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February 16, 2014

Keyword: Patience. In observing His commands. In abstaining from His prohibitions. Patience over what befalls……

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A Lesson from Sūrah Āle-ʿImrān

February 16, 2014

Lately, I’ve been listening to the ending verses of sūrah Āle-ʿImrān on repeat, and thinking. These verses are some of the most beautiful yet powerful verses in the Qurʾān. I don’t think there is any student of the Qurʾān who does not hold these verses dear. In a Ḥadīth, it is narrated to us that Rasūl Allāh ﷺ would recite these verses upon waking up from sleep, and thus scholars have encouraged us to do the same. And truly, I…

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February 10, 2014

Patience is a treasure from the treasures of paradise; Allāh does not grant it except to His noble slaves. — Al-Ḥasan al-Baṣrī. Quoted in: مجلة البحوث الإسلامية ١٩٨/٧٥…

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Worst of the Worst

February 9, 2014

Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be al-khāsirūn (the losers). – an-Naḥl:109 Assuredly, it is they, in the Hereafter, who will be al-akhsarūn (the greatest losers). –  Hūd:22 Who are the losers and who are the greatest of losers? First, it is important to note the difference between al-khāsirūn and al-akhsarūn. There are those who are the losers (al-khāsirūn) and then there are those worse than the losers, worse in their loss; al-akhsarūn. Why then is al-khāsirūn…

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