Six Things That Destroy Good Charity (chapter 1)
By Bahron Ansori, Journalist of MINA News A person’s good deeds, will not always be ‘eternal’ stored with Allah Ta’ala. There are times when the good deeds will be damaged…
Avoiding Sins of the Heart
By Syamsul Yakin In his book entitled Bahjatul Wasail, Shaykh Nawawi identifies several sins of the heart. First, having doubts about Allah, both regarding His form as well as natures….
Seven Stages of the Development of Nafs
By Syamsul Yakin Shaykh Nawawi in the book Qathrul Ghaits says that there are seven stages of the development of the nafs (desire). First, The inciting nafs (an-nafs al-ʾammārah), which…
Becoming Khaeriyah (The Best) Ummah
By Imam Shamsi Ali, President of Nusantara Foundation, New York Many Muslims forget that they were born and destined to be a leader as Allah said in Surah Al Baqarah…
The Agony of Death
By Syamsul Yakin Every mu’min (believer) wants a good death. Allah says in al-Nahl verse 32 , “Those whose souls the angels take while they are virtuous, saying ˹to them˺,…
Time is One of The Greatest Blessings from Allah
A Family psychologist Agus Sudarmaji said, time is one of the greatest blessings from Allah because without it, people don’t have opportunity to live this life. “We could run out…
Find Peace in Salat
By: Nur Farida When someone faces big problems, he would feel sad, depressed, and stressed. If he can not overcome it, then he will get worse both for him and…
Hasad vs Qana’ah
By : Imam Shamsi Ali, President of Nusantara Foundation Everyone does not want to experience suffering and they will give 100 percent effort to avoid it. Someone could be felt…
Prospering Environment, Preventing Natural Damage
By: Widi Kusnadi, from the Al-Fatah Islamic Boarding School, Cileungsi, Bogor, West Java Various disasters hit several countries. The latest news we saw, in the State of Pakistan, major floods…
The Sin of Killing Others
By : Ali Farkhan Tsani, Senior Editor of Mi’raj News Agency (MINA) Allah says in the Quran: …مَن قَتَلَ نَفۡسَۢا بِغَيۡرِ نَفۡسٍ أَوۡ فَسَادٍ۬ فِى ٱلۡأَرۡضِ فَڪَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ ٱلنَّاسَ جَمِيعً۬ا……
The Importance of Spreading Salaam
By: Imam Yakhsyallah Mansur Let us reflect on the words of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala contained in the Qur’an Surah An-Nisa verse 86; وَاِذَا حُيِّيْتُمْ بِتَحِيَّةٍ فَحَيُّوْا بِاَحْسَنَ مِنْهَآ اَوْ…
Become A Pious Person
By Bahron Ansori, MINA journalist Being a pious person is the dream of every Muslim. A pious person is a person who is always oriented towards goodness as determined by…
Seven Duties of Believers in Surah At-Taubah 111
By: Kamari Satam In the Holy Quran, Surah At-Taubah verses 111-112, there are seven tasks that must be carried out by believers who have made buying and selling transactions to…
The Urgency of Al-Jama’ah (By: Imam Yakhsyallah Mansur)
By: Imam Yakhsyallah Mansur Let us contemplating on the Qur’an Surah Ali-Imran verse 103: وَٱعۡتَصِمُواْ بِحَبۡلِ ٱللَّهِ جَمِيعً۬ا وَلَا تَفَرَّقُواْۚ وَٱذۡكُرُواْ نِعۡمَتَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيۡكُمۡ إِذۡ كُنتُمۡ أَعۡدَآءً۬ فَأَلَّفَ بَيۡنَ قُلُوبِكُمۡ…
The Urgency of Calendar in Islamic Shari’a
By: Imam Yakhsyallah Mansur On this occasion, let us reflect on the words of Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala contained in the Surah Al-Baqarah verse 189: يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْأَهِلَّةِ ۖ قُلْ…