The greatest secret to attaining love is beyond human scope, try what you will. Allāhuma, unite our hearts. =)…
The Youth of the Cave went through excruciating trials before Allāh saved them from a nation that sought to persecute them only because they believed in Him. Attempts to document these are found here, here, and here. But… my question is, why did they have to go through such excruciating trials? Allāh ﷻ did save them, eventually; He put them to sleep for 300 years, plus nine, in an almost enclosed cave. No doubt it was a miracle of Allah that…
Do you know Sumayya? She was one of the first women to embrace Islām. And she was one of the first to be persecuted by the non-Muslim society she lived in. And she was THE first person to die, because of the torture inflicted upon her by the leaders of her society. She was killed simple because she believed in Lā ilāha illā Allāh. May Allāh be pleased with her. Many followed her noble footsteps; embracing Islām wholeheartedly and entirely…