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Race Against Time to Strive in the Cause of Allah
The decisive careful person is the one who accustoms himself to striving, and is cautious not to let his lifetime pass by while he is heedless or sinful. Thus, the first lesson to be learnt from this state is to know how quickly a lifetime passes. Having realized this, a person will not postpone the work of today to the coming day, nor will he wait.. More -
Questions to Ask Yourself After the First Ten Days of Ramadan
A question arises while bidding farewell to the first ten days of Ramadan: What did these days record for us and what did they record against us? There are numerous other questions that come to mind: Do we live for the sake of our religion or do we live for ourselves? How much effort do we exert for our religion? To what extent do we care for our.. More -
Make Hard Work Your Motto in Ramadan
Hard work should be the slogan of the righteous people who do not like Ramadan to pass away before they take their reward. They would rather persist in this good state in order to receive their prize from their Lord, and obtain His forgiveness than enjoy the pleasures of this world. Thus, when they celebrate ‘Eed, they would have earned the right.. More -
Invoking Allah The Almighty by His Greatest Name
Tawassul means seeking intercession to Allah The Almighty by means of His beautiful Names and supreme attributes in response to His Saying (what means): {And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.} [Quran 7:180] Call upon Him by His Names: The Generous, The Beneficent, The Munificent, The Accepter of repentance, The Forgiver, The Powerful,.. More -
How Long Will You Wait Before Repenting?
Once, a man asked another, "How many years have passed upon you?" He said, "Sixty years." He said, "Then, you are about to go to Allah." On that he said, "We all are going to Allah, and to Him all we shall return." He further asked, "Do you know what this means?" He said, "He, who knows that he.. More -
Beware of Stumbling on the Path to Forgiveness
A believer who expects the forgiveness of Allah The Almighty should know that by no means could this forgiveness be attained by sleep, hesitation and laziness. Forgiveness can only be attained by doing efforts befitting it. Allah The Almighty accepts even a small amount of work provided that it is done with sincere love and devotion to Allah The Almighty... More -
Adorn Yourself with Worship in the Last Nights of Ramadan
During the last days of Ramadan, the righteous predecessors stood (in prayer) at night, awakened their families, engaged in worship more diligently, kept aloof from women, and stood day and night in prayer and in worship of their Lord, in expectation of His reward. They raised their hands towards Allah The Almighty, supplicating Him not to let them.. More -
Between Hope and Fear in the Last Days of Ramadan - II
Once Ramadan is over, what do you do? You give up standing (at night in prayer), fasting, remembrance (of Allah The Almighty) and recitation of the Quran. This is the dark state which afflicts the believers after Ramadan as if they have neither stood (in prayer), nor fasted, nor drawn closer to their Lord, nor recited the Quran. This state, then, requires.. More -
Between Hope and Fear in the Last Days of Ramadan - I
In order to see the missing significance of the days of Ramadan, one should do his best to strive against himself, to get rid of the burdens and veils that hinder him from spending, being devoted and drawing close to Allah The Almighty. Let us see how the Messenger of Allah, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, and his Companions hastened to these things... More -
Be Grateful for Witnessing Ramadan
Although the days of one's lifepass quickly just as those of Ramadan, one feels this quick passage especially in Ramadan, because its days are very short. The truth is, all of one's days are limited and short even though a person does not feel it. Allah The Almighty has opened for you a new month of Ramadan. Having pledged the last year to be better.. More -
The Verses of Fasting and Contextualization - IV
Abiding by the religious rulings regarding the relationship between men and women safeguards them from fornication and unlawful sexual intercourse. However, abiding by the religious rulings in the marital relationship according to the obligations of worship and I‘tikaaf (staying in seclusion) in Ramadan is the ultimate form of this commitment.. More -
The Verses of Fasting and Contextualization - III
The saying of Allah The Almighty (which means): {And to glorify Allah for that [to] which He has guided you} affirms the significance of the context i.e. the life of this Ummah (Muslim nation) and its identity are closely related to the glorification of Allah The Almighty since the first moment of prophethood. {And your Lord glorify} meaning, to glorify.. More -
The Verses of Fasting and Contextualization - II
The value of the life of the Muslim individual was established through the ruling of legal retribution. Then the value of the Muslim individual himself was proved by means of testimony. Then came the verses of fasting in the same context, covering two basic aspects: the Muslim individual and the Ummah (Muslim nation). Allah The Almighty Says (what means):.. More -
The Verses of Fasting and Contextualization - I
The discourse of the verses of fasting starts with a general instruction to the Ummah (Muslim nation) to realize righteousness in its comprehensive meaning. This includes all the different good deeds that can be done to achieve the victory of goodness that can guarantee the survival of the Ummah and ensure its protection against destruction. Allah.. More -
O Allah, Grant Us the Grace to Witness Ramadan
Days pass, weeks come successively, months alternate -- and the month of goodness, blessings and mercy draws closer. This urges the believers to increasingly chant and repeat their immortal supplication, "O Allah, grant us the grace to witness Ramadan." It is the supplication which the Prophet, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, used to.. More
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