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Lessons in Being a Good Friend

November 2, 2012

The topic of companionship is one of the many topics discussed in surah al Kahaf.   The first case is of the Youth of the Cave. Their story tells us how a group of friends consoled and supported each other during a turbulent phase that tested their īmān. The second is of two companions. One who Allah had blessed with wordly pleasures: two great gardens with rivers, luscious greenery, the works.  The other companion, not so much. In the verses of…

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November 1, 2012

Reading sūrah al-Baqarah and Āl-‘Imrān with tartīl (a slow and measured recitation) and tadabur (reflecting over the āyāt) is dearer to me than reading the entire Qur`ān hurriedly. Ibn ‘Abbās, raḍī Allahu ‘anh, in: التبيان في آداب حملة القرآن لإمام النووي –  رحمه الله تعالى…

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