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“Our Lord!”
“Our lord!”
“Our lord!”
“Our lord!”
“Our lord!”
“So their Lord responded to them.”
-Surah Al Imran
And live in fear from him only but do not forget his love too.
Allah has 99 names for a reason. He is Al Wahab (the giver of all) for some while he is Al Raheem ( the most merciful) for others.
ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَتَطْمَئِنُّ قُلُوبُهُم بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ أَلَا بِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ تَطْمَئِنُّ ٱلْقُلُوبُ ٢٨
“those who believe and whose hearts find comfort in the remembrance of Allah. Surely in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find comfort.”
(13:28)
Sometimes we feel that maybe our sins are the reason for our downfall in life, but if this very thought has been planted in your mind, know that it’s from Allah and it’s a sign from him that you’re under his mercy and love. It’s Allah’s way of showing us humans his love through our ups and downs to bring us closer to him.
May Allah make it easy for us all. Ameen.
Do you forget why were you made?
You were made to worship Allah.
Do you despair in the mercy of the Lord who created you to make mistakes and repent again and again? Will he not forgive for every small and big sin you commit?
Salah was not made because Allah needed it, salah was made because you needed it.
I was doing dhikr while I thought about this.
When we see something unfair happening to someone we help them out and once we help them out, we expect that person to pay us back. What does it mean by “expect that person to pay us back”? It does not necessarily mean that we had this thought exactly at the same time we helped them out. No. We have this thought when that person hurts us, betrays us, mentally disturbs us. Then we think I helped him or her then how could he or she do this to me?
But what did Allah say? Did Allah ever tell us to expect something from this World? Did he? No! He merely said do good to everyone and I will be the one to reward you. You do good to everyone for ME. Not for your own benefit. You do it only for Allah and Allah alone. You want peace? You find it in the remembrance of Allah. You will always ALWAYS break if you always expect something from this World. You will be a prisoner to your nafs if you always expect something from this World.
So remember brothers and sisters ‘Be in this World as if you were a stranger or a traveler.’
(Sahih Al-Bukhari Book#76, Hadith #425)
When the person desires Allah only, Allah puts the World at his feet.
We sin so easily yet when it comes to saying Astagfirullah throughout the day, it gets hard.
My brothers and sisters, remember to do your istighfar daily even if it tires you, even if you lose your focus while saying it because istighfar opens doors which have been closed, istigfar saves your from those very sins you heedlessly commit everyday, istighfar is a huge gift from our merciful Lord.
So use it, fill your heart with it and kill your nafs with it. May Allah forgive us all.
You act lost as if you lost Allah. Go, go to him, He is calling you.
“Your Lord has proclaimed, “Call upon Me, I will respond to you.”
Surah Ghafir Ayah 60
I know it’s not easy to stay strong on your Imaan at all times. Some days you feel you’re really close to Allah and some days you start getting distant from praying, reading Quran and talking to Allah.
When you start drifting farther from Allah and you start feeling guilty about it, remember it’s a sign from Allah that he wants you back. He loves you, he will always love you. Just keep doing Istighfar even at times you lose interest, even in the moments of happiness. Do not ever let shaytaan get through the crack of your “low Imaan” days. Keep yourself sane with Istighfar.
May Allah help us all. Ameen.
My brothers and sisters how could the Lord most high want to see you in hell who took nine months to create you? The one who claims he loves you more than seventy mothers combined?
Oh if only you knew his love is greater than his anger, so much greater that you’d forget every worry in your life and drop down in sujood.
When you think of Allah, think of his greatness. You will immediately be humbled and in awe.
Do you not get the concept of “kun”?
Everything in your life is just one “Be, and it is.” away.
Today I went out, I looked up to the sky and breathed. Tears poured down my eyes and I called out to my Rab.
“Ya rab, I need you more than anything. Ya Rab, I have no one but You. You’re my Khalil, my everything. Ya Rab you’re sitting above the sky I’m looking at. Hear my pleas Oh Friend of mine, Oh The One who is watching tears roll down my cheeks. I have no one but You. Forgive me Ya Rehman and grant me what I’ve been longing to have.”
In the midst of it all, I suddenly went quiet and kept looking up at the sky. I breathed in and realised I felt His presence. Oddly, I felt comfort as if I were being hugged as if He was replying to my worries, to my grief.
My humble brothers and sisters, when you do not know what to do, when you do not know where to go. Leave your house, leave the place where you’re experiencing anxiety and go seek solitude. Talk to your Lord just as our dear Prophet Muhammad PBUH went in seclusion in Cave Hira. Pour your heart out to Allah, make him your friend, forget you exist in this World. I promise you, you will experience tranquility like never before.
Cry out to him look up at him. He is the All Seeing the All Hearing. For indeed He never leaves His servants alone.
Who are you without your Lord?
This isn’t just a question, it is a statement that defines your worth.
If you are still not humbled, you are welcomed to visit the graveyard.
- Silence is more powerful than words.
Let’s take a moment from blaming others of being bad Muslims, let’s take a moment from wondering why are non-Muslims hard to invite to Islam. Now compare the Muslims of the past with yourselves.
Are others really bad Muslims? Or are we giving the impression of being bad Muslims that makes them lose the touch with Islam?
Are non-Muslims really blinded or are we giving the impression of “Islam is just a religion, it’s nothing to be serious about.”?
How did the World recognise Islam in the past few months? They saw the courage of Palestinians, they saw the patience of Palestinians, they saw how they were at peace with Allah our Lord most high.
Your character, your manners, your etiquettes matter. Remember this always. If you want a change in this World, let the change begin in you first. May Allah give all of us hidayah. Ameen.
“Allah the Most Exalted said: ‘O son of Adam, were you to come with the world full of sins, and meet Me without making anything partner to Me (shirk), I would come to you with a similar amount of forgiveness.’”
- Hadith At-Tirmidhi [Hasan]