March 10, 2021
Patience: Family vs Stranger
I was reading hadith no 23 of the Forty Hadith of Imam Nawawi today with the Indonesian brothers and sisters studying in Murdoch University. One of things that got me really mind blown was the way Rasulullah described prayers and patience. Solah is described as nur, and patience (sabr) dhiya’. Both essentially means light, but of diffe...
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نعيب زماننا والعيب فينا وما لزماننا عيب سوانا ونهجو ذالزمان بغير ذنب ولو نطق الزمان لنا هجانا - الإمام الشافعيي We blame time though we are to blame No fault has time but only us We scold time that has no fault Had it a tongue, it would scold us - Imam as-Shafi'i
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March 9, 2021
Formula for Self Confidence
First. I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I DEMAND of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action. Second. I realize the dominating thoughts of my mind will eventually reproduce themselves in outward, physical a...
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March 8, 2021
Happy International Women’s Day
Daughters, you are the keys to your fathers' paradise. Wives, you are half your husbands' religion. Mothers, paradise lies under your feet. Happy International Women's Day. Azizi Khalid Making Islamic education fun at Qaswa House
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March 5, 2021
Why Madhhab?
I was asked about madhhab and the need to study and follow one. My answer: Madhhab is here to make our lives easier. The objective of learning fiqh is to enable us to worship Allah. Madhhab simplifies the process. Scholars have over the 1400 years have analysed the sources of law and codified them into books of fiqh using the madhhab a...
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March 5, 2021
Marriage is NOT the Solution
Many youths come to my wife and me asking if we can help them find a partner to get married to. Usually, we will ask them why do they want to get married. In some cases, they say that their lives are lonely, they are unhappy, and they think only a spouse can make them happy. They envision a perfect life once they find the ideal partner...
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March 5, 2021
Salam, world.
Assalamualaikum, Hello, Gday, I'm Azizi Khalid. I plan to write random thoughts that tickle my interest, such as Islam and the modern world, parenting, education, design and technology, camping, four-wheel driving and many other thhings. I live in Perth, Australia. I make apps for a living through TwentyEight Labs and together with my ...
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