People tend to leave seeking the protection of God until the very last resort. That is not the way God intended. He is saying to us that He is the source of all protection and He is your first and only line of defense. He is the Master, the King and the God of all humankind.
The road to tranquility is not a state of being. It is a path that has to be walked upon and deeds that need to be done in order for us to reach that station where we are at peace with ourselves. Part of the desire to achieve tranquility has been embedded...
Like everyone else, I yearned for peace. I searched for it everywhere but when I was with others, usually I'd feel its absence. People often spoke of peace but didn't practice it or even really know how to achieve and maintain it.
When we find ourselves lost on the journey to Allah we need to know how to help get our hearts back on track. The heart is a subtle, amazing creation of Allah, and therefore, helping it get back on the right path may not be as simple as following a few logical steps.
What lessons can we take from chapter Al-Kahf? Every time we read the chapter, we will find new lessons. In this article we will look at the four stories, and extract three daily life lessons for us from each of the stories.
One who delays repentance is like the man who is asked to uproot a tree and responds: “the tree is strong and I am weak. I'll wait until next year!” The fool doesn't realize that the tree only grows stronger. The carnal appetites are like the tree, they gain strength every day...
There are four levels of remembrance. The lowest is remembrance with the tongue, while the soul was distracted. This is like the person who prays because they are told prayer is good rather than because they wish to remember God; but much like smiling even when one is unhappy...
How many days go by in which you don’t even think about the most important meeting of your existence? Let’s have a look at seven ways you can prepare for the appointment of all appointments— standing before Allah!
Satan does two things: The first thing, he doesn’t want you to repent. And if he fails and you repent, the second thing is he makes you think that your repentance is not accepted. These are two plans of Allah, guess which one is worse? The second is an insult to Allah...
How many of our faculties, our limbs, and our talents do we take for granted? These are but some of the blessings in our own bodies. How many blessings surround us, in our families, our friends, our work, the status we enjoy, the connections we have, even our hopes and our dreams?
How do we begin to rectify our hearts to ensure that they are in a state that is sound? The heart, just like the body, needs nourishment, and while we fuel our bodies with food, the fuel of the heart is knowledge. Thus, one of the first pieces of advice...
It may be that your dua is not that it's not being answered; it's just that the answer from Allah is delayed. And Allah may delay answering the dua for a few reasons. For example, Allah knows that by making this dua, or by consistently making dua to Allah...
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