Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam
Tentative listening
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam It was a quiet Saturday afternoon, where the birds were settling in preparation for sunset. I was sleeping on my grandmother’s lap and she was rubbing my head and smiling, she said: Son, do you know how important it is for a human being...
This Eid – celebrate or not?
By Hatim Harith Al AbdissalaamWe are approaching the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan and everyone is looking forward to celebrating this Eid in a manner it deserves to be celebrated. The Eid celebration is always filled with joy, family gatherings and lots of...
Before you take the extreme step, stand in front of the Almighty’s door
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam Only He can take your pain away For every beginning there is an end, it is the cycle of life for both the living and the non-living creations of God. No one will ever dispute the fact that life is granted by the Creator and the soul can...
The Culture of Waste
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam “We are people who don’t eat unless we are hungry and when we eat we make sure that we don’t get our stomachs full!” This is a very common saying among Arabs of yesteryear. So, our forefathers have thought about this in great deal and...
Do good for the sake of it
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam Making this Ramadan the best ever We are blessed to experience the month of Ramadan, the month of goodness and prosperity. Every year we witness this month in a different form. And the sheer goodness of it, never ceases to amaze us -- in...
Hate is HATE
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam Growing up I had a dream that this world would be a safe place for us to live in and prosper. I could never understand why adults hated each other. I couldn’t digest the concept of hate and what it really means to hate another human...
Do good for the sake of it
By Hatim Harith Al Abdissalaam I was once at a social event when a young man approached me saying that he is my follower on social media. He continued by saying: I love the content on your page but I think you need to work on marketing yourself. I responded: thank you...
Fasting, despite it being in the backdrop of the Corona Virus, is a “BLESSING AND A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY”
Social distancing and isolation is the norm in the advent of the coronavirus crisis. Mosques too are closed. So there will be no nightly prayers at the mosques and no breaking of fasts in groups. In fact, this could be the first-ever time that Muslims across the world...