Are we prepared to live a life acceptable by Allah? Are we prepared for the last breath? Are we prepared for the life in Al Barzakh? In short, Are we prepared to meet Allah?
These were my thoughts when I started this website www.areweprepared.ca on Feb 13th, 2009. I knew that in order to be prepared to meet Allah, we need to make sure we live our lives to satisfy Allah alone. But how do we satisfy Allah?

Through this blog I wanted to gather information on the various aspects of Islam so that we can increase our knowledge which will help us to live our life as per the teachings of the Qu`ran and the Sunnah of Prophet Mohammed (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him). This, I felt, was the best way to satisfy Allah.

After all it is said in the Qur’an:

"Allah will exalt in degree those of you who believe, and those who have been granted knowledge.'' (58:11)

In the initial stages, I was confused what to put on the website and what not. But as I started collecting more and more material, the vagueness in my mind began to disappear and I started getting a definite picture about how I wanted the website to be organized.

Today, the content of the website is very rich, Alhamdulillah. We post one Hadith everyday known as Daily Pearls of Prophet Mohammed (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon Him). We see to it that none of these hadith are weak or fabricated ones. We also regularly add religious articles. These articles help increase our iman and taqwa and help us get prepared for the hereafter. However, we do not deal with any fiqhi related issues on the website as this can lead to unnecessary debates and differences of opinions.

On an average there are 50-80 posts every month on the website, Alhamdulillah. Some months it goes above 100. Viewers have the option of commenting on each post by adding their views, sharing more knowledge related to the topic or clarifying any doubts. The doubts are clarified by referring to authentic websites and well known scholars. The users also have the option to subscribe to the website in which they are notified whenever a new post is published on the website.

As of today, Alhamdulillah there are 1023 posts on the website, 1923 viewer comments and 4781 raters.  Alhamdulilah, the website has received 26,916 visitors from 101 countries. Majority of the visitors are from UAE, Canada, India, US, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Qatar, Bangladesh, UK, Bahrain, Romania, Kuwait, Australia, Malaysia, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, etc. The website has 16,489 returning visitors and 10,427 new visitors.

Last month we also started a group as well as a page on so that we can keep update our viewers with all the new things happening on the website.

From the day I began the website, it has grown in leaps and bounds, Alhamdulillah. Over the course of one year we have toyed with many ideas and thought of many concepts. Some made their way to the website while others were discarded. A lot of thinking, planning and hard work has gone into bringing the website to where it is today. The ride was bumpy and hard but the end result made it all worth the effort. The number of visitors, posts, response and even the number of people working on the website has gone up tremendously. On the occasion of the first anniversary, I would like to thank a few people:

Sister Saira Abdul Rehman (UAE) who encouraged me to start this website. Brother Shajahan (India) who helped us host it.
As an anniversary special, the website is all set to get a new look. Sister Haadia (Canada) who created the look of the website.

Pankaj Amlan (India), Suhail (UAE), Akhlima (Kuwait), Mehnaz (UAE), Ramitha (UAE), Fathima (US), Tabassum (UK), Dan Michi (Romania), Larissa Cozma (UAE), Lacra (Romania) for helping us expand our viewers and for giving me various ideas in making this website more beneficial for all of us.

Since it is the first year, we are planning to launch a quiz competition starting from today till March 15th, insha Allah. We hope it will aid in increasing our knowledge further, Insha Allah.

Before concluding, I would like to express my gratitude to the thousands of people who keep encouraging us to give our best to the website. Their love, prayers and support has meant a lot to us. We sincerely hope that we are able to continue giving you as much knowledge as we can and that we all live a righteous life that pleases Allah.