Parents and children[1]    Allah Almighty has established for us certain relationships without which our Islam is destroyed. He has, first of all, established the relationship between us and Him. That relationship was established right at the beginning of the creation...

    I want to speak to you about a few things tonight [2006]. You must not imagine that I am some spiritual guru who has the answers to everything. I am just like all of you trying very, very hard to receive certain spiritual grants. I know some of you give me titles,...

   I’m sitting here [2006] in the middle of a congregational dhikr and the room is full of ladies who have come to celebrate the remembrance of Allah Almighty. The important thing with regard to what we are doing, is that everything that we do must be a step for...

   We ask Allah that He must strengthen our Islam and guide us in what we do and provide support for us, and that this Jumu’ah must be for us an important step in our development as Muslims. We ask that all the things we do and all the different kinds of ibadat must...

   I have not been in this mosque (Bellville South) for a long time. It is quite nice to be back here [2006] with all of you again. In any case, all revealed religions have their origins with Allah Almighty. And so, for example, when we talk about Islam, we say that...

  Muslims must learn to be happy, to smile and laugh and be happy people because Allah has given us this wonderful religion, a wonderful Messenger (ﷺ) and a wonderful Qur’an. Yet we sit with long faces all the time. We must learn to smile and be happy because Allah...

   In our talks in Islam we hear a lot about the concept of love.  Earlier on when we started our dhikr I asked Allah Almighty to please fill our hearts with love for Him.  Now I did not say: “O Allah, I am filling my heart with love for Thee.”  I did not say that.  I...

   If one examines very closely the verses of the Qur’an, one will see that at different points in the Qur’an Allah Almighty gives us indicators or indications that help us in our spiritual development. Throughout the Qur’an one finds that. Certain matters or certain...

   We must learn to open our hearts to the celebration of the praises of Allah Almighty. We must open our hearts to those praises of Allah so that the praises can enter our hearts. We must learn that.  It is almost as if we are diving into the ocean of the Oneness of...

   Most of us, or all of us, try very hard to carry out the rules and regulations of Islam. I think that all of us pray five times a day, give zakah when it should be given, fast when fasting has to be done, and go on haj and umrah when we are by the means. These...