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April 2014

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April 26, 2014

We do not know of anything better than seeking knowledge with [the right] intention. Sufyān ath-Thawrī, in: Siyar Aʿlām an-Nubalāʾ 7/244…

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April 22, 2014

The Prophet ﷺ summed up warʿ (piety) in one sentence, ❝Part of perfection of one’s Islām is to leave that which does not concern him.❞ This includes leaving all that does not concern one, from speech, to sight, to hearing, to walking, to thinking — and everything else from what is apparent to what is not. — Imām Ibn al-Qayyim. [Shoutout to all my fellow over thinkers. Stop. 🙉]…

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Forbidding Evil Unapologetically

April 21, 2014

Nahī ʿan al-munkar (forbidding what is wrong) is strongly attached to īmān; your level of īmān will determine your ability (or lack thereof) to forbid evil – even if it is a simple disapproval of something in your heart. In a Ḥadīth, “Whosoever of you sees an evil, let him change it with his hand; and if he is not able to do so, then [let him change it] with his tongue; and if he is not able to do…

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How to: A Fine Gentleman

April 16, 2014

When Mūsā ʿalayhis salām entered the land of Madyan, after barely just escaping wrongful persecution from Firʿawn et al., he comes across a body of water surrounded by herders and their cattle. Nearby, but still at a distance, he spots two young women struggling with their herd. He approaches them and asks, ما خطبكما؟ ❝What is your circumstance?❞ (Or if we were to look at my favourite translation of this verse: “What aileth you?”) From just two words in a…

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April 14, 2014

[Allāh chooses to Himself those whom He pleases, and guides to Himself those who turn (to Him)] Shūrā:13 Turn to Allāh and He will guide you. Those who disobey Allāh and justify this disobedience by claiming that they have not been guided by the Almighty have simply stamped themselves astray.…

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