Dua is the most potent weapon of a believer. It can change fate, while no action of ours ever can. It is the essence of worship. With it we can never fail; without it we can never succeed. In the proper scheme of things, it should be the first and the last resort of the believer, with all his plans and actions coming in between.
Do you consider yourself humble? We live in a time of boasting and competition in material things, and we have become proud of our money, knowledge, and even the number of children we have. Another common example is parents boasting about their...
One thing that really helps me in forgiving others is to remind myself of my own shortcomings, and the times that I’ve messed up by hurting others or my own self. Yet I still hope and expect that Allah will forgive me, because He is the Most Merciful.
This dunya is like those two or three droplets of water on your finger, compared to the massive ocean you dipped it in. That means that every moment you thought of while imagining your “Dunya movie” was included in those drops; the moment we’re in now is...
One of the most powerful dhikr taught to you in the Quran and the Sunnah which you can and should use for all challenges you might ever face is: Hasbuna Allahu wa ni’ma-l wakeel means: Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer of affairs...
Look at the way Zakariyah is making dua. He didn’t just memorize some dua and repeat it over and over again. He was actually talking to Allah, complaining to Him, confiding in Him his worries and wishes in detail.
It is in human nature to never be fully satisfied. Instead of living in the present and fully enjoying it, we moan about our problems completely disregarding the countless blessings that Allah has bestowed upon us.
One time Fatimah went to complain her husband, Ali, about how exhausting and tiring the housework has become on her. Ali and Fatimah were very poor actually. Unlike many other homes, they had no money to afford to have a servant or a maid to help out in the housework.
Having doubts and thoughts is ok. Don't kill yourself because you're having whispers. This is normal and everyone would go through it. It's about how you deal with it. And the Prophet (peace be upon him) said that Satan would even take your positive...
The Prophet (peace be upon him) would often call Allah using His beautiful names. He taught us to make dua, and he also elaborated on the importance of the beautiful Names of God. "Allah has ninety nine names and whoever preserves them will enter Paradise. (Muslim)
You will never know what ease is all about unless you've been through difficulty. Those who have a beautiful life, sometimes they are still worried and depressed because they don't know what it is like to have suffered a little bit. So, Allah makes us suffer slightly so that we appreciate our ease.
There are fifteen verses in the Quran that praise those who "prostrate to Allah." For Muslims, showing humility to Allah in this way is what separates believers from unbelievers. When reading the verses listed below, Muslims should perform an extra prostration to show a willingness to humble themselves before Allah.
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