Too often, we think that we should read the Noble Quran for at least one whole hour. If you are not in the habit of reading regularly, this is too much. Start off with just five minutes daily. If you took care of step one...
Various narrations indicate that when the Quran is completed, mercy descends, that people’s prayers are accepted and thousands of angels are present that say ‘Ameen’ to the supplications that are made at this time.
The purpose of I’tikaf is to focus on our Lord; it’s to direct our hearts to our Lord; to be in a state of dhikr, to be in a state of constant remembrance of Allah; to be in a state of reflecting upon what we should be reflecting upon…
The level of worship, here, is to show distress; it is when you ask Allah to really feel that you are lost of every other means but His help. He mentioned in the Quran: Is He [not best] who responds to the desperate one when he calls upon Him...
Take a moment one of these days to look into your heart and think what you really, really want this year and beyond. Pick a selection of 5 (or more) main duas and make them every day in Ramadan when you break your fast. Set short-term dua' goals...
That is what Laylatul Qadr is. It is a night of peacefulness and mercy. The Night of our Lives. It is the Night that can get us forgiven for every sin we have committed. The Night which can guarantee us a spot in paradise.
When you worship Allah (SWT) what is the quality? Are you bored while you are worshiping Allah (SWT)? Or are you achieving the higher quality of worship, which is to establish the worship, not just to do the prayer? He (SWT) has ways of making us raise...
The lesson here is to know that you are not really alone; Allah Almighty is with you. And this is a very important part of the journey. When you feel alone, don’t feel lonely, feel that Allah is opening the doors of His presence for you. When you are alone,..
If you thank Allah Almighty, then you tie the bounties and the blessings to you firmly. Thanking Allah is not limited to saying ‘Alhamdulillah’, or ‘I thank you God’. Thanking Allah is most importantly by working good deeds, by action.
Don’t stop when you feel that you aren’t really aware of what you are doing, or not really concentrating much with what you are doing. Don’t stop because Allah will open the doors of understanding and awareness and feelings for you in the right time.
This is an important time to beseech Allah for forgiveness. In doing so, we can compensate for the shortcomings in our worship. It also keeps us from becoming conceited and self-satisfied with the worship that we do.
In rough times, and in times when we feel all is lost, dua is usually what we think as “our last weapon”. In fact, dua is among the strongest of resources that a believer has. These duas are those that were made in times of difficulty and uncertainty...
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