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By: Nurudeen Ismail, +234-0708-212-0351 Islamic-View Admin   “Criticism” can be good if it results in a positive behavior change or it can be bad when it ends up hurting relationships and not causing the intended change. Lately, “criticism” has been used primarily in a negative sense because the way it’s used by people. Nothing seems to gradually erode relationships (sometimes causing irreversible damage) than criticizing people around us negatively. The goal of constructive criticism, as it is sometimes called, should be to correct people’s mistakes – but not to bring them down. What good is criticizing someone when the recipient of the critical feedback ends up having negative feelings about the one providing the feedback? What good is criticism when the mistake or behavior is never corrected due to the ill feelings that one develops about the person showering that criticism? What good is criticism when the person being criticized pulls away from the person providing it? The foll...

By: Nurudeen Ismail, +234-907-615-8003 Salah is the 2 nd  pillar of Islam which is obligatory on every Muslim five times a day. Friday (Jummah) prayer has greater status in the life of Muslims. Friday prayer has a different format in terms of number of Rakats. The distinction of Salah on this day is evident from the fact that there is a separate  Surah  “ Al-Jumu`ah”  in the Holy Quran, in which Allah Almighty has mentioned about strictly maintaining it.  “O you, who have believed, when [the adhan] is called for the prayer on the day of Jumu’ah [Friday], then proceed to the remembrance of Allah and leave the trade. That is better for you if you only knew.”  (Quran, 62: 9) The Friday Sermon (Khutbah) is conducted before every Friday prayer as per Sunnah of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) is mandatory for Muslims to hear. Muslims have to avoid acts of carelessness during Jummah Khutbah like talking, sleeping, fidgeting etc. There are many Ahadith that narr...

By: Admin (+2347082120351) Weakness of faith (eeman) is a common complaint among many Muslims. Those who are aware and conscious of it struggle to find ways to overcome it. Faith, as we know, is directly connected with the heart. Allah (SWT) has warned us against the heart that is hardened, closed, sick, blind and sealed. The spiritual health of our hearts determines the strength of our faith. When our faith is weak, we can see it in our actions. When our faith is weak, we are more likely to fall into sins until we completely get desensitized to their ghastly nature. The Messenger of Allah (SAWS) described the heart ravaged by weakness in the sahih hadith by stating: “The heart will be subjected to trial after trial, and there will appear a black stain on any heart that is affected, which will spread until the heart is completely black and sealed, as it were, so that it will not recognize any good deed or denounce any evil, except whatever suits its own desires.” (Reported by ...

By: Admin (+2347082120351) Here are three  Duas  you can recite for Health and Healing. These are based on the Prophet’s Hadith and are widely used for  healing from various types of ailments .

By: Admin (+2347082120351) Why Love for Allah is Part of the Muslim Faith? When we love Allah, that love draws us closer to Him and helps us build a strong relationship that can help us in  this life and in hereafter . As Muslims, our faith requires that our  love for Allah  and his prophet supersedes any other type of love for any other object or creation. Many scholars agree on the basis of sound ahadith that Allah creates a person (and his heart) in such a way that he has the natural inclination to love Allah. However, as a person’s heart gets corrupted by doubts, desires and other temptations, that love has to be rekindled through faith and knowledge. What Does it Mean to Love Allah? Love of Allah requires us to love what Allah loves and to dislike what displeases Him and to further demonstrate that love by following the Quran and the Sunnah. This should be a reminder for those of us who merely provide lip service about their love for Allah and His messenger rather th...

By: Admin (+2347082120351) Belief in Qada wal-Qadr and dealing with Life’s Challenges and Difficulties We all come across various difficulties in our lives. However, not all of us handle them as effectively as we should. As strategies for getting through life’s problems are rarely formally learned, we are constrained to use trial and error, sometimes leading to sub-optimal results. Strategies for dealing with challenges Dealing effectively with our difficulties and problems requires appropriate emotional control, acceptance of realities, charting out a course of action, and finally taking preventive measures to keep future problems at bay. Thus, arming ourselves with the right intellectual, mental, and spiritual strategies to get through these phases can help us achieve successful breakthroughs. Let’s go over those steps in more detail. The Emotional Response An emotional response to a difficulty or calamity is normal and only human. However, emotions have to be managed and channeled a...

By: Admin (+2347082120351) Practical and spiritual steps based on Quran, Hadith, and Common Sense to overcome feelings of sadness and unhappiness We all experience feeling of sadness and go through challenges during different parts of our lives. For some, feelings of sadness and gloom are not as common, but others may experience it more frequently. Depending on their severity, feelings of sadness can impact the day to day functioning of our lives. These feelings can cause irritability, difficulty concentrating, not wanting to do anything, and in severe cases may even impact our physical wellbeing and can lead to depression. So, how do we deal with the ups and downs of our emotional states? Based on the teachings of Quran, Hadith, and Islamic teachings this article explores some of the ways we can try to address those feelings and to help us navigate through the daily cases of stresses and challenges that may bring us down and keep us there. We recognize that some cases are more ser...

By: Admin (+2347082120351) Praise be to Allah. Allah has created man and given him reason, and He has sent down to him Revelation and sent to him Messengers to call him to the truth and warn him against falsehood. Then He has left him to make his own choice.  “And say: ‘The truth is from your Lord.’ Then whosoever wills, let him believe; and whosoever wills, let him disbelieve.” [al-Kahf 18:29 – interpretation of the meaning]  Allah commanded His Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to convey the truth to all of mankind. Then they have the choice to do as they wish. If a person obeys, he benefits himself, and if he disobeys, he harms himself, as Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):  “Say: ‘O you mankind! Now truth (i.e. the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad), has come to you from your Lord. So whosoever receives guidance, he does so for the good of his own self; and whosoever goes astray, he does so to his own loss; and I am not (set) over you...