The whole concept of wealth is considered in Islam as a gift from Allah. Allah, who provided wealth to the person, made a portion of it for the poor. So, the poor have a right over one’s wealth. Zakah reminds Muslims that everything they have belongs to their Lord. People are given their wealth as a trust from Him, and Zakah is intended to free Muslims from the love of money.

The Third Pillar of Islam: Compulsory Charity (Zakah)

The first part of this testimony states that Allah has the exclusive right to be worshipped inwardly and outwardly, by one’s heart and limbs. In Islamic doctrine, not only can no one be worshipped apart from Him, absolutely no one else can be worshipped along with Him. He has no partners or associates in worship. Worship, in its comprehensive sense and all its aspects, is for Him alone.

The First Pillar of Islam: Testimony of Faith

The Shahada is the Muslim profession of faith and the first of the ‘Five Pillars’ of Islam. The word shahada in Arabic means ‘testimony.’ It must be recited by every Muslim at least once in a lifetime with a full understanding of its meaning and with an assent of the heart.

The Testimony of Faith

In this video, Sheikh Ibrahim Zidan speaks about the often forgotten reality of death and explains some details that will happen to every human being after death. He reminds people to repent, work for the hereafter, and prepare for that moment when they will day.

Reflections on Death

Islamic doctrine holds that human existence continues after the death of the human body in the form of spiritual and physical resurrection. There is a direct relation between conduct on earth and the life beyond. The afterlife will be one of rewards and punishments which is commensurate with earthily conduct.

Belief in Life After Death

This important topic applies to everyone, as we all have an appointment with death, and ignoring it won’t make it go away. Watch this video to learn how to better prepare for death and for what comes next.

Death: Are You Prepared for it?

This life is very short. We are leading it for a divine purpose and a test, which we should endeavor to pass. But the worldly life is alluring us into forgetting what is more important and permanent: the hereafter. Watch this video by Dr. Bilal Philip who advises you on this topic.

Don’t be Fooled by this Life

This lecture by `Abdur-Rahim Green reminds us of the hereafter and the necessity to do good deeds to win the pleasure of Almighty Allah and warns us of being distracted by the life of this world and its allurements…

Don’t Forget About the Hereafter

Death is a fact that none can ever deny. It will surely come to everyone and everything at the specific time. We should not lead a life of forgetfulness. Watch this video to draw some lessons.

Death and Afterlife

Allah supported Islam with Hamzah and his conversion. He was strong in defending the Prophet of Allah and the helpless amongst his Companions.

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & the Martyr of Martyrs (Part 2)

Why do we eat? Why do we sleep? Why do we work? The answers we would get to these questions would be similar. I eat to live. I sleep to rest. I work to support myself and my family. But when it comes to what the purpose of life is, people are confused. We see their confusion by the type of answers we receive. Youths may say…

Worldly Life: Meaning & Purpose

There were people among the non-believers who yearned to declare their belief in Muhammad, but their fear of the prevailing norms and inherited traditions prevented them. Among them was Hamzah

Hamzah ibn `Abdul-Muttalib: The Lion of Allah & Martyr of Martyrs (Part 1)

While the Paradise dwellers will be enjoying the blessings of Allah; they will recline on thrones encrusted with gold and precious stones facing each other. Learn more...

Jannah and Its People: How the Qur’an Depicts Them

The Satan was and is still the most dangerous enemy of Mankind. Allah warns every human being, against the danger and wickedness of the Satan.

The Continuous Battle between You and the Satan: How to Win It

Among the seventy-man delegation of the Ansar who took the oath of allegiance to the Prophet in the Second Allegiance of `Aqabah sat a young man with a bright face, graceful eyes, and a radiant smile.

Mu`adh Ibn Jabal: The Most Learned of Halal and Haram

In the midst of his severe affliction, what did Prophet Ayyub say? What did he ask Allah for, and how, and what do we learn from that?

When Hardship Afflicts A Believer…

What are the benefits of supplication? What did the Prophet say about supplication and its merits? How should we invocate God and ask Him for what we want? What should we say in our du`aa’?

Supplication: Its Virtues and Etiquettes from the Sunnah

He knows Allah forgives people all sins, if He so wills, except one. Allah never forgives people worshipping other things besides Him or as well as Him.

Messengers of Allah: How Did It All Begin?

Possessing two weapons, his lance and his prayer. Whenever Sa`d pierced an enemy with his lance he hurt him; whenever he invoked Allah He answered. Learn more…

Sa`d Ibn Abi Waqqas: The Lion’s Claws!

What do you know about the man whose body bore the scars of the horrible torture and, at the same time, the document of amazing steadfastness and extraordinary greatness?

`Ammar Ibn Yasir: A Man of Paradise (Part 2)