If something leaves you powerless and incapacitated, then repeat: ‘Lā ḥawla wa lā quwata illā billāh’ (There is no might nor power except with Allāh), Allāh will make your matter easy. Ibn al-ʿUthaymīn, in: Sharḥ Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn 5/522…
If you read the story of Aṣḥāb al-Kahf (the Companions of the Cave), you will learn an incredible amount about Allāh. You will learn what He can do for you, how He can take care of you, how He is never distant from His obedient slaves. You will learn that when you are in Allāh’s Mercy, He doesn’t just care for the ‘bigger picture’ but He ﷻ looks after the finest most details in your life too. Right from the…
In the third story related in sūrat al-Kahf, we learn that Mūsa a.s. goes in search of knowledge and his search leads him to al-Khiḍr. Al-Khiḍr has been granted special knowledge from Allāh, knowledge which he acts upon as the story unfolds. Mūsā requests to accompany al-Khiḍr to learn from him, who in turn agrees on the condition that no questions are asked until he speaks. Mūsā is to be a silent observer. A student patiently processing what he learns…
