One of the most frequent questions that make its way into my inbox – here and on Facebook – is: “I’m memorising Qurʾān, do you have any advice for me?” There’s a lot that can be said, but as I’ve shared a great deal of thoughts and insights on this topic in the past, I want to keep the following short and simple. Besides the tips and tricks I’ve shared on this blog and on Facebook; from working with a…
If every time Allāh gave you what you ask Him for immediately then your heart wouldn’t be desperately dependent on Him. Your īmān wouldn’t grow, and neither will your relationship with Allāh. Look at the Youth of the Cave. They got what they wanted but not before they became utterly in need of Allāh.…
[and do not display yourselves as was the display of the former times of ignorance.] al-Aḥzāb:33 This āyah specifically addresses our role models, the noble women we strive to emulate; the mothers of the believers (the wives of our Rasūl Allāh ﷺ). But in general, as scholars have stated, it addresses all believing women. The commands in it are for all Muʾmināt to follow. In the āyah, the pre-Islāmic era of ignorance, where display of women’s beauty was rampant, is…