Laura, an American new Muslim, expressed that she felt close to Allah when she accepted Islam, but explained that after a while, she felt she was just “going through the motions” and felt nothing. She felt she was a robot, and was yearning for that closeness to Allah again.
How do we elevate the process of seeking our rizq to the domain of spiritual growth? We can do this by fully understanding– and using– the keys to the acquisition of rizq.
Because people don’t do things with the purest sincerity, our world these days is filled with the most atrocious of things; because the fact that people lack the most important ingredient in all of the actions, sincerity. Ikhlas or sincerity is a word that is heavier than the universe and everything that it contains…
After your best efforts, accept whatever happens. You should believe that Allah, out of His wisdom, may decide to supersede all your plans for reasons that only He knows. Remind yourself that believing in al-Qadr (divine decree) is one of the pillars of your…
These are all parts of the test of Allah for us. Why? In order to see what do you do when you don’t have. What do you do when things don’t go according to your liking? Do you do that which is prohibited in order to earn or in order to benefit yourself? Or do you stick to the law of Allah?
Sincerity is the most important step on the journey. But it comes here after reliance on Allah (SWT), because relying on Allah is important for sincerity. Sincerity is so difficult to attain, you need lot of reliance on Allah.
Short Answer:Something as simple as taking a leisurely walk outside, for example, can be a form of worship if we do it in Allah’s name and if it is good according to Islam.Exercise is a requirement in Islam because we have to protect the body that Allah gave us. The entire time we spend on …
We should empathize with the questioner, and even if the question is worded very badly, or is really harsh, we should still give the benefit of the doubt and try and answer in the best way possible. Allah has blessed us with a beautiful deen. Let us show its beauty through our character and manners as well!
“Actions are according to intentions, and everyone will get what they intended. So whoever migrates for the sake of Allah and His messenger, the migration will be counted truly for Allah and His messenger. And whoever migrates for the sake of worldly increase or to marry someone, then the migration will count for whatever it …
Among the signs of true sincerity are fearing Allah and avoiding any unlawful earnings. A sincere person would prefer poverty and hardship to consuming any ill-gotten gain. Imam Ibn Jarir At-Tabari narrates an impressive story in this regard: I was in Makkah during the season of Hajj and I saw a man from Khurasan calling …
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