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April 2017

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Al-Mujīb: Practical Lessons in ʿAqīdah

April 14, 2017

Allāh is al-Mujīb: The Fullfiller of Prayers; The Responsive One; The One who responds to needs of  the creation. We learn that Allāh is al-Mujīb from what He relates to us in the Qurʾān. We affirm and believe in whatever He tells us about Himself in the Qurʾān and sunnah. This form of knowledge is called ʿilm al-yaqīn (a knowledge we are certain of and believe in.) But Allāh wants good for us, He wants our īmān to thrive in our hearts;…

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Qurʾānic Reflections

The Standard

April 1, 2017

﴾ وَالَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا هَبْ لَنَا مِنْ أَزْوَاجِنَا وَذُرِّيَّاتِنَا قُرَّةَ أَعْيُنٍ وَاجْعَلْنَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ إِمَامًا ﴿ ﴾And those who say, “Our Lord, grant us from our spouses and our children the coolness of our eyes and make us the leader of the righteous.”﴿ al-Furqān:74 When you ask Allāh to make you the ‘Leader of the Righteous’ you’re essentially asking Allāh to make you The Standard.…

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