Islam In Focus

  One way of looking into the concept of brotherhood in Islam is considering it a duty and social or may be moral obligation. Another way is looking into it as a need- a solution to much of the moral predicaments plaguing our modern age.       Brotherhood, a two-word expression radiating the kind…

Running the rat race is becoming more difficult with each passing day. I am always looking for working smart instead of harder so that I can save some time while juggling work, studies, caring for my child and home. Why not do the same for my Deen (religion)?       There are so many…

With our ongoing series of ‘shortcuts’ to Jannah, we cannot make such excuses any more. Incorporate the following acts from the Sunnah of our Prophet (PBUH) to spend only minutes of your time to reap enormous rewards.     In the previous episode of Shortcut to Jannah- 1 ,we looked at a simple 2-minute Dhikr…

In the previous episode of Shortcut to Jannah- 2, we presented a noble Hadith advising a shortcut on how to be granted entry to Paradise through any gate of your choice, in a simple 10 second Dua made after performing ablution (Wudhu).     This week we will take look into a slightly longer investment…

  We hope that you have been benefitting from these easy ‘shortcuts’  to Jannah, or so to speak. I’m hopeful you’ll be able to incorporate them, or at least some of them into your daily life and routines. Can you imagine that reciting a short 20 second Dua in the morning and evening would grant…

So far, you have went through duas in the previous articles for Shortcuts to Jannah for which there are great rewards. Other than du’as, there are many actions which also have great rewards, among them is as simple as visiting your sick Muslim brother (or sister for that matter). Read on for Hadith which will…

Indeed whosoever purifies himself (by avoiding polytheism and accepting Islamic Monotheism) shall achieve success, And remembers (glorifies) the Name of his Lord (worships none but Allah), and prays (five compulsory prayers and Nawafil additional prayers). (Quran – 87: 14-15)   Often, while waiting for someone, while waiting at the doctor’s office for your appointment or…

I hope you have been incorporating our previous Du’as in your daily life. However, it is not just du’as that can benefit you. How do you think you can gain multiple rewards from Allah even during the simple act of meeting another Muslim? By shaking hands with them, by smiling at them, and by greeting…

If we can start incorporating small but meritorious dua’s and actions into our day-to-day life like the ones we have been presenting throughout the Shortcut to Jannah series, we should be able to gain Jannah inshaaAllah with the littlest of our efforts.     There are more than a few Du’as (supplications) from our dear…

You might have been amazed by so many of the small actions and Dua’s that we have reviewed over our past few weeks: but there are so many more du’as that you can incorporate into your daily life routine, and their impact is impressive, let alone the reward.     For those of you who…

We’ve reached the tenth episode of Shortcut to Jannah, and I hope you’ve been applying and sensing the benefit of such reward-ful little acts that can have huge impacts on our lives in this world and the other. May Allah accept them from you and guide you to fulfilling more reward-full deeds inshaAllah.- Amen. As…

This week’s Shortcut to Jannah is a slightly long shortcut, so please forgive me for this. But we would not like you to miss on any of the beneficial actions that’s why I thought that you should know about this particular hadith, and know about this amazing ticket to Jannah.     Shortcut # 11…