The human is both, an individual and social creature, as such, any affliction has an individual and a social affect upon him. The Qur'an states that the human will be tested with afflictions like old age, torment, thirst, hunger, fatigue, fear, the loss of wealth, life and items. There is also the affliction within the Deen, which is leaving the path of the Deen and violating Allah's orders and restrictions.…

We are in the midst of the blessed month of Ramadan. As Muslims, we are all aware of the blessings and the rewards that accompany this blessed month.

Time is a measure of life, time is an amaanah (trust), time is a gift from the Creator and its proper use will determine our outcome for an eternity. We are born in time, live in time and die in time; time is the ambit within which we operate. What we do with time is what we do with our lives.

One important lesson the coronavirus has taught the world, is that one of its smallest inhabitants has been able to disrupt life as we know it. The virus with an average diameter of around 120 nanometre has made no distinction between the less and more developed nations or whether somebody is rich, educated or beautiful.