❝And does the one who confides in his Lord despair?! Tell your sorrows my Lord is Karīm. Tell the one overcome by his lapses: The Lord of the Universe is undoubtedly Ghaffārun Raḥīm.❞ Most Generous; Perpetually Forgiving; Especially Merciful. Perhaps my ultimate favourite verses of poetry ever, penned by Dr. Moḥammed Moqren, translated by yours truly.…
❝The twelve months of the year are like the twelve sons of Prophet Yaʿqūb. And just as Prophet Yūsuf was the most beloved to Yaʿqūb, the month of Ramaḍān is the most beloved to Allāh. And just as Allāh forgave the eleven brothers by the duʿāʾ of one; Yūsuf, He can forgive your eleven months of sins by your duʿāʾ in Ramaḍān.❞ — Imām Ibn Jawzī, in: بستان الواعظين ورياض السامعين، مجلس ١٣…