Author: Tawfiq

  • A Short Reader on Death and the After-Life in Islam (Part 2 – A Living Legacy)

    A Short Reader on Death and the After-Life in Islam (Part 2 – A Living Legacy)

    What is our legacy and how we can aim to leave a living legacy of good deeds.

  • A Short Reader on Death and the After-Life in Islam (Part 1)

    A Short Reader on Death and the After-Life in Islam (Part 1)

    What Happens After We Die? The Third life begins at the moment of death. A person enters the Barzakh (the grave), literally the “intermediate realm” which separates this present life from the events of the judgement. “The Intermediate Realm is the bridge between the world and the life-to-come. It has more affinity with the latter.…

  • How to get started with VisionOS Development

    How to get started with VisionOS Development

    https://developer.apple.com/visionos/ Installation Install the Xcode Beta Then it will give you the option to install VisionOS SDK Create a new app with the visionOS template and run it in the simulator! Playing around Have a play with a new sample project If you’re already familiar with SwiftUI this is a great place to begin Sample…

  • Aqeedah (Islamic Creed) Revision Notes – Summary 2023 – STS

    Aqeedah (Islamic Creed) Revision Notes – Summary 2023 – STS

    My revision notes that briefly aim to summarise “The Sanusi Creed” – These aim to summarise the core Ashari beliefs of Sunni Muslims. This encompasses the nature and attributes of God, as well as his Messengers. This is derived from what is known logically about God through reason, logic and observation. Some of the later…

  • Ramadan 2023 – Week 4

    Ramadan 2023 – Week 4

    Ramadan 2023 Juz 24 – On your own  ⚖️ قُلْ يَـٰقَوْمِ ٱعْمَلُوا۟ عَلَىٰ مَكَانَتِكُمْ إِنِّى عَـٰمِلٌۭ ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ٣٩ “Say, ‘My people, do whatever is in your power- and so will I. You will find out” — Quran 39:39 Each of us will be judged on our own deeds and our own scale. Allah…

  • Ramadan 2023 – Week 3

    Ramadan 2023 – Week 3

    Ramadan Chapter 15 – Day of Regret يَوْمَ يَدْعُوكُمْ فَتَسْتَجِيبُونَ بِحَمْدِهِۦ وَتَظُنُّونَ إِن لَّبِثْتُمْ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا ٥٢ On the Day He will call you, you will ˹instantly˺ respond by praising Him, thinking you had remained ˹in the world˺ only for a little while. — Quran 17:52 The Day of Judgement is also known as the…

  • Ramadan 2023 – Week 2

    Ramadan 2023 – Week 2

    Juz 7 وَكُلُوا۟ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ حَلَـٰلًۭا طَيِّبًۭا ۚ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنتُم بِهِۦ مُؤْمِنُونَ ٨٨ “Eat of the good, lawful things provided to you by God. And be mindful of God in Whom you believe.”— Qur’an 5:88 All good things come to us from God. As we embrace His sustenance we should always take…

  • Ramadan 2023 – Week 1

    Ramadan 2023 – Week 1

    Juz 1 ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْكِتَـٰبُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًۭى لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ ٢ ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ ٣ وَٱلَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلِكَ وَبِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ هُمْ يُوقِنُونَ ٤ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَىٰ هُدًۭى مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْمُفْلِحُونَ ٥ “This is the Book! There is no doubt about it—a guide…

  • Ramadan – A Spiritual Journey

    Ramadan – A Spiritual Journey

    #ramadan2023 A Spiritual Month Cambridge Central Mosque يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلصِّيَامُ كَمَا كُتِبَ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ ١٨٣ “O believers! Fasting is prescribed for you, as it was for those before you, so that you may become mindful of God.“— Qur’an 2:183 When God tells us about fasting in the Qur’an.…

  • The Best of Deeds – Part 1

    The Best of Deeds – Part 1

    The Best of Deeds قال رسول الله (ﷺ)    “من يرد الله به خيرًا يفقه في الدين” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When Allah wishes good for a person, He bestows upon him a correct understanding of the religion” يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّا خَلَقْنَـٰكُم مِّن ذَكَرٍۢ وَأُنثَىٰ وَجَعَلْنَـٰكُمْ شُعُوبًۭا وَقَبَآئِلَ لِتَعَارَفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّ أَكْرَمَكُمْ عِندَ…

  • Reflections on Umrah

    Reflections on Umrah

    The beauty of umrah is that through pilgrimage to Allah’s house one’s soul is able to remove distractions and find peace. We return to our purpose in life and feel at home: وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ “I did not create jinn and humans except for My worship” — Qur’an 51:56 “أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ…

  • Balance on the Path – The Value of Success (Part 3)

    Balance on the Path – The Value of Success (Part 3)

    Part 2 Recap True success is not in our achievements or our wealth, or even specifically our outcomes. True success is in our consistently striving to do the right thing. إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَى صُوَرِكُمْ وَأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَلَكِنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى قُلُوبِكُمْ وَأَعْمَالِكُمْ “Indeed, Allah does not look at your appearance or wealth, but rather He…

  • The Value of Success – Part 2 – The Path to Success

    The Value of Success – Part 2 – The Path to Success

    In Part 1 we looked at if success us a part of our value system or is it something that we’re blessed with as a result of our values? What is true success? Looking at the example of Prophet Noah he tried sincerely to preach to his people for 900 years and garnered only a…

  • The Value of Success Part 1 – Is Success A Human Value?

    The Value of Success Part 1 – Is Success A Human Value?

    Recently i was exploring “values” with a friend. Things that an upright person should seek to embody such as honesty, integrity, courage, respect, humility and generosity — among other traits. We were going through a list of words and “success” came up. It made me wonder if success, and being successful, is a “value”? Is…

  • The Things Forgotten

    The Things Forgotten

    I Forget Most Things When we look back on our lives and what we had for lunch last Tuesday, all the little conversations we had, the emails we sent, sometimes even the places we went. We may forgot the details, sometimes we may forget things that happened completely! If we think of every time we…

  • A holistic diet for wellness – Part 3

    A holistic diet for wellness – Part 3

    Media intake, islamic diet and giving ourselves time and space to process it all. Modern approaches to a healthy lifestyle often focus on good health through diet and exercise. This is excellent but what about the intellectual, emotional and spiritual aspects to our beings? How do we govern the emotional, spiritual and information diets within…

  • A Holistic Diet For Wellness – Part 2

    A Holistic Diet For Wellness – Part 2

    Re-centring, being present and taking a break from being chronically online. In part 1 we looked at how a buddy of mine was complimenting their physical regimen with a diet that subsists the emotional and spiritual aspects to our being too. Spiritually we aim to stay connected to Allah through our actions and intentions. Striving…

  • A Holistic Diet For Wellness – Part 1

    A Holistic Diet For Wellness – Part 1

    Having got in shape through a mixture of dieting and exercise a buddy of mine was talking to me about physical diet; and the myriad of options and solutions to working out, staying healthy, eating clean and getting in shape. Our thoughts then turned to the other aspects of our lives that perhaps need a…

  • Heartbreak Part 1 – Allah Loves You

    Heartbreak Part 1 – Allah Loves You

    Emotional Turmoil & Tribulations قَدْ مَنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَآ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَتَّقِ وَيَصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ “Allah has truly been gracious to us. Surely whoever is mindful ˹of Allah˺ and patient, then certainly Allah never discounts the reward of the good-doers.” — Qur’an 12:90 Emotional turmoil. Tests and trials. Life is full…

  • Ramadan 2022 – Juz 29

    Ramadan 2022 – Juz 29

    Ramadan 2022 – Juz 29 تَبَـٰرَكَ ٱلَّذِى بِيَدِهِ ٱلْمُلْكُ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌ ١ “Blessed is the One in Whose Hands rests all authority. And He is Most Capable of everything.” —  Quran 67:1 Ultimately all power rests with He, Allah. We do what we can, trying our best but ultimately our success and…