Something can be in our destiny. Still, it is imperative to ask for it. One important benefit of Dua is that it makes our hearts humble. When we see good results, we will dedicate it to Allah’s Mercy, instead of taking pride in our efforts...
17 years in practice and I am still in a constant fighting with my mind as khushu’ slips in and out during prayer. Sometimes it feels like everyone has this down and I am the only sad sack that is still trying to get it right. I am a child at the salat while everyone else has matured vastly in their practice...
Turning towards Lord can be to ask His Help or to worship Him. Either way we get near to Him. Earnest servants voluntarily worship Him a lot. Prophet Ibrahim (peace be upon him) was born in a polytheistic society, but he was on a true quest for God...
It’s a major task to read the entire Quran, but who doesn’t know the short chapters? Did you ever contemplate your reward if you read them over and over again? Recite them standing, sitting, lying down, doing work, tending the children, while shopping, etc., and gain the same reward of reciting any other chapter and more!
We had to leave the Ka'bah. And it hurt. So much. But we never have to leave Allah. Unless we choose to. Unless WE choose to turn our backs on Him. But He is always there. It’s we who chose to turn away. And what happens when we do?...
God is Al Wadud because he is actively showing us that He loves us through the manifestations of all His names and His attributes. His affection is with us through all of our trials, tribulations, triumphs and blessings. Every day we are surrounded by reminders of our Creator and His love for us.
What makes meditation and contemplation in Islam different to meditation outside of Islam is the fact that our end goal is not emotionally clarity and calmness. By contemplating and pondering, by re-making our hearts and re-fashioning our minds, we want to become more pleasing to Allah.
The aim would be to try and make the best use of this day if possible, and we will suggest a routine, which would be possible even if one is busy Insha’Allah. So here is the routine. Wake up Early and pray Tahajjud and Have Suhoor. Make lots of du’a during the Tahajjud time...
Loving God is the ultimate aim. Having attained the state of true love for Him, each stage that follows it is one of its fruits and a branch from its roots such as longing and contentment.
It is the love for the Creator that will make one want to be close to everything this Creator is associated with or each act which will bring him closer to the content of God. At the same time, it is the fear of the discontent of the Creator that will keep one far away from what is forbidden...
Chapter two of the Quran (Al-Baqarah) is the longest and one of the most important chapters of the Quran. The Prophet urged us to recite it often. In this chapter, we find two verses which are among the most memorized and recited among Muslims...
Every creation of Allah submits to Him in its own way. The sun and moon submit so precisely to the will of Allah that we can calculate time using their movements. They never vary from their course by one second. The night never overtakes the day – they alternate in cycles ordained by Allah.
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