we are all headed somewhere but where is … Continue Reading