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…….
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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.”