Reliance on Allah (tawakkul) . we will talk about what it really means to trust Allah so we can trust Him in all our situations. ——————————— Meaning of Reliance Upon Allah ——————————— “Reliance on Allah” is referred to in Arabic as tawakkul. The word literally means to place one’s affairs in the hands of another.Allah has many Beautiful Names. One of Allah’s personal Names associated with ‘trust’ is Al-Wakeel – the Disposer of Affairs. The Quran refers to Allah by Al-Wakeel fourteen times. For instance,“And they said: ‘Sufficient for us is Allah, and He is the best Disposer of Affairs’” (Quran 3: 173)“Allah is sufficient as Disposer of Affairs.” (Quran 4:81)“He is the Disposer of all Affairs.” (Quran 6:102)Allah commands us to place our trust in Him: “(He is) the Lord of the East and the West. There is no true deity but He. Take Him, therefore, as Disposer of your Affairs.” (Quran 73:9)Likewise, Allah forbids us to place our reliance on His creation: “We gave Moses the Book, and made it a guide to the Children of Israel, (commanding): ‘Take not other than Me as Disposer of (your) Affairs.’” (Quran 17:2)Together, these two verses show us that reliance on Allah is an act of worship. Through our devoted trust and reliance, we express our monotheistic belief, and therefore these are things we should direct towards Allah alone. ———————– How to Rely on Allah? ———————– 1. Do not confuse reliance with laziness*Tawakkul sometimes is mistaken for being laid back and thinking your problems will be solved without your intervention. Tawakkul should not be mistaken with giving up your efforts thinking that somehow your challenges will get resolved. Rather striving and working with the attitude that Allah will take care of your affairs and will help you in getting through your trials is part of you relying on Allah.Reliance does not mean you do not work for provision, neglect education or not apply for a job, and miss an interview deadline. Allah has decreed that we must work and it is from His ways that He give people when they strive…….
Date Archives November 2021
Patience and Tolerance
Patience and Tolerance”* A man must make allowances for women’s 🍃 🍂nature, which is obviously different from that of men;he must also try to look at life from all sides, considering the advantages and disadvantages of his wife, for ✋🏾no one is free from faults. ✌️🏾Both spouses must exercise patience and take into account the positive aspects of each other’s personality, as the Qur’an states,➡️ “ *Do not forget to show kindness to each other* .” (Soorat Al-Baqarah, 2:237) The Prophet ﷺ urges men to treat women with kindness, pointing their attention to the fact that women’s emotional and psychological nature is different from that of men, that such differences between men and women are in actual fact complementary and must in no way give rise to discord and eventual divorce. 5⃣ *Spending the Night with the Wife* The husband is recommended to spend the night with his wife and must do so at least once every four days. 6⃣ *Defending Her, Representing His Honour*When a man marries a woman, she becomes his ‘honour’ which he must stubbornly defend even if he gets killed in the process. 7⃣ *Not Revealing Bedroom Secrets* The husband must not talk to others about his wife’s particularities and bedroom secrets to other people. The Prophet ﷺ said, ➡️“ *The worst person in the eyes of Allah on the Day of Judgement is that couple who have an intimate relationship with each other and the man then reveals their bedroom secrets to others.”
Fasting in Muharram
▫️Virtue of fasting in al-Muharram ▫️Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “The best fast after Ramadan is in the month of Allah al-Muharram .” (Narrated by Muslim, 1982) ▫️The phrase “the month of Allah (shahr Allah)” is indicative of the veneration this month deserves, as it is attributed to Allah (in a genitive or idafah phrase). Al-Qari said: What appears to be the case is that what is meant is the entire month of al-Muharram. ▫️But the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) never fasted any month in full apart from Ramadan. So this hadith is to be understood as meaning that it is encouraged to fast a great deal during the month of al-Muharram , not to fast the entire month. ▫️The Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) fasted a great deal during Sha‘ban, and perhaps the virtue of al-Muharram was not revealed to him until the end of his life, before he was able to fast during this month. (Sharh an-Nawawi ‘ala Sahih Muslim) ▫️Allah chooses whatever He wills of times and places ▫️Al-‘Izz ibn ‘Abd as-Salam (may Allah have mercy on him) said: “Superiority of times and places is of two types, the first of which is in worldly terms and the second is in religious or spiritual terms because of what Allah bestows upon His slaves at those times and in those places of a greater reward for deeds, such as the greater virtue of fasting Ramadan over fasting in other months or on the day of ‘Ashura. Its virtue is due to Allah’s generosity and kindness to His slaves during it.” (Qawa‘id al-Ahkam, 1/38 ▫️▫️▫️
Ashoora’s day
Ashoora ‘s dayWhen the Prophet (peace be upon him) came to Medina, he found the Jews observing fast on the day of ‘Ashurah; so the Prophet asked them about it. They said: This is a day on which Allah gave Moses victory over Pharaoh. We fast on it out of reverence to Him. The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said: We have a closer connection with Moses than you have. He then gave orders that it should be observed. Muslims believe all prophets sent by God. Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and the last prophet Muhammad.. Peace be upon them all. So it’s recommended to fast ‘Ashoora, prophet PBUH urged us to fast that day, when he was asked about fasting Ashoora he said “I hope Allaah will expiate thereby for the year that came before it” which means that fasting that day Allah expiates the sins of a whole year!! So by fasting that day, we follow prophet Muhammad PBUH, we thank Allah for saving and victory of Moses, and we gain a great reward ⭐
Motivate Yourself to Seek Islamic Knowledge
Motivate Yourself to Seek Islamic Knowledge 💻 The internet today is playing a vital role in the revival of Islamic scholarship in the recent times. The new generation of Muslims around the world are utilising the power of Internet to access authentic Islamic knowledge through blogs, articles, lectures and videos. ⌨️ Internet is a blessing that has never been given to any Muslim ever in human history. Now us Muslims can read the Quran and Hadith with citations through smartphones in our hands. 🔎 Now we can search different Ayah of the Quran or a Hadith according to the topic or using different search phrases. Imagine how excited Imam Bukhari would be to get his hands on such technology. ⏳It takes a lot of willpower to teach yourself about the teachings of Islam. And to get the willpower to teach ourselves about the teachings of Islam, we should ask ourselves few questions such as, why should I seek Islamic knowledge? What will I get out of it? How this Islamic knowledge is going to help me become a better Muslim in this world and the hereafter? 💎 Let us look at some of the things the Prophet (SAW) told us regarding this. 📚The Blessings of Seeking Knowledge“And among people and moving creatures and grazing livestock are various colors similarly. Only those fear Allah, from among His servants, who have knowledge. Indeed, Allah is Exalted in Might and Forgiving.” (Quran, 35:28)He also said: “Whoever takes a path upon which to obtain knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for him.” (Tirmidhi 2646)“When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him the understanding of Deen.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim, qt in Riyad al-Salihin Book 13, Hadith 1) 📚🔎Remember that seeking knowledge is an act of worship. And so for any seeker of knowledge, your intentions need to be sincere for the sake of Allah. May Allah SWT shower his knowledge and wisdom upon us and guide us to the right path, Insha’Allah!
Surah Al-Fatihah
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ١(الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ ٢ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ٣ مَالِكِ يَوْمِ الدِّينِ ٤ إِيَّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَإِيَّاكَ نَسْتَعِينُ ٥ اهْدِنَا الصِّرَاطَ الْمُسْتَقِيمَ ٦ صِرَاطَ الَّذِينَ أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيْهِمْ غَيْرِ الْمَغْضُوبِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا الضَّالِّينَ ٧) قراءة سورة الفاتحة ٧ مرات Reciting Surah Al-Fatihah 7 times In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -. The Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompense. It is You we worship and You we ask for help. Guide us to the straight path – The path of those upon whom You have bestowed favor, not of those who have evoked [Your] anger or of those who are astray
Istikharah Dua’a
Istikharah Dua’aعَنْ جَابِرٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ : كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُعَلِّمُنَا الاسْتِخَارَةَ فِي الأُمُورِ كُلِّهَا كَمَا يُعَلِّمُنَا السُّورَةَ مِنْ الْقُرْآنِ يَقُولُ : إذَا هَمَّ أَحَدُكُمْ بِالأَمْرِ فَلْيَرْكَعْ رَكْعَتَيْنِ مِنْ غَيْرِ الْفَرِيضَةِ ثُمَّ لِيَقُلْ : ( اللَّهُمَّ إنِّي أَسْتَخِيرُكَ بِعِلْمِكَ , وَأَسْتَقْدِرُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ , وَأَسْأَلُكَ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ الْعَظِيمِ فَإِنَّكَ تَقْدِرُ وَلا أَقْدِرُ , وَتَعْلَمُ وَلا أَعْلَمُ , وَأَنْتَ عَلامُ الْغُيُوبِ , اللَّهُمَّ إنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ (هنا تسمي حاجتك ) خَيْرٌ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي أَوْ قَالَ : عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ , فَاقْدُرْهُ لِي وَيَسِّرْهُ لِي ثُمَّ بَارِكْ لِي فِيهِ , اللَّهُمَّ وَإِنْ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ هَذَا الأَمْرَ (هنا تسمي حاجتك ) شَرٌّ لِي فِي دِينِي وَمَعَاشِي وَعَاقِبَةِ أَمْرِي أَوْ قَالَ : عَاجِلِ أَمْرِي وَآجِلِهِ , فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي وَاصْرِفْنِي عَنْهُ وَاقْدُرْ لِي الْخَيْرَ حَيْثُ كَانَ ثُمَّ ارْضِنِي بِهِ . وَيُسَمِّي حَاجَتَهُ ) وَفِي رواية ( ثُمَّ رَضِّنِي بِهِ( رَوَاهُ الْبُخَارِيُّ) ” Lord God, I ask You to inspire to me by Your Science, I ask You to support me by Your Power and I ask You for Your Incommensurable Grace, because You can all and I nothing, You know all and I do not know anything, because it is You who knows the hidden things. Large God! If you know that it will have good in this business, with regard to my religion, my subsistence and on my destiny (my future) decides in my favour and make it to me easy, then blessed there for me. And if You know that it will result from it an evil for me in my religion, my subsistence and my destiny (my future) draw aside there from me and draw aside-me of it and decide the good for me where it is, then return-me of it ” satisfies; then, that it indicates its business. (Hadith Sahih brought back by the Bokhari Imam).The importance of istikharah prayer lies in three aspects:The first aspect: the abstraction of lack of God, the negation of relations except with God, the realization of reliance on Him, Glory be to Him, and the delegation of matters to Him, all of which……
Al Dua’a
Al Dua’a Contemplating the words of Al Azkar in the morning and evening increases the heart’s strength and faith.Consider, for example, a male: O Allah, I have become your witness and bearers of your throne, your angels and all your creation, that you are God, there is no god but you alone, you have no partner, and that Muhammad is your servant and your messenger, peace be upon him. Try to repeat it with your heart before your tongue. Are you imagining what is the meaning of the word (I witness you)?!Shall I witness the campaign of your throne?!And your angels?!And all your creation?!What do you witness to them?That you are God.O God!!!!! By God, invoking this meaning will remove all your problems, even if they are great.And its completeness is that Muhammad, peace be upon him, is your servant, and this is the highest position to be described in, which is servitude, and he is the master of the children of Adam; Then your messenger to complete the communication about God ﷻ
Animal stores in Qur’an.
Animal stories in the Qur’an :A group of animals are mentioned in the Holy Qur’an; Including what was the reality of his creation as an animal, such as the Uzair donkey, the whale of Yunus, and others, and what was his apparent image of a plant, such as the stick of Moses – peace be upon him – which was transformed by the power of God into a clear snake, and what was the reality of his creation as a bird, such as the hoopoe of Solomon, or a birdJesus – peace be upon him – who used to make it out of clay, then blow into it, and it would become a bird, God willing, the Most High. The Holy Qur’an mentioned some animals as mere males, while others spoke about his life in one or more situations in the form of quick flashes, and the following is a statement of stories Animals in the Holy Quran.Saleh’s camelYousuf ‘s wolfHodhud SulimanYunus whaleCow of Bani IsraelMoses snakeAbraha elephant
The virtue of the Arabic language.
The virtue of the Arabic language is that we mention that it is the language of the Noble Qur’an, the eternal miracle, which was revealed to be the way of life for people until the Day of JudgmenAnd God Almighty chose the Arabic language to be a vessel that carries this light and guidance to people, and he mentioned that in about ten places in the Qur’an( وَلَقَدْ ضَرَبْنَا لِلنَّاسِ فِي هَذَا الْقُرْآنِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَثَلٍ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ . قُرْآنًا عَرَبِيًّا غَيْرَ ذِي عِوَجٍ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ )Explaining this virtue, we know the reward and status of a teacher of the Arabic language:1 – By teaching the Arabic language, he becomes a reason for spreading virtue among people, and one of the tools for teaching the Qur’an, and the language chosen by the Lord of the worlds.2- By doing so, he contributes to memorizing the Qur’an, understanding it, teaching it and acting upon it, as well as contributing to understanding the noble hadith, memorizing it, explaining it and acting on it.3- Then the Arabic language teacher is a direct cause of the spread of Islamic sciences and Islamic culture among all people. Because understanding Islam is based on understanding the Arabic language, so whoever helps people to understand it has helped them understand Islam, and it was a reason for spreading goodness among people.4- Especially since teaching the language is not limited to the learner, but to all those around him. When a learner of the Arabic language reads and reads Islamic sources, he becomes a reason for transferring the culture he reads to the culture in which he speaks, and this undoubtedly spreads the religion and calls for it.5- The reward that a learner of the Arabic language obtains, because of his worship and morals that he learned from Arabic, for the teacher has the same reward, inshallahAnd whoever has no excuse for refusing to teach Arabic to those who need it, he has deprived himself of the great reward, and he has fallen short in the right of his nation and his religion, which is expected of him to……