Allah  says: “Indeed, good deeds do away with misdeeds.” [Qur’an: Chapter 11, Verse 114] Isn’t that amazing? Not only do you get rewarded for any good action that you do, but your bad deeds decrease. Imagine if that was the rule in exams: for every correct answer you got, one mistake would be erased. We would be scoring 100% on every exam! However, too often we forget this mercy Allah  has bestowed upon us when we deal with each other. When someone makes a change in their lifestyle to become

NEW DELHI:  Are you among those who log in to Google every time you are down with body ache, fever or cold, only to get more confused and scared? Many young Indians with smartphones in their hands are falling prey to the "Google-as-your-doctor" phenomenon and the dangerous trend is on the rise in the country, health experts feel. Although there is nothing wrong in checking your symptoms or trying to find more about your illness on the internet, they say that one should know where to stop.

This is one of the Duas that most Muslims recite daily in their prayers and outside their prayers. This Dua is not only mentioned in the Quran but Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.S.) advised us of the many merits of this Dua. Ibn Al-Kathir also mentions in his tafsir that the Sunnah encourages us reciting this Dua (i.e., in the Ayah about gaining a good deed in this life and the Hereafter). Al-Bukhari reported that Anas bin Malik narrated that the Prophet used to say: (O Allah, our Lord! Give

NEW YORK:  Exercising early in life can alter microbial community in the gut for the better, promoting healthy brain and metabolic activity over the course of a lifetime, says a new study. The research indicates that there may be a window of opportunity during early human development to optimise the chances of better lifelong health. "Exercise affects many aspects of health, both metabolic and mental, and people are only now starting to look at the plasticity of these gut microbes," said s

The following is extracted from Iqrasense.com’s publication, Jesus – The Prophet Who Didn’t Die. The story is based on the events as stated in the Quran and elaborated by other narrations by Ibn Kathir in his book “Stories of the Prophets by ibn Kathir.” Beliefs surrounding the events of the death of Jesus differ between Christians and Jews. The Quran clearly states that Jesus never died and instead was ascended to the heavens by Allah. In his book “Qasas-ul-Anbiya (Stories of Prophe

The detailed account of the death of Jesus Christ (Prophet Eesa, peace by upon him) is provided in detail by the Noble Quran along with an account of his birth, miracles, and his ascent to the heavens before his alleged crucifixion. The following are excerpts from the book ‘Jesus – The Prophet Who didn’t Die that provides some of the details related to Jesus (peace by upon him), Mary, Bible, and Jesus’ disciples as mentioned in the Quran and related by prophet Muhammad (S. A. W. S.) Surah Maryam

Emaar Properties has unveiled a new website (www.burjkhalifa.ae) of Burj Khalifa, which unravels 160 untold stories of the world's tallest tower. The website unlocks doors to several new facets of the tower including the art pieces that have been specially commissioned for the tower, insights into the industry-defining technology used and its exclusive events venues. Visitors can also learn all about the history and making of the tower, from its evolution as "History Rising" to now being "

As Muslims, we cannot underestimate the importance of reading, especially when the first word revealed to our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was “Read!” Yet, whenever the topic of reading comes up, although we recognize its importance we always excuse ourselves with reminders of how busy we are, or assume that reading is a waste of time compared to the other chores we need to perform during the day. I was recently reminded about the importance of reading in a self-development book

In my last article, I went through the many factors that lower the quality of your sleep and deprive you of sound restful sleep, leading to insomnia, possibly stress, depression, suppressed immunity and cancer. When sleep is less than optimal, you wake up groggy, unrefreshed, depleted of energy, irritable, grouchy and unwilling to get out of bed or start the day. You don’t even know that your slowed mental responses and physical reflexes could result in miscalculations and accidents while you

If we were to look for an Islamic definition of Productivity, it can probably be summarised in the word “barakah” or Blessing. Being able to achieve more with few resources, doing much in little time, and generating a lot with little effort is surely a blessing from Allah (Subahanahu Wa Ta’ala). Yet Barakah has somehow become a lost treasure these days; everyone’s looking for it, but no one seems to find it! You always hear people complaining that there’s no barakah in their time, no barak

If you’ve started waking up early and working in those early hours of the day as we recommend at ProductiveMuslim.com, you’ll find that it’s pretty hard to be consistent each and every day with this routine. And when you search for the reasons for this inconsistency, you’ll realise that it’s mainly because it’s hard to regulate your sleep; one day you sleep well, so you wake up early and can work hard. Other days, you don’t sleep so well and those early hours are pretty difficult to maintain.

In the first part of this series, we decided to journey into Surat Al A’raf to explore the precious gems and productivity lessons this beautiful surah contains and went through the first two lessons. In this part, we aim to discover 5 more productivity lessons from this surah, in sha Allah. While going further into Surat Al A’raf, some thoughts breeze into my mind. My childhood memories of mangoes are made up of a few things; the absolutely yummy taste, heat of the summer, going to t

Background The number of ways children today can go online and interact with others is staggering. New social media services pop up like weeds and there are an ever-increasing number of apps and games that connect online. In addition, many schools are migrating to services such as Google Drive and require work to be completed and submitted online. Kids are literally growing up “connected.” While this has many benefits, these opportunities also come with risks. In this newsletter, we explor

I used to think that In sha Allah I will go to paradise, but as I delve deeper into the Qur’an, I worry: what if I am not even among the people of Al-A’raf? I did not notice the silent footsteps of this surah that made its way into my heart and settled there, in the process of reviewing the Qur’an a few Ramadans back. Four years fast forward, as I started studying Surat Al-A’raf again, they rose up and nudged me. I was surprised to see them there and looked in the direction they were

Following are Online Risks To Your Children Strangers / Criminals: These are individuals who establish online relationships with your children in order to take advantage of them. Once they gain the trust of a child, they may ask for pictures, information or even to meet in person. Friends: These are people your children already know, and are often other kids at school. Friends can pose a serious threat as online bullies. Remember that bullying no longer means just physical confrontation. Cyb

Whenever you hear of the Prophet’s (peace be upon him) life, you become amazed at his productivity. He (peace be upon him) was a Prophet, a Messenger, a teacher, a governor, a father, a husband, a friend and human. He (peace be upon him) had multiple roles in his life, and excelled at each one of them without exception. It made me wonder, did Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) uni-task or multi-task? Most of us grew up in the age of multi-tasking, where you can’t call yourself product

WASHINGTON: A new model that uses a patient's blood samples can predict what side effects they might experience from a drug, scientists have found. The proof of concept study is aimed at determining how different individuals will respond to a drug treatment and could help assess whether a drug is suitable for a particular patient based on measurements taken from the patient's blood. "We're not just interested in predicting the efficacy of a drug, but its side effects as well," said Bernhar

Bint, beti, anak perempuan, fille.2  Do these words ring a bell? They are all words used to describe people like you and me. So, who am I? I may be a mother, a wife, a professional or a student. But before all of these roles, I was a daughter; you and I have been one all of our lives. This is an insignia that I was born with. The others – wife, mother, friend, student – are fairly new. I sailed through life, as we all do, cocooned in the warmth of my mother’s love and prote