“So which of the Favours of your Lord would you deny?” is repeated 31 times throughout Surah ar-Rahman. In this episode, we reflect on the nature and attributes of Surah ar-Rahman and the particular special verse: “So which of the Favours of your Lord would you deny?”, with special guest Shakirah Firaz.

Prophet Zakariya was an elderly man, having grown old without any children. His own wife was infertile. In some narrations it was mentioned that Prophet Zakariya was about 100 years old, some say even more than that. Even so, Prophet Zakariya did not stop making du'a and eventually, Allah SWT blessed him with a healthy baby boy – Prophet Yahya. In this episode, we reflect on the lessons learnt from this verse.

Verse 35 in Surah An-Nur is said to be the most beautiful verse in the Quran. The verse is renowned for its remarkable beauty and imagery, and perhaps more than any other verse lends itself to mystical or esoteric readings of the Quran. In this episode, we explore what it means.

Surah Al-Kahf has four stories in it, in this series, we explore what lessons can be learned from them. Part 4: Dhul-Qarnayn – King Dhul-Qarnayn was a man endowed by Allah with many talents and abilities, including military prowess, the ability to rule kingdoms, and extensive practical knowledge on many aspects of life. He was also a pious and steadfast Muslim who constantly contemplated over the signs of Allah and lived his days travelling from one destination to the next in order to establish justice in the land and alleviate the suffering of the people. In this podcast, we discuss how having humility and using our abilities for good can help us survive the trials by Allah.

Surah Al-Kahf has four stories in it. In this series, we explore what lessons can be learned from them. Part 3: While traveling to gain knowledge from another servant of God, Prophet Musa witnessed and questioned his companion who did three seemingly inappropriate and unjust actions; sinking a ship, killed an innocent boy and repaying inhospitality by repairing a wall. In this podcast, we discuss the learning points of each action and circumstances and how we should put our trust, faith and reliance in Allah.

Surah Al-Kahf has four stories in it, in this series, we explore what lessons can be learned from them. Part 2: The owner of two gardens – A story of a man whom Allah blessed with two beautiful gardens, but the man forgot to thank the one who blessed him with everything and he even dared to doubt Allah regarding the afterlife. So his garden was destroyed – he regretted but was too late and his regret did not benefit him. In this podcast, we discuss how having remembering Allah and having humility can help us survive these trials.

Surah Al-Kahf has four stories in it, in this series, we explore what lessons can be learned from them.

Part 1: The people of the cave

It’s the story of young men who lived in a disbelieving town, so they decided to migrate for the sake of Allah and run away. Allah rewards them with mercy in the cave and protection from the sun – they woke up and found the entire village believers.

In this podcast, we discuss how having good companionship can help us survive these trials.

Why does Allah SWT test us? If we do not understand why trials happen, we can start to feel life is unfair or even that God is being unfair. But Allah is Al-Adl, The Just, and He is Al-Rahman, The Most Merciful; He never wants ill for His servants, He only wants the best for us. There is a lot of evidence in the Qur’an and hadith that helps us answer this question of why we are tested.

Tafakkur is the form of reflective thinking that Allah mentions in the Qur’an. It awakens the heart and allows you to ponder over the beauty and mercy of Allah. This Ramadan, we each take turns to answer prompts from Ramadan Legacy's Ramadan Reflection Card Deck.

Islam places great importance on maintaining family relations. But what if relatives are not good to you? Here are ways for us to fortify our ties and strengthen our bonds with our family and relatives.